However it finds you, studying abroad is one of those opportunities that can creep up quietly, and end up becoming a defining part of your college experience. Erasmus+, an EU student mobility programme, allows students in participating universities to spend between two to 12 months abroad, studying, training or both. Hernandez and fellow Erasmus students had to travel to an office for international students to register, which he says was “quite far from the university”. “There were only two secretaries there, dealing with hundreds of Erasmus students all through paperwork, so it’s really slow,” he says. She feels that studying abroad is a “rare opportunity where you are in a new city, partially funded and full of energy”.

Source: The Irish Times November 10, 2025 15:02 UTC