The phrase “experience of a lifetime” is often overused, and risks bordering on being cliché. It is, however, the perfect way to describe my time at the Global Undergraduate Awards (GUA) in Dublin, Ireland at the start of November this year.

I had the honour and privilege of being invited to GUA’s 2023 Summit as the global winner in the classical studies and archaeology category. My initial reason for submitting to the awards was not actually to win a prize.

UCL India Excellence Scholarship 

The UCL India Excellence Scholarship is designed to provide support for Indian students pursuing postgraduate studies in the UK. Valued at £5,000 for one year, this scholarship is for prospective postgraduate students from India with exceptional academic records. 

To qualify, a candidate must

The job application process for engineering graduates can be a scary prospect, particularly with the ever-increasing use of technologies such as video interviews and artificial intelligence. However, with the right preparation, focus and determination you can easily improve your employability and land your dream job.

Whether it’s a final year dissertation or a shorter project, most students will be asked to write at least one research essay during their time at university. As a previous global winner and judge of the Global Undergraduate Awards, I have seen both sides of the process and hope to shine some light on writing a research paper that you can be proud of.

Getting campus placements while at business school can be a competitive, challenging and anxious process. But with the right preparation, approach and positive mindset you can enhance your success rate. Here are a few guidelines to help you in the campus placement process.

1. Start early
Always start early for your placement preparations; take those mock group discussions and PI training sessions seriously. Do not place the training sessions in the “not important” category; instead, label them “high importance”.

I have been at the RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences for the past two years and it has been the experience of a lifetime. Moving abroad was challenging and scary to say the least, but I often look back on it as the decision that shaped my entire life.

The Global Undergraduate Awards aim to champion undergraduate research from around the world. Undergraduate students are able to submit their research across a range of 25 academic disciplines, and a winner from each category is selected by a panel of international academics and industry leaders.

Every year the winners and highly commended students are invited to attend a summit in Dublin, Ireland, with the chance to network with fellow winners and hear keynote speeches from academics, activists and business leaders.

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Embarking on a study abroad adventure is more than just exploring new landscapes and acquiring academic knowledge in foreign classrooms. It’s a transformative experience that can shape your character, professional trajectory and global perspective in profound ways.

Engineering and Management: Bridging disciplines to boost employability

Complex challenges are hardly ever solved by one single discipline. The late Steve Jobs summed it up best in 2011 when he shared that “technology, married with liberal arts, married with the humanities” fuelled the iPhone’s success. Much like the tech sector, modern business environments thrive when spearheaded by leaders with multidimensional understanding.

The US was the only country among the top four study abroad destinations to be rated above the world average for student satisfaction in a global survey of 126,000 international students.

The 2023 Global Student Satisfaction Awards, conducted by Studyportals, Unibuddy and the British Council IELTS, asked international students from almost every nation to rate their study experience in 126 countries.