{"id":3386,"date":"2016-12-22T10:41:17","date_gmt":"2016-12-22T00:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/international.flinders.edu.au\/?p=3386"},"modified":"2016-12-22T10:41:17","modified_gmt":"2016-12-22T00:11:17","slug":"off-to-malaysia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-exchange-experiences\/2016\/12\/22\/off-to-malaysia\/","title":{"rendered":"Off to Malaysia!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In exactly four weeks I will be travelling to Malaysia with nine other Flinders students to embark on what I hope to be an amazing three weeks at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ukm.my\/portal\/\">National University of Malaysia, UKM<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I am feeling both excited and nervous as I wait for my travels to begin. \u00a0I don&#8217;t really know what to expect, other than that it will definitely be very different to here. \u00a0I have always wanted to travel and see the world, and I am so happy to say I am finally starting to do so!<\/p>\n<p>After seeing the NCP mobility grant advertised by my lecturers, it immediately caught my eye. \u00a0At first I was worried I would not get chosen, as only 10 students were to be selected\u00a0across the whole of science, engineering and archaeology, however I was lucky enough to be one of them!<\/p>\n<p>We are going to be spending two weeks in Kuala Lumpur where we will study the history, culture, economic and political development of Malaysia. \u00a0Another week will be spent in Langkawi where I will be assisting with a research project relevant to my degree. \u00a0I am told that we will have plenty of spare time to sight see and do other fun activities while we are abroad. \u00a0I have heard that the markets are a must do, as well as snorkelling around the crystal clear beaches of Langkawi.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Amy Griffin, Bachelor of Science (Honours) (Forensic and Analytical Science)\u00a0student, participating in \u201cInvestigating the history, culture, politics, and science and technology capability of \u00a0Malaysia\u201d in January 2017\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In exactly four weeks I will be travelling to Malaysia with nine other Flinders students to embark on what I hope to be an amazing three [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":142,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,5],"tags":[11,85,178,189,194,295,296,317,347,349,351,366,418,420,455,487,489,497],"class_list":["post-3386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-global-experience-blogs","category-outbound-student-experiences","tag-abroad","tag-bachelor-of-science-honours-forensic-and-analytical-science","tag-excitement","tag-financial-assistance","tag-flinders-learn-without-borders","tag-kuala-lumpur","tag-langkawi","tag-malaysia","tag-national-university-of-malaysia-ukm","tag-ncp","tag-nervousness","tag-new-colombo-plan-scholarship","tag-scholarship","tag-science","tag-study","tag-travel","tag-travelling","tag-ukm"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Off to Malaysia! 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