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<\/p>\nYannick Levermann did his exchange semester at Metropolia Business School during autumn semester 2022. Yannick does a dual study program in his home university Hamburg School of Business Administration, meaning that half of the semester he is studying and the other half working. Choosing Finland as an exchange destination was rather easy: \u201cI wanted my exchange to see something very new and different and experience a full winter. I also really wanted it to be in the Nordics and I had heard good things about Metropolia as an exchange destination\u201d.<\/p>\n
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Yannick enjoyed his studies a lot: \u201cAt my home university the courses are fixed and have to be done in a certain semester, so it was nice to be able to choose the courses from a pool of courses. I also had to build my schedule and be accepted for the courses I chose, that was new\u201d. Studies were well organized: \u201cThis semester I did not have any exams, only presentations and assignment. Like this it was easier to learn instead of binge learning.\u201d Yannick was also happy that sustainability aspect was considered in the studies.<\/p>\n
However, biggest thing that made him feel comfortable in his studies w \u00a0\u00a0as the interaction with the teachers: \u201cTeachers were very helpful and talking to them on first name basis made it feel more comfortable and approachable. You could always ask them for help if you had any problems\u201d. Teachers were also treating everybody equally. On some courses Yannick was the only exchange student and on some everybody was an exchange student. \u201cOverall compared to the busy study system at my home university, being here was like a holiday with studying\u201d, Yannick concludes.<\/p>\n
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During his free-time Yannick traveled a lot: \u201cI did a road trip with some other exchange students in Finland. We rented a car and drove to Kuusamo in the North and then came down and visited a lot of cities on the way\u201d. He also traveled to Stockholm and Riga and in the end of his exchange to Lapland. Otherwise Yannick tried to do things that he would otherwise also do: \u201cI was walking around the city, studied at the Oodi library and met with friends for coffee\u201d. He also participated in events organized by the tutors and student union METKA.<\/p>\n
Yannick had time to learn things about the Finnish culture: \u201cI really liked the student overalls and I also got to watch the Independence Day handshaking from TV.\u201d Some things were also very different: \u201cI was unfortunately sick a few times during the semester and had to visit a doctor in Finland. Health care system is very different, but it was also a good opportunity to see how I react to being sick in a different place than home\u201d.<\/p>\n
All in all, Yannick is very happy with his exchange experience. \u201cI haven\u2019t had time to process everything I experienced yet. I came here to see how it is to live abroad and saw that it is possible and I can do it even though there were challenges\u201d. He found a new way of studying and new friends: \u201cIn the beginning I was nervous because I was the only one from my university. But I got along very well with people and was able to make good friends, we are planning to see each other soon again!\u201d. In the future Yannick might do a Master\u2019s degree abroad: \u201cThis experience helped me to understand how it is to live abroad and really opened my eyes\u201d.<\/p>\n
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