ECEN Student Workshop

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ECEN Student Workshop

• San Sebastian - Donostia
• 13 April 2007

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Marek Oszajca

• Jagiellonian University
• Faculty of Chemistry
• Cracow, Poland

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A few words about me

• Third year chemistry student
• Member of Chemistry Students Associacion
• Hobbys
• Hiking, swimming, photography

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Me and Exchange Programs

• I have not participated in student exchange
  program yet
• I am planning to do so on my fifth year

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But where to go?

• There are so many places to choose

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Which University to choose?

• My main criterion
• Research on my favourite part of science
• nanotechnology
• should be conducted in the choosed university

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Secondary criteria

• Language
• Friendly atmosphere
• Outdoor activities (eg. student partys, swimming
  pool available etc..)

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Student Exchange Programs

• My expectations
• Doing a research project
• Gaining experience
• Learning mobility
• Improving language
• Meeting people from other cultures
• Promoting own culture while abroad

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Student Exchange Programs

• Exchange programs at my Faculty
• Highly popular (both polish abroad students)
• Mainly four and fifth year students take part
• Exchange contracts signed with almost every
  European country

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Student Exchange Programs

• Exchange programs at my Faculty
• Due to high popularity, studying abroad last up
  to 5 months (more students can participate then)
• Priority is given to students with good deegres,
  language skills and students organizations
  members

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Student Exchange Programs

• Scholarships
• 340 Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, UK,
  Ireland, Iceland, France
• 290 Belgium, Austria, Holland, Germany, Italy
• 240 Greece, Spain, Portugal
• 190 Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Estonia,
  Lithuania, Latvia, Malta, Romania, Slovakia,
  Slovenia, Turkey, Hungary

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Student Exchange Programs

• Problems that usually occur
• English versions of the websites lack detailed
  information (eg. ECTS value of the courses,
  currently conducted research projects) or the
  information is not updated
• Problems with acknowledgment of the ECTS credits
  after return

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Student Exchange Programs

• Problems that usually occur
• Exchange coordinators are unavailable or rarely
  respond to e-mails

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Student Exchange Programs

• Solving these problems
• Creating an international pattern of a legible
  website, containing various information that an
  exchange student needs
• Improving the system of ECTS credits evaluation

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Student Exchange Programs

• Solving these problems
• Better matching people with exchange coordinator
  duties

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Thank you for listening