Presented to exchange students coming to HAMK to study

1. Destination Finland –the benefits
2015
Brian Joyce

2. FINNS on exchange
YOU on exchange
YOUR competences
How to enhance your
exchange & competences

3. Firenze Genova
Lago di Como

5.  The basics
 Before going: health insurance, Italian,
Sairasvakutuskortti, henkilökortti, snacks, credit
card check
 When there: records experiences = pictures, video
clips; some students do blogs but not me.
Samuli did a vlog.

6. “Special thanks for the student Dea Mulolli
and the teacher Jane Everett for contributing” April 2014

7. (Here) Under the Northern Star
(Täällä Pohjantähden alla)
By Väinö Linna
Sisu
Develop
Improve
Self-belief
Freedom to
Freedom from
Jussi Koskela from Häme

8. Javier Mirat Navarro
(Spain, Antonio de Nebrija)
Reading information
Practiced my English
Talked to some classmates
in Spain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRFkE8Z_ax4

9. Charlotte Daria Callet
(France, ESC Saint Etienne)
Love to travel
Could mix study with
travelling
Important part of my
studies

10. Christian Freese
(Netherlands, Fontys University of
Applied Sciences)
Wanted to improve
language skills
Focussed on uncommon
countries
New cultural experiences

11. Klára Kléplova
(Czech, Anglo American University)
To experience freedom
from home.
Meet new friends
Get to know myself better.
Prove myself
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5IDtBI2rmY

12. How have you developed?
“I learn how to take
care of myself
because here I had
to live alone in one
apartment that was
the first time for
me.” Javier
“ I feel more adult,
independent and
also I appreciate all
opportunities that I
can have.” Charlotte
“I noticed I’m better
speaking English. I
am now more open
minded concerning
a lot of countries.
My stereotypes have
decreased.” Christian
“I have got to know
what I really want to
do in my life. I got
better in writing
papers and I learned
to plan things. But I
am still mean …
didn’t help ” Klára

13. “International co-operation is commonly
accepted as an important means of improving
the quality and outcomes of education and
training. International mobility, in particular,
has been regarded as an effective way of
helping young people develop personally while
also improving their employability.”
Hidden Competences ISSN 1798-3657 (pdf)
http://www.cimo.fi/services/studies_analyses_and_evaluations/hidden_competences (last viewed
1.3.2015

20. Archiving your experiences for the future.
 For your university
 For future students
 For your portfolio/cv
 For your future employers
 Make a presentation of HAMK and Finland
before you go back