European Placements

Meet the Exchange Ambassador – Evan

Posted on 10 August 2026 by Global Opportunities Globetrotters

Name: Evan Stewart-Brown School and Degree Programme: EARTH ‐ Physical Geography with a Year of Study Abroad Host University: Stockholm University Host Country: Sweden Tell us about why you […]

Meet the Exchange Ambassador – Mathilda

Posted on 5 June 2026 by Global Opportunities Globetrotters

Name: Mathilda School and Degree programme: SHARE Archaeology Bsc Host University: Tubingen Host Country: Germany Tell us about why you chose to study abroad One of the reasons I chose […]

Accessing support whilst abroad: a student’s perspective.

Posted on 13 March 2026 by Daniel Estell

Name: Daniel Estell School: English, Communication and Philosophy Global Opportunity: Semester Abroad If you are a student who has accessed additional support whilst at Cardiff, you may be wondering how […]

Meet the ambassador – Rachel – EARTH, Sweden

Posted on 21 November 2025 by Global Opportunities Globetrotters

Name: Rachel Kay School, Degree Programme: EARTH - Environmental Geoscience with year of study abroad - year 4 Host destination: Stockholm, Sweden Tell us about your global opportunity—where did you […]

Meet the ambassador – Catherine – LAWPL, Czech Republic

Posted on 24 October 2025 by Global Opportunities Globetrotters

Name: Catherine Parkins School, Degree Programme: Law and Politics, LLB Law with a Year Abroad, Third Year Host destination: Prague, Czech Republic Tell us about your global opportunity—where did you […]

Meet the ambassador – Francesca – MLANG, Spain & Italy

Posted on 24 October 2025 by Global Opportunities Globetrotters

Name: Francesca Deronda School, Degree Programme: School of Modern Languages, Spanish and Italian Year 4 Host destination: Valencia in Spain and Brescia in Italy Tell us about your global opportunity—where […]

Meet the ambassador – Daniel – ENCAP, Ireland

Posted on 13 October 2025 by Global Opportunities Globetrotters

Name: Daniel Estell School, Degree Programme: ENCAP, English Language and Linguistics, Year 3 Host destination: University College Dublin, Ireland Tell us about your global opportunity—where did you go, and what […]

Studying in Ireland: Top 3 Dos and Don’ts ☘️

Posted on 29 September 2025 by Daniel Estell

Name: Daniel Estell School: English, Communication and Philosophy Global Opportunity: Semester Abroad What’s your origin story? Where did you go? My origin story is relatively simple - I first learned […]

How my year abroad helped my career

Posted on 6 June 2025 by Global Opportunities Globetrotters

Name: Garin Chapman (BSc 2020) Degree subject and school: Business Management with a European Language (Spanish), Cardiff Business School / School of Modern Languages Global Opportunity: Year of Study Abroad […]

Studying in Berlin!

Posted on 28 May 2025 by Global Opportunities Globetrotters

Name: Anagha Sivram Academic school: School of History, Archaeology and Religion Type of Global Opportunity: Year of Study Abroad at Freie Universität Berlin in Germany What motivated you to […]

My Professional Placement Year in Switzerland

Posted on 21 May 2025 by Global Opportunities Globetrotters

Name: Amber Coleborn Degree subject and school: Business Economics Type of Global Opportunity: Year in Industry Where did you go? Deloitte, Switzerland What motivated you to take up a Global Opportunity? […]

Adventures in Amiens

Posted on 30 September 2024 by Amelia Jenkins

Coucou! My name is Amelia, and I'm studying Law and French at our very own, Cardiff Uni. I'm officially a month into living in Amiens, France, and I'm absolutely loving […]

First thoughts of Barcelona!

Posted on 24 September 2024 by Jacob Foster

So… Having arrived just under a week ago now I feel as though I’m in a good position to make my first update. First off, I am a 20 year […]

Preparing for my Year Abroad – Samantha Woolley

Posted on 7 September 2024 by Samantha Woolley

In all honesty, having ( what I perceived as) a year-long Holiday was a big motivator for my degree choice. A year amongst the French sounded ideal to me. Soaking […]

The best coffee stops in Granada

Posted on 15 August 2021 by Millie Roberts

One of the first things I wanted to know when arriving in Granada was where I could get an amazing coffee. The truth is, almost every coffee you will have […]

International Women’s Day

Posted on 8 March 2021 by Millie Roberts

International Women's Day, a day in which societies around the globe celebrate the achievements women have made throughout history in dedication to a world free from gender inequality. It is […]

Jessica Leung

Posted on 14 December 2020 by GO Student Ambassadors

Cardiff Business School International Exchange / Erasmus+ Study Placement Where did you go? The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong and Copenhagen Business School, Denmark What motivated you to […]

Ellysia Childs-Peacock

Posted on 9 December 2020 by GO Student Ambassadors

School of History, Archaeology and Religion Erasmus+ Study Placement Where did you go? I went to Norway and studied at the University of Oslo. What motivated you to take up […]

Andrew Mason

Posted on 9 December 2020 by GO Student Ambassadors

Cardiff Business School Erasmus+ Study Placement Where did you go? I studied a Finance and Marketing Masters at Kedge Business School in Bordeaux France. What type of placement did you […]

Nuevo país, nuevos amigos

Posted on 20 October 2020 by Millie Roberts

Making friends on your year abroad - whilst maintaining social distancing! One of the most nerve-wracking thoughts before your year abroad is making new friends... in a new language! For […]