Student profiles

Hear about our students' experiences of spending time abroad.

A student stood on a staircase in a º£½ÇÉçÇø building with two academic members of staff stood either side, all of them looking at the camera.

Studying abroad offered me a unique opportunity to learn alongside peers from diverse cultural and professional backgrounds.

Amaarah Haroon BSc Biomedical Science

Amaarah attended a summer school at Utrecht º£½ÇÉçÇø in The Netherlands.

Student stood smiling in front of some railings with greenery in the background

Living in a foreign country has opened my mind and made me more independent than before.

Haris Sulaiman Computer Science MComp

Haris attended a summer school at Nanyang Technological º£½ÇÉçÇø, Singapore.

Student Ollie Thompson stood on a street in Copenhagen in the evening

The opportunity to live in a different country is not something that happens every day, so it's worth taking the leap.

Ollie Thompson LLB Law with a Year Abroad

Ollie made friends from all over the world when he spent a year studying at the º£½ÇÉçÇø of Copenhagen in Denmark.

Student Grace Lenihan pictured in Canada against a woodland packdrop

A year abroad can be a tough thing to make possible but that’s why it is so impressive and valuable as not everyone does it!

Grace Lenihan Chemistry MChem with Study Abroad

Grace spent a busy and fulfilling year studying at McMaster º£½ÇÉçÇø in Canada as part of her MChem degree.

Student Georgia Renshaw at a football game in Barcelona, Spain

Ultimately, the experience will be enriching and rewarding, providing you with skills that will benefit you for a lifetime.

Georgia Renshaw BA Modern Languages and Cultures

Georgia spent a year abroad in Spain as part of her languages degree.

Study Abroad student Camilla Sechi in the snow

It's normal to be nervous and unsure but it's such a once in a lifetime opportunity.

Camilla Sechi BA English & Modern Languages & Culture

Camilla spent a year in Switzerland as part of her languages degree.

Sheffield Study Abroad student Emily Kitamura pictured in Japan

I was challenged in many ways but I can see a difference in myself and how much I have grown in the past year.

Emily Kitamura LLB Law with a Year Abroad

Emily spent a year studying at Chuo º£½ÇÉçÇø in Tokyo, Japan, as part of her Law degree.

Sheffield student Emily Bagshaw at a football game

There is always something that's going to go wrong, whether you stay in Sheffield or go abroad, so why not take the leap!

Emily Bagshaw BSc Biology with a Year Abroad

Emily spent a year studying at Oregon State º£½ÇÉçÇø, USA, as part of her degree.

Nina Moubayed

My number one goal was to reach fluency in French and German.

Nina Moubayed BA Modern Languages and Cultures

Nina spent a semester at an internship in Reims and a semester studying at the º£½ÇÉçÇø of Heidelberg as part of her degree.

Euan Escott

I wanted to have the experience of being a local in a foreign country

Euan Escott BA International Business Management

Euan spent a year studying at the IE º£½ÇÉçÇø Madrid as part of his degree.