WHEN MUSIC UNITES US: HOW ERASMUS EXCHANGE STRENGTHENS OUR SHARED MISSION IN EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN THE HEART OF “MIDDLE OF (K)NOWHERE,” UEF KUOPIO
There are moments in life that change the way you see the world, that open doors you never knew existed. For me, one of those moments happened many years ago in Austria, when I met a Georgian for the very first time. She wasn’t just anyone-she was Katie Melua, the singer whose voice seemed to carry the longing and hope of an entire country. Her mentality, her gentle wisdom, and the way she poured meaning into every song left a lasting impression on me. It was as if, just by meeting her, I was given a glimpse into the soul of Georgia-a place I had never visited but suddenly felt a connection to.
That memory returned to me this week as I prepared for an Erasmus exchange with stakeholders from Batumi State University (BAU).
FROM MIDDLE OF (K)NOWHEVERE, VENICE OF NORTH – KUOPIO, TO NORTH CAROLINA, HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY (HPU): TWO DAYS VISIT AT WORKMAN SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE, HPU
Writer: Szabolcs Felszeghy I am not an enthusiastic traveler who views every weekend as a chance for adventure, nor do I typically travel internationally and only 3 times in my life I was in USA… Therefore, I was delighted when Dean Ali Shazib and Prof. Sompop Bencharit invited me to visit his Workman School of […]
A GLOBAL VR-HAPTIC EDUCATION MEETING CO-ORGANIZED BY THE VR-HAPTIC THINKERS TEAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND!
The Thrilling Journey From the Middle of (K)nowhere, Kuopio, to the Wild West, Salt Lake City. I visited the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, for the first time in my life this summer, the capital city of Utah, and the Mormons…
How’d I get the chance to visit the Land of Mormons?
From the Middle of (K)nowhere – Winter – to the Middle of Europe – Summer: Back to Alma Mater, My First Day Experiences…
I’m so excited to write a short story about the first day of my recent ERASMUS trip. If you’ve been following the VR-Haptic Thinkers on our Website, you’ll know that I’ve gotten to stay at Debrecen again.
However, you might first be interested to know why I visited Debrecen, my Alma Mater.
Let me assure you it was not to escape from winter (-8° Celsius with 40 cm of snow) to arrive to summer (+26 °C), as I personally love the snow and Finnish Lakeland, Kuopio, the Middle of (K)nowhere…
Back to the middle of knowhere
An interview with Professor David Morton Preamble Life turning towards normalcy, it seems, feels practically like a shake-up to the “new normal”… It was three years ago that the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 to be a pandemic. And now, even cities and countries with the strictest coronavirus precautions have been rolling back their restrictions […]
Finnish summers – short, but full of joy of life
Writer: Szabolcs Felszeghy Summers in Finland are all too short. Time is therefore precious, and one must strive to use the available time well. COVID-19 is still impacting our lives, as everything had ground to a halt and is now trying to start up again. Hence, there has never been a better time to dream […]
THE SHIFT TO REMOTE WORK AS UEF HAS BEEN CLOSED DOWN
Writer: Szabolcs Felszeghy, UEF As the epidemic in Finland has forced most of the UEF employees to work from home, we can stay PRODUCTIVE – and SAFE! Who Am I? To preface, who am I and why am I talking about this? I’m Szabi Felszeghy, Anatomist, working at UEF and I’ve only been working remotely […]
Seasonal depression, as BOOTs might come back? – NO way, it`s time to face to Nature!
I posted my last blog, when I took my winter BOOTS of, now I feel we sort of have to take those back, soon as first minuses just behind us….. to discover the beauty of this season we are facing for. Autumn at Finland is one of my favorite season ever (though to be honest […]
Take off your winter boots, pull on your moccasin & “Move On”
Lesson from ERASMUS “on the move” to Pharos University, Alexandria, Egypt Although ever since the turn of the millennium, the mobility of students and researchers from all over the world to Scandinavia, more-closer to UEF has increased, however mobility for students/ professionals to different medical Universities to Egypt from UEF is stagnated. Having the support […]
Faces of Côte d’Azur
It is not only the countless natural and cultural treasures of the French Riviera that entices people to visit this region, but in addition to the prestigious festivals of Antibes and Cannes there is an increasing number of international conferences that brings thousands to this sunshine empire, the world-famous capital of Côte d’Azur,Nice. Nice’s “bohemian” […]