Master’s student majoring in 191 Architecture and Urban Planning of the educational programme “Architecture of Buildings and Structures” of the Educational and Research Institute of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Land Management of National University “Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic” Polina Ostapenko is studying under the Erasmus+ Credit Academic Mobility Programme at Estonian University of Life Sciences / Eesti Maaülikool during the spring semester of the academic year 2023/2024 from February 5, 2024 to June 22, 2024.
The student shared her impressions of studying in Estonia: “From the first day, we already felt at home. The Estonian University of Life Sciences Eesti Maaülikool welcomed all international students with open arms, assigning each student a buddy who helped us during the orientation week.
Now I am finishing my second month of studies and I am already realising the invaluable experience and knowledge I can gain here.
Estonia is an excellent example of a country that actively cares about preserving the environment and creating sustainable development. A wide range of measures, from energy efficiency to biodiversity conservation, demonstrate a serious approach to this issue and a desire to achieve positive changes in the environment. That is why I am happy that I am studying here under the “Landscape Architecture” programme. During the academic year, there are many events dedicated to the use of renewable energy sources, environmentally friendly materials and much, much more. Each course is full of various practical classes on campus, tours, teamwork, seminars and workshops. This approach to learning helps you understand the material faster and apply it more effectively in practice.
I also made a lot of friends here from all over the world. The city of Tartu is called the student centre of Estonia for a reason. There are many educational institutions in the city, so almost every day we have the opportunity to attend various themed events, sightseeing tours and games for students. Among my friends alone, I count representatives of about 18 different nationalities. This gives me a unique opportunity to get to know other cultures, traditions, views and beliefs.
Although I still have a few months of studying ahead of me, I can already say that I am delighted with the credit academic mobility programme and look forward to what lies ahead! I am grateful to my university for providing students with such an opportunity for learning and development. This experience will allow me not only to deepen my knowledge, but also to broaden my horizons, which is of great importance for my personal and professional development.”
It should be recalled that applications for credit academic mobility at the Finnish university Laurea University of Applied Science in the academic year 2024/2025 are now open. The application deadline is 8 April 2024, at the Austrian University of Applied Sciences Burgenland and the Austrian University of Applied Sciences BFI Vienna, and Polytechnic scientists are invited to 2 trainings within the framework of the DAAD’s “Bologna Hub Peer Support II” project.
In the spring semester of the academic year 2023/2024, 16 students from different structural subdivisions of Poltava Polytechnic are studying under the Erasmus+ credit academic mobility programme at the university “1 DECEMBRIE 1918” University of Alba Iulia, four female students of our university master useful professional skills at the Romanian university “Aurel Vlaicu” University of Arad, a master’s student of philology studies under the Erasmus+ academic mobility programme at Vilnius University of Applied Sciences (VIKO), a student rehabilitation therapist successfully studies the latest therapeutic techniques at the Romanian partner university, a student majoring in Management has recently completed a semester of study at Wiener Neustadt University of Applied Sciences, 4 students of Educational and Research Institute of Finance, Economics, Management and Law of Poltava Polytechnic Polina Kulyk, Dana Sholokh, Anastasiia Duchkova and Daiana Kuchka have completed their studies at Laurea University of Applied Sciences in Finland, students of the ERI FEML successfully completed their studies at the Austrian University of Applied Sciences BFI Vienna, Polytechnic faculty and students attended lectures on building acoustics from a representative of the British acoustic design and consulting agency, a Polytechnic scientist visited Washington, DC as part of the “Open World” programme and got acquainted with American higher education by visiting one of the local communities, visited one of the leading universities in Florida, visited Embry-Riddle University, a private aviation university also known as the “The Harvard of the Skies”, and visited Everglades University, a private university; a philology student improved her digital skills by participating in the Erasmus+ academic exchange programme in Italy; students of the Educational and Research Institute of Finance, Economics, Management and Law shared their positive impressions of studying at the Austrian partner university.
It should be noted that students of Poltava Polytechnic have the opportunity to study abroad under the grant programmes of credit academic mobility for a semester or a whole academic year at the leading universities of Austria, Greenland, Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Norway, the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Finland, and the Czech Republic.
For more information about the current academic mobility programmes, please contact the International Relations Department (room 320-F, interoffice@nupp.edu.ua) or the Coordinator of International Cooperation of National University “Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic” – Candidate of Philological Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Germanic Philology and Translation Anna Kostiantynivna Pavelieva (room 310-C, email: kunsite.zi@gmail.com, phone: +3-8-(095)-91-08-192).
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