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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.

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.

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