{"id":3673,"date":"2019-12-16T13:38:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-16T11:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/on-the-move\/?p=3673"},"modified":"2025-09-26T12:28:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T09:28:12","slug":"when-typical-does-not-really-fit-in-your-vocabulary-a-week-of-studying-at-uef","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/on-the-move\/2019\/12\/16\/when-typical-does-not-really-fit-in-your-vocabulary-a-week-of-studying-at-uef\/","title":{"rendered":"When \u201ctypical\u201d does not really fit in your vocabulary \u2013 a week of studying at UEF"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Writer:<\/em>&nbsp;George-Cosmin Poru\u0219niuc<br><em>Master\u2019s Degree Programme:<\/em>&nbsp;Information Technology (IMPIT)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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: \u201cwell, isn\u2019t there any better place out there in the world to quench you thirst for knowledge other than Finland?\u201d. The answer to this previous question (that I actually got asked quite a few times by friends and relatives) is a very big and sincere \u201cNO\u201d and in the next few lines that I will share with you I will explain to you why this is the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve already been studying at UEF for the past 3 and a half months and when I was asked to write about how my \u201ctypical\u201d week goes around here I immediately realized that my task, even though it might seem rather easy, is in fact quite difficult. This is mainly because I cannot seem to find a fit for the word \u201ctypical\u201d in anything related to how studies and student life unravels itself in Joensuu: almost every single day there is something new and exciting happening and so every week just becomes unique in its own way. Now that we\u2019ve cleared from the beginning that it would be a mistake to label any single moment of studying at UEF as being common, I still tried and gave my best to describe how a \u201c<em>typical but not-really-so-typical<\/em>\u201d week looks like for me studying in the capital city of North Karelia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Monday<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the best things about being a student at UEF is that you have the freedom to build your own study schedule by picking only the courses that you really like and fitting them in exactly as you want in your overall schedule. I\u2019ve always enjoyed having kind of a slow start to every week so imagine how nice it felt when I realized that my schedule for the current study period turned out to be in such a way that I have no actual classes to attend to on Mondays. I usually take advantage of all this free time that I get on Mondays to catch up with any assignments and studying that I have due for the rest of the week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/on-the-move\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/12\/blog-1_pic-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"721\" height=\"541\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/on-the-move\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/12\/blog-1_pic-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2197\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The study corner in my room, where I spend almost all of my time when I am not at university.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tuesday<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Tuesday my \u201cofficial\u201d week of studying actually starts (at least when considering the current study period) and usually on this day I have a couple of classes so I spend almost half of my day in the Science Park (where almost all the IMPIT classes are taking place). What I really enjoy doing right before taking on a full week of hard work is to try and clear my mind and get myself into a calm mindset and there is no better way of doing that other than just losing yourself in the peaceful surroundings of Joensuu. It really isn\u2019t that hard to find that small moment of peace and silence for yourself, when even the stop where you wait for the bus provides such a nice winter picture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/on-the-move\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/12\/blog-1_pic-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"902\" height=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/on-the-move\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/12\/blog-1_pic-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/on-the-move\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/12\/blog-1_pic-2.jpg 902w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/on-the-move\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/12\/blog-1_pic-2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 902px) 100vw, 902px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Given that on Tuesdays all my classes start after 12, I always try and have my lunch before attending them (because we all know you can\u2019t really think on an empty stomach\u00a0\ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/on-the-move\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/12\/blog-1_pic-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"904\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/on-the-move\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/12\/blog-1_pic-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/on-the-move\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/12\/blog-1_pic-3.jpg 904w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/on-the-move\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/12\/blog-1_pic-3-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Just an usual lunch at the Louhi student cafeteria in the Science Park.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After grabbing lunch I go straight to class, where I try and make the most out of the freshly acquired \u201cfood for thought\u201d. All the courses I\u2019ve taken so far have been truly engaging, so it\u2019s really hard to lose focus during any class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/on-the-move\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/12\/blog-1_pic-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"861\" height=\"646\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/on-the-move\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/12\/blog-1_pic-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/on-the-move\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/12\/blog-1_pic-4.jpg 861w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/on-the-move\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/12\/blog-1_pic-4-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 861px) 100vw, 861px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Getting ready to acquire some fresh information.