Five small big things I like about Finnish schools
Writer: Chidchanoke Kasetpibal Having observed a number of Finnish schools and lessons, I will to use this blog post as an introduction to the few more-to-come blog posts about my experiences as a teacher student, my opinions on Finnish schools and my attitudes towards Finnish educational system. I would like to continue to tell about […]
From clueless to accustomed – how to adapt yourself to Finnish culture
Writer: Williane Bernardes Master’s Degree Programme: Medical Physics Greetings, fellow reader! I am Williane and I was born in Brazil about 26 years ago in a family whose background is a mix of European, Brazilian native and African heritage. You may be surprised but such thing is quite common in South America due to the […]
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 […]
My tips to balanced student life in Kuopio
Writer: Pracheta De Master’s Degree Programme: Biomedicine “Namaste! Hello! Terve!” has become my usual greeting when I introduce myself at any event these days. It makes me feel great to embrace all the cultures around me and that is part of the reason why I came to study here in Finland. Choosing to study Biomedicine […]
These strange Finnish habits surprised me – but now I’m in love with Finland
Writer: Thao Nguyen Le Phuoc (May) Master’s Degree Programme: Research Chemists Hello everyone, I’m Thao Nguyen Le Phuoc (May) from Vietnam. I’m studying the first year in the Master’s degree programme for Research Chemists. This is my first time I am far away from home and living in another country. Therefore, it is easily understandable […]
Enjoying unique Joensuu in my free time
Writer: Fernando Esteban Master’s Degree Programme: European Forestry Hello everyone, I am Fernando Esteban, an avid biker and an overall adventurous fellow, carrying out my master studies in Joensuu in the Master’s Degree Programme in European Forestry. The desire to spend time in nature led me to study forestry and to choose Joensuu to live, […]
When “typical” does not really fit in your vocabulary – a week of studying at UEF
Writer: George-Cosmin Porușniuc Master’s Degree Programme: Information Technology (IMPIT) Hello everybody! I am George, a thirsty for knowledge 23 years old romanian computer science student. Upon reading that very first statement about me you might wonder: “well, isn’t there any better place out there in the world to quench you thirst for knowledge other than […]
SMART APPS, SMART STUDENTS AND SMART UEF
The adoption of smart technologies enables the students’ life more effective, efficient, flexible and comfortable. University of Eastern Finland has set targets the transformation into smart university with all the smart tools, technologies and applications. It has already adopted a lot of techniques and technologies. Among them, one of the innovations is the use of […]
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 […]
Saudade
“One more month.” That was all I could think about before we start our European Forestry Field Course for the whole month of May 2019. It was mixed emotions. Excitement. Stress. Happiness. Worry. Sadness. I couldn’t even decide which one made it to the top. I just remember feeling those things. Almost one month has […]