Student profiles

Hear about our students' experiences of spending time abroad.

Global Opportunities student Emily Bush

It is a big step and it’s normal to feel unsure, but in the end its so worth it!

Emily Bush BA History with a Year Abroad

Emily spent a year at Utrecht University for her year abroad.

Nelson Walker

Studying and living abroad takes a huge leap of faith and confidence but it is worth every single bit of it.

Nelson Walker BA Journalism Studies

Nelson spent a year studying at the Universidad CEU San Pablo in Spain as part of his degree.

Photo grid of global opps students - outbound

If you are unsure about going abroad, just remember that you are never going to get a chance again in your life

Myles Turner MEng Civil Engineering With A Years Study Abroad

Myles spent a year studying at the University of New Hampshire in the USA as part of his degree.

Study Abroad student Rachael Friery

University is about challenging yourself and growing as a person, and never have both things been more apparent than on my year abroad.

Rachael Friery BA Politics and Sociology with International Experience

Rachael spent a year studying at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark as part of her degree.

Study Abroad student Katie Kinnaird

You learn so much about yourself and come out the other side of it having met amazing people and created so many memories.

Katie Kinnaird BA German and Linguistics

Katie spent a year studying in Germany as part of her degree.

Summer School student Andrada Urdea

The summer school in France offered me the opportunity to feel like an international student again.

Andrada Urdea BA International Relations and Politics

Andrada attended a summer school at INSA Lyon in France.

Smiling female Canadian exchange student sits on a wall in the countryside

I realised that Sheffield provided the perfect balance of everything I was looking for!

Emma Georgiana Ciocirlan Spent a semester studying Biomedical Science at Sheffield

Emma spent a semester studying at Sheffield as an exchange student

Valentina in a park in South Korea

You make friends with people from different cultures

Valentia Adarkwa-Afari BA English and History

Valentia attended a summer school in Sungkyunkwan University in South Korea.

Joseph on a summer school

I made friends with people from all over the world

Joseph Cardoza MEng Architectural Engineering with a year in Industry

Joseph attended a summer school in Aarhus between his first and second year of university.