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Student stories

Are you curious about how other students felt when they did an exchange, internship or field study abroad? On this page, we have collected stories from some of them.

Person med Umeå universitetsväska anländer till ett äldre universitet.

Image: Illustration: Ida Åberg


Students about their field studies through Minor Field Studies

Women are walking alongside a road in Mozambique.

The conflict in Mozambique under a microscope

Veronica: “All the experiences and contacts from Mozambique have been invaluable.”

Three women walk along a path in South Africa with a wall on one side and a fence on the other side.

Curiosity took me to South Africa

Helin: “I get so much more out of going and seeing for myself than I would be able to gain from just reading.”

A village with houses in a valley in Bosnia. Forest and mountains in the background.

Democracy studies in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Åsa: “For me, the MFS was a no-brainer.”

Landscape in Vietnam with mountains in the background and vast green fields in the foreground.

Studying sustainable forest management in Vietnam

Molly: “I have gained a solid qualification for future jobs, and I have had the opportunity to dig into an interesting topic.”

Landscape in South Africa, blue evening sky and a vast field.

Olov exchanged medical studies for field studies in South Africa

Olov: “It was very exciting to be in a place so different from anything I had seen before.”

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Latest update: 2025-02-17

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