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Overseas experiences
So many amazing experiences await you when you take the plunge to study or train in another country. Not only do you enhance the value of your qualification by truly internationalising it and thereby expanding and enriching your career opportunities, you also embark on a life-changing and rewarding journey.
Studying overseas allows you to immerse yourself in an entirely new cultural setting. Cultural differences are more than just differences in language, food, appearances, and personal habits. You experience first-hand that country’s perceptions, beliefs and values.
There is also no better and more effective way to learn a language than living in a place that doesn’t speak your first language. Being surrounded by the language everyday and hearing it used in context, not the artificial environment of a classroom, is great for your language skills.
An international study experience gives you the opportunity to meet new people. You get to know the local people and also fellow international students, giving you a ready-made international friendship and professional network. It’s also a great opportunity to travel to new places. Weekends and academic breaks allow you to venture out and explore your surroundings.
More than anything studying overseas is an opportunity to learn about yourself, discover new strengths and abilities, conquer new challenges, and solve new problems. You will encounter situations that are wholly unfamiliar to you and will learn to adapt and respond in effective ways.
To learn more about overseas study read some of the stories below from people who have had first-hand experience.
Testimonials
I would love to study abroad again. There are so many benefits, regarding both employability and personal growth. Studying abroad has given me the confidence to travel more broadly and to experience life in all its many forms.
Kavita Peterson – Japan
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The opportunity to work as a student physiotherapist in India was amazing
and so rewarding. I enjoyed the challenges of working in a remote Indian village
and relished the positive impact we had on residents of the Society. I feel the
experience was invaluable to the start of my career.
Amanda
Mulcahy – India
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testimonial
The whole experience really matured Will quickly. He’s a different person now – more confident, more knowing of how the world works, more rounded in that he got into things like theatre, music groups and salsa dancing.
Jeff Fitzgibbon – A parent’s perspective
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