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The Foreign Chairperson

Hello, everyone! Miss Anna Zhuravleva here, the first international student in JAMKO who is also happening to occupy the position of Chairperson of Representatives Council. I would like to share information about how the foreigner actually got to be ...

Introducing culture shock and homesickness

Last spring, I provided you with the hitchhiker’s guide to the exchange application. Time flies by and I bet there are people who are at least as excited as I am right now – January is getting closer and closer real fast and soon we’re about to hop i...

Innovation – A way to good horror

Halloween is just around the corner and because horror movies are a significant part of Hallowen and this year's theme for the Freshmen Party was movies, I wanted to talk about horror movies. Horror movies are perhaps the most distinctive genre of...

Well-being week 8 – 12.10

Well-being week is here soon. But what is well-being week? It is a week, when universities in Jyväskylä concentrate on student well-being. Different well-being operatives in academic sports, HUMAK, JYU and JAMK plan and produce some small well-bei...

Freshmen Party 2018 – time for the end credits of the movie

Finally? Already? Well, it’s over – the event we long waited for and organized even longer. You know, the small event called the Freshmen Party. I was the safety manager for the event, as well as the co-host of the day and evening, so I gained a lot ...

Taboo

I didn’t know what to tell you, so how about a taboo named depression? There are so many people, who have depression, and don’t even look like it. This person can be your classmate who is always smiling and doing every little school thing that they h...

Surviving the digital jungle with Tuudo

Last Grumble weeks students gave quite a lot of sharp feedback about the magnitude of JAMK UAS’ digital systems. We have Elmo, Optima, Asio, different work spaces, email, social media groups, not mentioning the different systems in different study fi...

The hitchhiker’s guide to the exchange application

Exchange. A word full of opportunities, new experiences and huge changes. My studies have come to a point where I’m supposed to apply for an exchange abroad, and I know for sure that I’m not the only one facing this part in their lives. I’m going abr...

One thing at a time

Hi y’all! My name is Jasmiina. I’m 20 years old, a second-year International Business student and a music and Netflix enthusiast (sounds so fancy when it’s written that way). In addition, I’m the new exchange and degree tutoring responsible of JAM...

Busyest and most rewarding year

Hey hey! Tero here again. With only one month left in JAMKO, most of my work is almost done! This past year has been wonderful, but busy. Rewarding, yet stressful. I've trained 53 fantastic international- and degree tutors, who have done an amazing j...