By: Josh Pontrelli, Penn Abroad Global Programs Manager For Camille Ducorps, spending one year on exchange at Penn was a “turning point” in her life. Coming from the Institute of Political Studies in Paris (Sciences Po), Camille, who now works as a leadership trainer and group facilitator, said that she continues to use the knowledge…
By: Josh Pontrelli, Penn Abroad Global Programs Manager Louise Couceiro still has one major regret from her exchange at Penn: “I wish I would’ve done it for the whole year, and not just one semester.” The now-PhD researcher at the University of Glasgow’s School of Education spent the Fall 2009 semester studying in Philadelphia on exchange from her home…
By: Lisa Chang, Penn Abroad Graduate Assistant Samuel (front row, second from right) at the Wharton Ideathon with organizers, speakers, and participants Samuel Oyewusi is an exchange student coming to Penn from the University of St. Andrews in St. Andrews, Scotland. Samuel is studying at The College of Arts & Sciences for the 2019-2020 academic year. We sat…
By: Lisa Chang, Penn Abroad Graduate Assistant Clémence Blanc is an exchange student coming to Penn from Sciences Po Lyon in Lyon, France. Clémence is studying at The College of Arts & Sciences for the 2019-2020 academic year. We sat down with Clémence to learn more about her and her exchange experience so far. How did you prepare for your time at Penn? Like…
By: Lisa Chang, Penn Abroad Graduate Assistant Sky in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington DC Sky Treasure-Jeffreys is an exchange student coming to Penn from University of Warwick in Coventry, England. Sky is studying at The Wharton School for the 2019-2020 academic year. We sat down with Sky to learn more about her and her exchange experience so far. You’ve…
By: Lisa Chang, Penn Abroad Graduate Assistant Suhaib (third from left) and other exchange students exploring Washington D.C. Suhaib Abdurahman is an exchange student coming to Penn from Free University of Berlin in Berlin, Germany. Suhaib is studying at The College of Arts and Sciences for the 2019-2020 academic year. We sat down with Suhaib to learn more about him and his exchange…
By: Lisa Chang, Penn Abroad Graduate Assistant Yuto Suzuki is an exchange student coming to Penn from Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo, Japan. Yuto is studying at The Wharton School for the 2019-2020 academic year. We sat down with Yuto to learn more about him and his exchange experience so far. Why did you decide to come to Penn? Before coming to Penn, I had worked for…
By: Michaela Tranfield, King’s College London Michaela (left) and a fellow exchange student in Center City Philadelphia Looking back to May 2018, just over a year ago at the time of writing this post, I had just submitted my study abroad application. I remember feeling as though an opportunity I had wanted for so long…
By: Alexander Basescu, University of Edinburgh To be a foreign exchange student in the country you grew up almost feels more foreign than to be an international student in a foreign country. At seventeen, the decision to move to Scotland and live the Lizzie McGuire fantasy at a prestigious university, contradicting all expectations I had…
By: Lisa Chang, Penn Abroad Graduate Assistant One of my highlights working as a Graduate Assistant at Penn Abroad is speaking to exchange students about their experiences studying abroad. Here’s some advice I’ve gathered from my conversation with these students to help future exchange students prepare for their time at Penn. Get Involved One of…