Exchange report - incoming students
Home university:
Turku University of Applied Sciences
Study programme:
Nursing
Exchange programme:
NordPlus
Semester:
Spring semester 2011/2012
Name:
Aino Ketola
Email address:
aino.ketola@students.turkuamk.fi
Arrival and registration
All arrangements where good and functional
Acommendation
I lived in Jägargatan. I felt it wasa perfect place for me, because I was not a lone. There were a lot of people in a same situation than I was.
Leisure time and social activities
I did make a lot new friends but I didn't have a lot social activites
Pre-departure
I wanted to go away from Finland for a while and to learn more Swedish. Information was good and sufficient in all sectory.
Courses during the exchange period
SSKKIR01 : Somatic nursing, surgery - Clinical education 2
I did learn a lot because of reading and doing a nurses works, but I didn't have any examinations.
Summary
I was pleased to get in a Karolinska Institutet and everything went better than I thought.
Language and Culture
I didn't have any Swedish course, but I did learn much more Swedish than I first thought.
Studies in general
I was only in internship so I didn't get any theory lectures. However the practice were pretty much same than in my home country. I learned a lot about working in hospital.