It’s Thursday and time for Stammtisch. Dressed to impress, startle or amuse, students crowd the undermanned bar. All attempts at conversation, be it in German, French, Spanish, Japanese, English or Finnish, are nullified by the pounding music; the DJ cranks up the volume as odourous smoke is disgorged upon the dance floor. I almost choke on my karpalo lonkero when I ...
Student exchange can change the way people eat their french fries. That along with their self image, values and long-term plans. Every year a great number of students at the University of Jyväskylä pack their bags and travel to a strange country for one or two semesters. Some go to get to know new cultures, some to get away from their ...
From next autumn on, foreign students will be able to get their own, special student overalls. They aren’t that flattering, but even the university’s rector Aino Sallinen has a pair. No wonder that exchange students have felt left out when it comes to student overalls – a set of ”academic” party-clothing. Now the Erasmus Student Network in Jyväskylä is hoping to order ESN-overalls. The first order will be ...
One could imagine the enviable smile that clouded the faces of the fresh students during the orientation day. It was a day to initiate them into the academic arena of University of Jyväskylä . I was extremely happy to be among these galaxies of prospective academicians who were all anxious to discipline their minds. Actually, the atmosphere at that time was ...
Finnish nightclub etiquette might seem even a bit odd for a foreigner. But no worries! Here are a few tips how to survive barlife in Jyväskylä. On weekend nights, throngs of people gather in downtown Jyväskylä as bars and clubs buzz into life. For foreigners, the way one behaves in Finnish bars and clubs may seem quite different, even strange, compared ...
Second hand shops come in handy, when you are furnishing a new flat with only a little to spend. If you’ve recently arrived in Jyväskylä and have looked in horror at the price of making yourself comfortable, then fear not, there is a cheaper alternative! Second hand shopping seems to be an intrinsic part of the Finnish culture and an attractive ...
Although Jyväskylä in conviniently located for traveling, there is also a lot to do in the town itself. From Jyväskyä, you can travel all over Finland and beyond. Take a day-trip to Tampere or Ähtäri Zoo, weekend excursions to Stockholm or Tallinn and maybe even a more adventurous journey into Lapland or Russia. But before you embark on an odyssey away, ...
If you follow memes, play MMORPGs and have an obsession about new technological devices, then you might be a geek. The ’geek’ has long been stereotyped as the socially inept, bespectacled, skinny kid content spending long hours at a computer. ”I think that a geek is a person who holds a strong interest outside the societal norm”, says Mark Halmagiu, electrical ...
Heading back after an exchange semester can be ever more difficult than leaving home. There’s a shock in both ends of an exchange semester. And the one you encounter back home might be even harder than the initial one. ”For many the exchange might have been one of the highlights of their student days and it feels difficult to return”, explains Solja ...
Exchange student trips keep on gaining popularity. For some, the opportunity to travel is a deciding factor in coming to Finland. Choosing where to do your exchange might not come down to a good city and the best university. For many foreign students it's not all about Finland, but rather what's right next to it. ”Before they come to Finland many students ...
