Open Your Mind: See The World

Tim Juvshik on exchange in France

Life-changing, mind-opening, inspiring…these are just a few of the words Lakehead University students have used to describe their experiences on an international exchange. Taking the opportunity to study and travel abroad while in university is more than just an adventure—it will blow your learning experience wide open. Rather than just books and classes, your education on an exchange will come from living in another country, meeting people from all over the world, perhaps learning a new language, and gaining a perspective about other cultures. An international exchange will not only enrich your degree, it will strengthen your resume.

Lakehead students who have maintained a stable academicaverage can take part in an exchange in their second or third year.While abroad, students do not pay any extra tuition, simply their Lakehead tuition fees as if they were at home. Some of the countries Lakehead students have travelled to include Australia, England, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Singapore, and Sweden. Here is what a couple students have to say about their experience:

“I gained independence by living in a new country and had the opportunity to travel across a lot of Australia. I think my exchange made me a more adaptable and accepting person, which has been helpful since graduating.”–Jasmine Heerema, Honours Business Commerce student on exchange in Australia.

“My exchange year was the most eye-opening experience of my life. It gave me a truly global outlook by exposing me to a different culture and language (and the cultures and languages of those also on exchange). That’s an experience that’s not available just anywhere.” –Tim Juvshik, Philosophy student on exchange in France.

Find out how you can go on an exchange by visiting Lakehead University International.