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Studying Abroad – Keti’s Adventure in Slovakia
Hello! Tell us something about yourself. My name is Keti and I am from Albania. Two years ago I decided to study abroad and I made a very unusual choice (at least my family thought so). I decided to study psychology in Slovakia. The bachelor’s program here for psychology is only offered in Slovak, so I prepared myself to undergo a full year of learning the tricky Slovak language. My university of choice was Comenius University, the oldest and best in the country. What describes me as a person? Well, I like to read a lot (luckily, Bratislava has many amazing bookstores!), I am a bit impulsive and I love…
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Studying Online – Andrew
How did you find out about the possibility of studying abroad? During my Bachelor’s in Psychology at the University of Malta, especially during my last year, several lecturers were willing to give us, students, tips and suggestions on what our next steps should be after we graduate. One of the options they mentioned was the possibility to enroll in a course (MA or MSc), by correspondence, at a University based overseas. It means that you would be studying at a University outside of your country, from your home country, using the Internet. How did you make the decision to try it out? Since I had a stable job last year,…
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Willingness Experience – Gabija’s Internship
1. How would you describe your internship experience at the Willingness Clinic in Malta? Tell us a bit more about the tasks/responsibilities you had as an intern there? In overall, the internship at the Willingness Clinic was a really great experience. I had the opportunity to feel as a part of a team. It gave me the freedom to express my ideas and experience a high level of true cooperation. I felt as I am estimated as any other member of a team which is really important for me. As interns we were participating in team‘s meetings, and we had the workshops with every member of a team. It was interesting…
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Aslı’s Study Abroad Experience in Chicago, USA
Hello! Tell us something about yourself. My name is Aslı Bursalıoğlu. I am from İstanbul, Turkey and study at the Koç University. I am currently studying abroad in the United States at DePaul University for one semester. In my free time, I like to play violin, read books, and be with my family and friends (and of course my dog). What was the best thing that happened to you during your experience abroad? One of my favorite parts is definitely making local friends. Spending time with people from around here is the best way to learn about a country and in my opinion is necessary to be able to fully…
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PhD at Utrecht University – Baran
Hello! Tell us something about yourself. Hey this is Baran and I am from Turkey. 5 years ago I immigrated to the Netherlands to do my PhD in Utrecht University Social and Organisational Psychology Department. I love salted peanuts and washing the dishes. Music is a must. I don’t understand why people like broccoli, it is tasteless… No seriously, it just takes the taste of what you put on it. It is just a chewable toy. What is the word that best describes your experience abroad? AWESOME!!! So many things are different and I find it very exciting to discover and experience these cultural, social, and obviously geographical differences. Some…
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Studying Cognitive Neuroscience at UCL – Artemis
Hello fellow psychology students! We interviewed our friend Artemis Stefani – University of Cyprus Psychology graduate, Member Representatives Officer here at EFPSA, and current Cognitive Neuroscience Master’s student at University College London, UK. She was sweet enough to let us take a peek at her life in London, studying the brain, and she even shared some tips for getting into top universities! Keep reading! Why cognitive neuroscience? During my high school years I was reading psychology books of general interest. When I started to get deeper and deeper, I realised that I was more interested in topics of neuropsychology and less in topics of social psychology. I thought: “Yes! That is what…
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European Summer Schools in Psychology 2017
EFPSA European Summer School (ESS) theme: Developmental & Educational Psychology dates and place: July, 10th – 16th, Cyprus webpage: http://www.efpsa.org/ess/ Translational Neurosciences Summer School „Ageing Brain“ University of Groningen, The Netherlands dates: July, 2nd – 12th fee: 300 euros without housing, 600 euros including housing application deadline: 1st of April webpage:http://www.rug.nl/research/gradschool-medical-sciences/summerschools/neu4eutranslationalneurosciences/Summer School Healthy Ageing University of Groningen, The Netherlands dates: July, 3rd – 7th fee: 300 euros, meals, accommodation, and social activities included ECTS: 1 application deadline: 1st of April webpage:http://www.rug.nl/research/gradschool-medical-sciences/summerschools/healthyageing/ Addictive Behaviours: From the Bar to the Brain Radboud University, The Netherlands dates: August, 7th – 11th fee: 650 euros (check the discounts) ECTS: 2 application deadline: 1st of June…
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Krakow’s Best – Ivan
Your name: Ivan Lepej City you visited: Krakow 1｜Best food: Zapiekanki – a traditional street/after party food A Zapiekanka is an open-face sandwich made of half of a baguette or any other long roll of bread, topped with sautéed white mushrooms, cheese and sometimes other ingredients, and toasted until the cheese melts. But the best thing is the price to amount ratio. For only a few zloty you can get pretty full (I could not eat the whole thing, and my stomach is basically a never ending pit). After a night out there is nothing better :)2｜Best place to hang out: Just go to the old Jewish Quarter- Kazimierz. There…
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From Malta to UK – Sarah
Hello! Tell us something about yourself. Hi 🙂 I’m Sarah from tiny Malta (if you don’t know where it is, it’s worth googling it 😛 ). I have recently graduated in Psychology and moved to Southampton, UK to study a Masters degree in Educational Management and Leadership. It has always been a dream of mine to move abroad and I took the opportunity to study while I take this big step towards a new life outside of Malta.What is the word that best describes your experience abroad? Freedom. Because Malta is such a small country, I’ve always felt a little bit limited, so this experience helped me gain more freedom…
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London’s Best – Anna
Your name: Anna Stekrova City you visited: London 1｜Best food: Definitely Camden Food Market! The largest line-up of London Street food, KERB Camden Market is everything that’s great about London food – in 35 stalls, open 364 days of the year. Cocktails from Kamm & Sons, Korean-Mexican burritos from Kimchinary, bagels from Ghetto Grillz, ice cream from Blu Top – the list goes on! Located around beautiful Regents canal is just a cream of the crop. 2｜Best place to hang out: Any place that tourists haven’t found yet, really! As London is supercrowded with travellers, be it winter or summer, knowledge of hidden spots to hang out at, is much…