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Usually this is all I\u2019d have to say about my \u201cusual\u201d Tuesday but remember what I said about everything at UEF being far from typical? Every other week here in the IMPIT program we have a special lecture called \u201cIMPIT seminar\u201d and what we usually do throughout these classes is we get to learn about research groups in the Computer Science department. On the specific Tuesday that I decided to write this we visited the Spectral Imaging Laboratory where we got acquainted with the equipment that they use and the research topics that they tackle at the moment (topics which we could also choose to work on for our Master\u2019s thesis).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/on-the-move\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/12\/blog-1_pic-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/on-the-move\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/12\/blog-1_pic-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/on-the-move\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/12\/blog-1_pic-5.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/on-the-move\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/12\/blog-1_pic-5-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/on-the-move\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/12\/blog-1_pic-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1005\" height=\"754\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/on-the-move\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/12\/blog-1_pic-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/on-the-move\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/12\/blog-1_pic-6.jpg 1005w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/on-the-move\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/12\/blog-1_pic-6-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1005px) 100vw, 1005px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>A small sneak-peak into the spectral imaging laboratory.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wednesday<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wednesdays are the most packed days for me during this period, as I\u2019ve got classes from 8 AM to 7 PM (I know it sounds like a bit too much but believe me, it\u2019s worth the sacrifice when you know that you get to be much more relaxed for the rest of the week). On this Wednesday however, I got a bit of a treat at the end of a long day of hard work as there was a very nice Christmas party organized in Science Park for all the students that took part in a course called \u201cThe Epic Challenge\u201d, which is organized by UEF in partnership with NASA (yeah, you\u2019ve read that right :D) and where we get to work in teams and develop solutions for (possibly) living on MARS (that\u2019s pretty EPIC if you ask me). Add an amazing party on top of developing ideas for living on Mars and you get me hooked for sure!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/on-the-move\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/12\/blog-1_pic-7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/on-the-move\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/12\/blog-1_pic-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/on-the-move\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/12\/blog-1_pic-7.jpg 832w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/on-the-move\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/12\/blog-1_pic-7-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Me and a good friend, Mohammed, at the EPIC Christmas party<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thursday<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thursdays aren\u2019t really too much of a thrill, apart for some usual classes, but as you might have already guessed, there was something special happening on this particular Thursday that I will be telling you about! I have already told you about the \u201cEpic Challenge\u201d course and I know it may already sound like it\u2019s too good to be true but on top of everything I\u2019ve already told you, at the end we also get to do some very interesting experiments that are meant to assess how viable actually are the ideas that we actually came up with during the course! This is exactly what I did on this Thursday: I met up with the other members of my team and worked on 3 different experiments, one of which consisted of us trying to simulate how a rover would cope with the irregularities of the terrain on Mars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/on-the-move\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/12\/blog-1_pic-8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"757\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/on-the-move\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/12\/blog-1_pic-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2211\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Testing how a rover would do on a scaled-down version of Mars terrain imagined by me and my team.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Friday<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Given that I like starting my week on a slow and calm pace, this is also the case for the end of the week. Because of this, I have only one class on Fridays, as it would be really hard for me to try and stay focused on more than that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/on-the-move\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/12\/blog-1_pic-9-e1575981367324.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"1053\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/on-the-move\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/12\/blog-1_pic-9-e1575981367324.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/on-the-move\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/12\/blog-1_pic-9-e1575981367324.jpg 790w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/on-the-move\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/12\/blog-1_pic-9-e1575981367324-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>What I enjoy doing the most at the end of every week is to take a walk in the city center, by the river, to just clear my head of all the stress accumulated over the past few days. I find that this has helped me very much cope with the occasional hardships of being far from home and getting used to a whole new living and studying environment. And I have to admit there is nothing more soothing after 5 full days of work and stress than just losing yourself for a couple of minutes in the beautiful night lights of the city of Joensuu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA week of studying at UEF\u201d \u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/D2-J8ifC1Sk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;see George\u2019s video on YouTube<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>George-Cosmin Poru\u0219niuc<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/#facebook\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Writer:&nbsp;George-Cosmin Poru\u0219niucMaster\u2019s Degree Programme:&nbsp;Information Technology (IMPIT) Hello everybody! I am George, a thirsty for knowledge 23 years old romanian computer science student. 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