Student Experiences

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Lucky to have chosen Reading

I feel extremely lucky to have chosen the University of Reading. While it was my first choice for exchange, I did not choose it because I thought it would make…

Giulia’s Hints & Tips

Hello everyone! My name is Giulia, I currently study languages and literatures in Bologna (Italy) and I had the huge luck of being an Erasmus student at the University of…

It was not what I expected, but I loved it

It was not what I expected, but I loved it. I am Sik Kiu, a BBA (Law) & LLB student at The University of Hong Kong, and I chose the…

Tommaso and friends at Ascot Racecourse.

Reading: A Piece of Heart

I want to start this short letter by talking about life on campus. In my life, I had never seen a campus like this, and before arriving here I thought…

Being Taught By Poets

I came to England during a very interesting time. A time when the monarchy was in upheaval. A social event that isn’t very tangible for us Germans, but nevertheless the…

A winter of English University

Reading was not my first choice but more so a development of things in and out of my control. Covid, my initial destination still being locked down, and other questionable…

An Excellent Experience

Studying for a semester at the University of Reading has been an excellent experience. I met numerous people from all around the world, many of them also being other exchange…

Blooming Creative

Study Abroad Programme student Soraya, from University DHBW Ravensburg in Germany, where she was studying Media / Graphic design, spent five months at the University of Reading, . Looking to…

You never know what such a year aborad will bring…

My name is Sina, I study English and Spanish literature at the Heinrich-Heine-University in Düsseldorf. I had the brilliant opportunity to spend an academic year at the University of Reading…

“Not all those who wander are lost” (J.R.R. Tolkien)

My name is Angelica and I currently am a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Valencia, Spain. During my master’s degree in ‘Advanced English Studies: Languages and Cultures in Contact’…

Wonderful Experience

I am Elena, and I study German and politics at the Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Germany. Currently, I have the possibility to spend an academic year at the University of Reading. For…

We’ll always have… Reading!

My name is Karen (Yu-Chieh) and I’m a crazy Taiwanese who hopped on a plane from Taipei to London on the first day of 2020 and spent the next 6…

An Experience of a Lifetime

What a semester! When applying to partake in the Study Abroad Programme with the University of Reading, I had no idea just how amazing the experience would turn out to…

Reading: a place and a period of time I will miss forever

I really want to thank the Erasmus & Study Abroad Office for giving me the opportunity to write something to remember this amazing experience in Reading. First, I need to…

Study Abroad: Just Do It

Picture this. A girl living in the southern hemisphere on a massive island known for spiders and bush boarding a 21-hour flight to a town in England. That’s me. In…

A year of development

My name is Sandra. My professional passion is human behaviour and inspiring & encouraging people to use all their potential and talents. Hence, I would like to share my experience…

The best decision of my life

If you want me to summarise my one academic year life in Reading, I probably will use three words to highlight this unforgettable experience here: challenge-able, self-developed, enjoyable. Coming to…

One of the best years of my life

I have not been paid by the Erasmus & Study Abroad Office to say that my year in Reading has been one of the best experiences of my life, to…

Reading, my one and only

The University of Reading was my fourth university in fours years. After the first year in Prague, studying philosophy of art in the historical centre of Prague in a class…

Your friends are never far away on campus

I could probably try to explain my time at the University of Reading in words and still not fully be able to explain just how incredible it was. However, I…

Seize this great opportunity!

When asked to provide a brief overview of my semester abroad at the University of Reading, I genuinely found it hard to summarise. While it is an old cliché to…

Wonderful experience in Reading

I am from Berlin, Germany and I study biology. My three months in Reading are already over but it was one of the best experiences I’ve ever had. The University…

6 Years in the Making

I have always known I wanted to study abroad when I went to France and Italy when I was in year 9. From the moment I landed in Paris, to…

This is where I belong

I don’t even know where to begin describing my first month in Reading, though I suppose the word incredible could suffice. For as long as I, and anyone I know,…

Five Things I Loved While Traveling Abroad

Transportation I've always heard that America was a car driven country, but I didn't realize how true that was until I came to the UK. The train and coach systems…

Loving Reading

Hello lovelies! My name is Julia and I’m a second year student studying Psychology and Art History at the University of Mississippi in the United States. I’ve officially been in the…

Living the UK

I am less than half way through my study abroad experience and I am already dreading going home. I have had the experience of a lifetime and there is still…

New Year, New Country

My New Year began by my brother and his wife driving me to the airport and wishing me luck on my new abroad-adventure and my first time out of the…

Coming to the UK

Originally, I chose to come to the University of Reading because I thought it would be most like my home in the United States. I was pleasantly surprised to find…

The Beginning of a New Adventure

Have you ever picked up, and moved across the world to study abroad? Most people would say that sounds like a scary but exciting experience, and I would have to…