Conduct a research project with professors and graduate students in your field and build a portfolio for graduate school or the private sector. On this type of program, you'll take your skills, ideas, and perspectives to a new location abroad and learn new methods for developing and presenting your work. This type of program is ideal for pursuing a research idea independently under the guidance of a mentor. Choose this type of program if you want to work in facilities and with equipment not available on your home campus.
The Summer Research in Glasgow program gave me the opportunity to conduct a laboratory research project with a degree of independence that would be challenging to acquire elsewhere. Doing research abroad gave me a glimpse into the research culture of Scotland and, more broadly, Western Europe, which is particularly useful given the current state of life sciences research in the States.
Studying abroad and conducting research in Japan was a fantastic opportunity for academic exploration and expanding my knowledge of artificial intelligence. Over the course of my internship I learned a plethora of knowledge about what it means to conduct research in computer science.
My education at NUS allowed me to connect with renowned cultural studies faculty who wrote the books I had been studying in the months preceding my time in Singapore. Not only were they eager to support my research project, but they also provided essential support to refine my methodology and analysis, guided my research questions, and ultimately inspired my passion for Singaporean studies.
I have never had the experience of learning something in the classroom and then seeing it firsthand every single day. Knowledge never came as easily or stuck with me as it did in Australia. I am now working on publishing another scientific paper. My confidence in myself and my ability is multitudes higher since returning from my study abroad experience.
