Korea Move: Problem Seoul-ving Cleo Gravett grapples with the newfound surprises of life in South Korea as an international student. Learning the lingo and dealing with differences of teaching styles prove to be a challenge Cleo takes in her stride. Midterms have mostly finished on the campus of Ewha Womans University and students across the […]
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Korea Move: Flying Seoul-o
Korea Move: Flying Seoul-o Cleo Gravett discusses the process of applying to study abroad and of the beginning of their study abroad experience in Seoul. It is a chilly morning in January 2021, and I am at home in Kent in the never-ending yuletide lockdown limbo. The air in my house is heavy — we […]
A European ‘Hyperloop’?
A European ‘Hyperloop’? Alex Norman, Foreign Correspondent in the Netherlands, explores the economic and political implications of the ‘Hyperloop’ for Europe Dutch company Hardt Global Mobility is trail-blazing in the development of ‘Hyperloop’, a system of ground-breaking, high-speed transit which will, they say, make the transportation of people and freight across long distances cheaper, safer […]
No Place Like Home: A Tragedy Behind Closed Doors
No Place Like Home: A Tragedy Behind Closed Doors Tamara Moule takes a look at the current surge of domestic violence occurring globally and the measures taken to combat it The Coronavirus can be a deadly killer, and does not discriminate, taking the lives of front-line doctors and nurses that are facing cases of it […]
A Problem Shared is a Problem Halved
A Problem Shared is a Problem Halved Jenny May Medlicott, Foreign Correspondent, examines the way in which European countries are cooperating through the Coronavirus pandemic. Before Europe officially became the epicentre for the Coronavirus, Italy was the first country to bear the brunt of its steady spread across Europe. In early March, a poll carried […]
Coronavirus Roundtable: Toulouse
Coronavirus Roundtable: Toulouse Foreign Correspondent Ben Mirzoeff describes his experience of being in France at the time of the crisis and how it has affected him The city of Toulouse itself was not noticeably affected by COVID-19 before the strict national lockdown was enforced by the government. Stockpiling was not an issue at all and […]
Home is where the heart is: a Parisian Year Abroad cut short
Home is where the heart is: a Parisian Year Abroad cut short Sammy Cole, Foreign Correspondent in Paris, reflects on her curtailed year abroad and her bittersweet return Since returning from my year abroad in Paris about three weeks ago, my daily life has considerably changed. I am hugely grateful to be back with my […]
The Ghosts of Christmas Present: The Darkness behind Dutch and Belgian Traditions
Christmas is recognised across the globe as being the holiday of giving and of love. It is a time where people put aside their differences, come together and has quite literally paused wars in its honour. For this reason, it comes as a shock that in certain countries in Europe these traditions involve rather racist […]
Farage’s Future? Pauline Hanson and the One Nation Party
In the United Kingdom, we all know about Nigel Farage and the UK Independence Party. We have seen his impact on our political system in our messy exit from the EU, while his active support and defence of Donald Trump indicates his backwards attitude towards minorities and multiculturalism in general. From UKIP’s founding in 1993, the party and its […]
Politics down under: what to expect from the ACT legislative assembly election
While the world’s attention is being drawn to the debacle that is the 2016 United States Presidential Election, there’s a lot happening politically down under. Australia Capital Territory (ACT) is holding its legislative assembly elections on 15 October for twenty-five seats, five for each electorate. It may not be as dramatic as Trump and Clinton’s showdown […]