Dearest Leeds, As I write this, I am in the dorm room I have called home for the last five months, binging on ‘Love Island’. While many things have changed these last months, my love for trashy reality TV has not. I’m not quite sure how to pen a love letter to a city, but … More A Love Letter to Leeds by Laura Parent
As I am now (reluctantly) leaving at the end of this week, I can take some time to reflect on the wonderful year I spent in Leeds. I know from the start I wanted to study in the UK, because I was so in love with its culture and was able to speak English. But … More Lucie’s Study Abroad Experience & Top Tips for Studying in Leeds
Why did you choose Leeds as your study abroad location? The UK has a world-renowned reputation for the quality of its education system. Hence, it is a hub for students from all over the world to travel to and study. This would allow me to get the best-possible cultural immersion, as I would benefit from … More Sarah’s Study Abroad Experience in Leeds
“You’re so lucky! You get to go to London!” “Bye Jasmine, have fun in London.” “How are you enjoying London?” I heard all these sentences from well-meaning friends back home whenever I said I was studying abroad in England. I usually corrected them and said I’m actually studying in Leeds, another English city that starts … More Jasmine’s Reasons to Study Abroad in Leeds
What subjects did you study at Leeds? LUBS2000, LUBS2060, LUBS2080, LUBS2875, MATH1225 What made you choose the University of Leeds as your study abroad destination? The Business School is really high quality, and Leeds is a very affordable city. There is a wide range of university run accommodation, How would you compare the academic style … More Sarah Compares Leeds with the University of Sydney
A Canuck and Culture Shock: 3 Things That Caught Me Off-Guard When I tell people that I spent three years planning to come to the University of Leeds for an academic exchange ever since I graduated from high school, it is typically followed by one of two questions: (1) Why? and (2) What in the … More Joshua’s Tips on Coping with Culture Shock
What subjects did you study at Leeds? English for Academic Study, Current Developments in Health Care Ethics and Food & Cancer. What made you choose the University of Leeds as your study abroad destination? The University of Leeds offered many interesting courses. How would you compare the academic style at the University of Leeds with … More Noa Compares Leeds with Vrije University Amsterdam
I would never imagine in my first day in Leeds that one day I will be talking about culture shock since I spent 2 or 3 hours crying when I first came! This is the story of my first day in Leeds. It won’t get prettier until I finished my first day. So, what makes … More Nilay’s Tips on Coping With Culture Shock
The English language is neither black, nor white. It can be fifty shades of confusing, and even when you travel to an “English” speaking country, you may find yourself lost in an entirely new kind of translation. Living in England, or even travelling there for that matter, means stepping into a completely different culture. Despite … More Roslyn’s Guide to British Vocabulary
I have studied in Leeds in the first semester of academic year 2017-2018, as part of my bachelor of Medicine. I wanted to go on exchange to England, because I wanted to improve my English and generally I wanted to experience studying and living abroad. The University of Leeds also offered many interesting courses! In … More Noa’s Top Exchange Experiences
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