Merkinnät käyttäjältä Toiminnanjohtaja

Archeologist of your own student life

During my studies I moved several times from one apartment to an another. I also saved several boxes of material I had made during studies. Maybe I need this some day I said to myself. To be honest, as lazy student I rather moved the stuff to another...

Are you prepared for the Finnish winterweather?

According to the popular book- and television Series, the winter is coming. This is true also in Finland. Finns do know how to dress up for the winter - or do they? A finnish Newspaper-company did some research with thermographic imaging in Helsinki ...

Remember friends also in the summer!

Studying can be quite intense and take lot of time. Especially if you are working on your thesis or other tasks and having exams at the same time. Managing that requires scheduling and life management. These are very important and useful skills also ...

Yes I can

Sometimes studying can be challenging or even hard. Then you start to doubt yourself. Positive thinking gives always a good boost but an even better boost you get when you think back things you have already learned and achieved. I bet that list is lo...

Going back home? Prepare for a reverse culture shock

Studying abroad is absolutely an amazing experience - I know this because I have done three different exchange periods and worked abroad. In the beginning you are excited to go abroad. As a foreigner in a new culture you may feel homesick but after a...

Best time of your life?

Studying abroad and in a foreign language is a great opportunity to broaden your perspectives. It is not only the classroom where you learn new things and get friends. Trust me, I know - During my studies I did three exchange periods, two in Germany ...

Foreign student in Finland – Bureaucracy?

I haven’t always been an Executive Director of the Student Union JAMKO. During my Studies at the University of Applied Sciences in Vaasa and later on at the University of Jyväskylä I used the given possibilities to go Abroad. I studied in two occasio...