What were the highlights of PICS?
Wollongong-based students said:
"Getting to learn about future career options in the field of psychology" "The highlight for me was meeting students from a different cultural background and becoming really good friends with them regardless of all the differences we have. Also, getting to tour IMH and really understanding the possibilities to help people in certain jobs related to my degree. And gaining essential skills really helped me to evaluate what direction I want to take my degree." "I thoroughly enjoyed being able to mix with students from another country and share our experiences studying psychology and the challenges we face in seeking post-grad psychology qualifications. I have many new friends that I hope will visit Wollongong and study alongside me in the future. The advice and assistance from the program chaperones was also invaluable, having gone on this exchange I feel as though I have renewed purpose and a stronger focus on what I hope to accomplish." "The highlights of my experience were meeting the Singapore based UOW students, including getting to know them and learning about how they went about doing their studies. I found this very rewarding because it is was so interesting to talk to someone who is doing the same degree as you but from a completely different perspective. Additionally, I established strong bonds with each of the individuals that I participated on the trip with. It was very motivating to hear about everyone’s goals and aspirations as well as how they came to be UOW students. Furthermore, the workshops we participated in the mental health institute that we visited gave me great insight into clinical psychology and I believe I gained valuable first-hand experiences as well as practical knowledge." "Getting to meet and become friends with the Singaporean students, who were welcoming and helped to show us as much of Singapore as possible" |
Singapore-based students said:
"Making new friends and sharing information about Singapore with them" "Learning together in the workshops and interacting with the exchange students off-campus during our visits and tour. Going through the workshops together exposes us, the local students, to the Australian student’s ways of thinking and learning styles. Off-campus interactions allows us to understand their lifestyles and widen our global concepts" "Being able to meet students from our Australian campus and bonding with them by showing them around Singapore and teaching them about our culture. Also, being able to attend a psychology seminar and visit the NUS clinic" "Definitely meeting new friends. Everyone was lovely and it increases my motivation to work towards my honours at Wollongong. Also, it doesn't seem to scary now, if I had to go to Wollongong." "Being able to meet people from Australia that share the same interest in Psychology. We are able to discuss about various cultural differences. Bringing them to places of interest in Singapore and spending time together. This enable us to forge friendship and to understand Australia better, this also help us in preparing for our Honors if we decided to go over for the program" |