10 Many students on the nanoscience program take the opportunity to spend a semester at a foreign university. Mobility programs support this. Further information: Student Exchange Petersplatz 1 4001 Basel, Switzerland T +41 61 207 30 28 https://www.unibas.ch/en/Studies/Mobility.html) Mobility, study abroad and internships In addition to the University’s mobility programs, nanoscience students can apply for travel grants from the Swiss Nanoscience Institute (SNI) for mas- ter’s and project work at a research institution or university abroad. It is an excellent opportunity to start building an international science network and to discover a different culture. “I discovered new avenues of professional and personal development — and had a great time in Groningen, both inside and outside the laboratory.” Alexa Dani investigated the synthesis and potential of metal-organic framework nanoparticles for biomedical applications at the University Medical Center Groningen (NL). “The wealth of knowledge and contacts that various people at JPL happily shared with me is simply invaluable.” Gregory Zaugg worked at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California (USA) for his master`s thesis on researching the origins of life, specifically on lab simulations of how complex biomolecules may have formed in hydrothermal vent systems.