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As part of our My Future Program, which helps students prepare for and understand their different options when they leave Lancing, we recently hosted an Overseas Universities Fair. With the help of The University Guys, five international universities spoke to students about their unique study offerings.
Each year, some 8-10% of Lancing students apply to overseas universities, with considerable success as far afield as Ivy League Colleges in the United States.
The universities that attended on Friday were specialists in their fields, and each offered something different and exciting for Lancing students to consider. Where you learn can teach just as much as what you study and therefore it is essential that our students have every opportunity to choose the university that is perfect for them.
During my study year abroad, I quickly realised that the language I was being taught in class was not the same Spanish spoken on the streets of Madrid. I was often looking up words in the dictionary that just didn’t exist in it but were used so frequently.
After throwing myself into the local experience and speaking more with the locals and making some great friends, I noticed how much I was learning without even trying. Being immersed in the setting meant the language, culture and customs were all around me.
Within three months I found myself counting in Spanish, dreaming in Spanish and replying to questions proposed in English when I went home to visit family in the UK, in Spanish.
Studying abroad opened so many doors for me, I even ended up working in Spain for a few years before heading back to the UK where I could say I was bi-lingual and continued to work for an international company where I could use my Spanish language on a daily basis. My role now is to inspire and empower students on their options to study abroad and when they can gain from it.
Sheena Mehta, Director The University Guys
We’d like to thank all the universities for attending and inspiring our students.
EHL Switzerland (pictured) spoke to students about setting standards of excellence within their field. Combining Swiss values of academic rigor and industry practice with creativity and innovation to offer modern management degrees.
Bishop’s University Canada showcased the beauty of their American-redbrick-style campus. They offer a wonderful North American education without the need to partake in US standardised testing alongside UK examinations.
Hult International Business School shared its dedication to diversity with a community of over 150 nationalities across their global campus network that includes Boston, San Francisco, Dubai, and New York.
IE University Spain was the first university to offer International Comparative Law and continues to offer a unique range of innovative courses that prepare students to take charge of the future.
Glion and Les Roche Universities (Switzerland and Spain) spoke to students about a luxury business education that is favoured by employers, with 94% of job-seeking students having one or more employment opportunities on graduation day.