September 2011 - Undergraduates - Saltire Foundation Community

The summer is officially over!!

On Tuesday I will be going back to university and beginning the fourth and final year of my degree before graduating and becoming a proper grown up! However, after speaking to friends about their summer and what they have done I realise that I am going...

Published 21-Sep-2011 9:25 by Tina Dickson

Thank you Saltire Foundation!

Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE In my last week here I have had a complete change of scene going to various meetings in a hotel here (and enjoying all the benefits that come with it – there is such a thing as a free lunch!). I have entered...

Published 15-Sep-2011 15:48 by Louise McCallum

Filed under: week 7, Tesco, Poland, University of Edinburgh, New Operating Model, Leaving do, Thank you!

This Is Africa

So I rocked up in Tanzania with no real clue what I was going to be doing or who I would be doing it with. I am no longer a Saltire intern and am now a temporary Aggreko employee so technically I shouldn't really be blogging but I'm sure Katie...

Published 15-Sep-2011 12:37 by RJK_1ST

Hi guys, check out my new website: http://andrew.jarnuczak.com/

It's been a while since my last post, so I thought some update would be in place. Here's the link to my new website: http://andrew.jarnuczak.com/ and what i'm up to these days.

Published 13-Sep-2011 11:02 by Andrew Jarnuczak

The Grand Finale

The final week starts....I blink, and all of a sudden its Sunday and I'm packing my bags ready to head home. Where do I begin with a week that can only be described as a blur? Well, my project was nearing completion - and I was fairly confident I...

Published 12-Sep-2011 13:51 by Jamie Corry

Filed under: australia, final week, melbourne, Scotland, experience, Victorian Goverment, scottish heritage, blog, Jamie Corry

Blog 6: The Circle of Life

The Beginning of a new routine After my exhausting week I had a very relaxing weekend and starting a bit of a weekend routine. On Saturday I had a long lie then got up and went shopping in the mall, very American I thought. I also looked into doing to...

Published 12-Sep-2011 12:37 by Flora Wright

Filed under: New York, Strathclyde University, Janey, EME, Flora, circle of life, love story, near death experience

IBM – Incredibly Brilliant Months

Looking back on our 2 months in Charlotte it exceeded all expectations. I have learnt so much from the experience and can’t thank IBM and Saltire Foundation enough. The people we were working with at IBM devoted so much time to teaching us that...

Published 10-Sep-2011 22:30 by Mairi McClelland

Charlotte Days & Knights!

As hurricane Irene was approaching the East Coast we were lucky to be safely 400 miles in land. We continued to work on our upcoming deadlines. The goal of my project was to have as many suppliers compliant on S&EMS (Social & Environmental management...

Published 10-Sep-2011 22:19 by Mairi McClelland

Week 7 and 8: Black and Yellow

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE I wrote this last week but didn’t get the chance to upload it till now. Sorry. I am sitting at the airport writing this, my last blog in the US, I cannot believe that has been 8 weeks. It has been such...

Published 09-Sep-2011 15:13 by Holly Keir

From Caledonia to California

Nine weeks ago I departed from rainy Edinburgh and landed more than half a day later in sunny San Jose. Now, I would like to reflect on this time and my experience. The weather here has been just amazing and it often took me by surprise, when I walked...

Published 08-Sep-2011 4:43 by Kai Bestmann

Filed under: finance, employment, America, USA, rain, Accounting, california, national semiconductor, U.S.A, travel, sightseeing, Thank you. Reflection, 2011, University of Stirling, Scotland, San Diego, last week, L.A., Palo Alto

8 weeks, 56 days or 1,344 hours

8 weeks, 56 days or 1,344 hours spent in Melbourne with the State Government of Victoria. I have left Melbourne with a plethora of different experiences and memories so firstly it seems fitting to thank the Saltire Foundation for sending me to Melbourne...

Published 06-Sep-2011 22:51 by Darren Smith

Filed under: University of Glasgow, melbourne, State Government of Victoria, Speech Writing, Body Language Advice, 8 weeks, 56 days

A Saltire Foundation billboard in Times Square!

It has been said that ‘the most valuable billboard real estate space in New York City is in Times Square." Times Square is one of the world's busiest intersections with an average of 500,000 people passing through it every day. Many say...

Published 06-Sep-2011 15:36 by Jane Manson

Filed under: New York, t-shirt, billboard, Times Square, Jane Manson

Bidding a fond farewell to Hong Kong and looking forward to the future!

My last week in Hong Kong was the quickest of the eight that I spent there, arriving at Glasgow Airport yesterday (Sunday), I really couldn’t believe that I was home and just how quickly the entire experience passed by. Having said that, I managed...

Published 06-Sep-2011 15:25 by David McKniff

<Insert Witty Blog Title Here> Part 10

Up until the last week or so my time here has seen a very smooth unfolding of events at the power plant, but this is no longer the case as I mentioned in my previous blog. Stress levels are on the increase with the staff here as every time a problem is...

Published 06-Sep-2011 10:20 by Chris McGuire

Filed under: internship, Saltire Foundation, Heriot Watt, Amsterdam, GE, Moerdijk, Scotland, Chris McGuire, General Electric, chemical engineering, power plant, Breda, guiness, Holland, university, Rotterdam, dutch, The Netherlands, Belgium, Antwerpen, schiphol

‘It is all about those Saltire memories’

Earlier this summer, one of my friends made the statement "It's all about the memories" and I have to say wiser words have never been spoken. It resonates especially when looking back over the past 8 weeks. For one thing, flying is never...

Published 06-Sep-2011 2:14 by Kathryn Fraser

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