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Birmingham is committed to producing global citizens and providing students with as many opportunities as possible to internationalise their degree. Each year over 450 undergraduate students complete a year abroad as part of their degree programme and benefit tremendously from the increased confidence and different academic perspective that this provides.

 

Top 10 things to do in Moscow

Find out how to orientate yourself in Moscow, places to visit, things to try, where to shop and top cultural recommendations in the Russian capital.

by Imogen Burgoyne

 
 
Birmingham Uni

5 recurring thoughts on my return home

by Kia Marie Hunt
 
Advice

The 7 best things about air travel (and hanging about for hours in airports)

by Kia Marie Hunt
 
Latin America

Living in Brazil: the good, the bad and the in-between

by Kia Marie Hunt
 
Portuguese

What it's like to study Sign Language in a foreign country

by Kia Marie Hunt
 
Uruguay

Top 5 things I've grown to love in Uruguay

by Kia Marie Hunt
 
Uruguay

5 things I'm missing from home while in Uruguay

by Kia Marie Hunt

Mole Diaries

 
English

The Mole Diaries: Singapore

by Sarah Ricketts
 
Spain

The Mole Diaries: Málaga

by Katy Wilson

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What do I write in my personal statement?

Advice

Hello - check out this article on ThirdYearAbroad.com for some advice on writing a personal statement for your year abroad application :)

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Trying to choose which French University to attend?

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Hey Gaby - when I went on a year abroad, I found the info on the ThirdYearAbroad.com really helpful. There are lots of articles written by students about the cities in which they spent their TYA - gre...

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What options do I have when sorting out my phone contract for my year abroa...

Spain

When I was in Spain I elected to get a 'Spanish phone' aka one of my old English phones unlocked. I got a sim only contract from orange for 9.95 euros a month with a 1gb of data! Super cheap and reall...

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Uruguay

5 things I'm missing from home while in Uruguay

by Kia Marie Hunt
 
Latin America

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by Kia Marie Hunt
 
Packing

Year Abroad Adventures: Planning, Packing and Preparation

by Kia Marie Hunt
 
Latin America

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by Kia Marie Hunt
 
Uruguay

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China

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Study Abroad

Singapore vs Hong Kong

by Sarah Ricketts and Alexia Cowley
 
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48 hours in Singapore

by Sarah Ricketts
 
Toulouse

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by Mireille Harper
 
Advice

Christmas on your year abroad: to come home or not to come home?

by Sarah Ricketts
 
Birmingham Uni

What to do if you get robbed abroad

by Sarah Ricketts
 
English

The Mole Diaries: Singapore

by Sarah Ricketts
 
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Tourism vs Terrorism

by Sarah Ricketts
 
Toulouse

Places you should visit while in Toulouse (apart from Toulouse)

by Mireille Harper
 
France

Lessons the French and the British can learn from each other

by Katarina Bickley
 
Granada

A-Z of a year abroad in Granada

by Chloë Rose
 
Granada

My Granada

by Chloë Rose
 
Paris

A Night Out: Paris vs the UK

by Katarina Bickley
 
Study Abroad

How would you sum up your Year Abroad?

by Global Graduates
 
France

Top 5 (slightly irritating) culture shocks about the French

by Katarina Bickley
 
Bologna

Breaking up abroad: Staying positive when relationships go wrong

by Elis
 
Careers

Lauren is a Political Attaché at the Dutch Embassy

by Global Graduates
 
Spain

The Mole Diaries: Málaga

by Katy Wilson
 
China

Inner Mongolia: A week I’ll never forget

by Chloe Saunders
 
A Levels

Non-language university courses which include a year abroad

by Global Graduates
 
Careers

Interviews with new Modern Language graduates

by Global Graduates
 
France

Ten Benefits of Moving to Toulouse

by Hannah Gill
 
Mole Diaries

The Mole Diaries: Ottawa

by Emma Dukes
 
Bordeaux

Don't forget to be a tourist on your year abroad!

by Simon Davies
 
Bordeaux

Networking in a new city – opening doors and making your own luck

by Simon Davies
 
Russia

Paul studied in Yaroslavl and Tver and is now a senior bookseller at Waterstones

by Global Graduates
 
Japan

Jennifer studied abroad in Tokyo and now teaches English there

by Global Graduates