How to make the most of your first week
Don’t underestimate the importance of your first week. It can be exciting and nerve-wracking at the same time. It’s where lifelong friendships blossom and it can set the tone for...
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From Taiwan to the UK: living with a local family
Studying abroad brings about new opportunities and adventures. We met with Hsin-Tzu from Taiwan, who studies at INTO Manchester. She describes why living with a host family, while studying abroad,...
Survival guide: your first week at university
The essential university survival guide for any international student about to begin their study abroad adventure. Share your tips and arrival pictures on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter using #helloINTO. The jump from school to university...
Student advice: 5 tips for embracing your study abroad experience
For many people, studying abroad is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. However, there’s so much to take in when you first arrive, that it’s sometimes hard to know how to make the...
Alumni stories: meet the entrepreneurs who started their own gaming business
Do you have ambitions to start your own business? Take inspiration from Nargiza from Uzbekistan and Dmitri from Moldova, who started their own business in London. The pair met while studying at...
Study adventure in China: adapting to a new culture
Cathy from the Philippines is a perfect example of student success. During her time at Nankai University as a postgraduate student, she interned at the United Nations in Beijing. In...
Essential tips for international students spending Christmas abroad
If you’ve spent a Christmas abroad before, you’ll know exactly what you’re in for. But if this is your first experience of a festive season overseas, you’ll probably find it all...
Study abroad: from The Gambia to Scotland
We caught up with Ali, who has recently graduated with a degree in Mechanical and Powerplant Systems Engineering from Glasgow Caledonian University. He shares with us the main differences between studying in...
Studying abroad helped me get into my dream university
Wondering how you can get into your dream university? Leno (Jiawei Xu) from China tells us how studying in the UK has helped him achieve his goal of studying at a world-renowned...
5 awesome places to study on campus
With exam season fast approaching, the team at INTO University of Exeter share their top places to study on campus. 1. The Forum Library The main library, located in The Forum,...
