Student life at UEF: how is it living and studying in Joensuu?
Arrived at the beginning of August, completely a new chapter of life started in Finland. If you ask me in short, how is it studying and living in Finland, my answer is very balanced and nature-based. Studying outside of home country is not only about the difference of educational approaches, but also experiencing the very […]
What’s a Three-Week Learning Block?
What’s the Difference? In South Africa the university semesters run in much the same manner as those in Finland, where you choose your set of semester modules; and complete them all simultaneously over the course of the semester period. At the University of Freiburg, this is not the case. Here we do modules that run […]
Freiburg First Impressions: What a Great City
I’m from South Africa, and here I find myself studying in a beautiful, understated German city. Freiburg I’m Breisgau was actually not one of my first choices of universities at which to do my masters. When the time came to select which university we wanted to go to for our Master’s thesis, I was certain […]
Friends Never Say Goodbye
I’ve got to admit that all those happy memories I’ve had with those lovely people I met in France suddenly popped up when I was watching Friends the Reunion the other day. Thanks to them, I’ve enjoyed my study year in France to the fullest. Picnic time It’s still hard to believe that almost one […]
No goodbyes, just “see you soon”.
Towards the end of April 2021, people have been preparing for the end of the semester as huge wave of deadlines and requirements came. It is safe to say that it was a busy month! So, I guess we better fast forward and talk about May 2021, instead! Soooo.. Yay! We’re almost the end of […]
On Fernweh and Farewells
As a compulsive “Google-er” I once found myself searching for untranslatable German words on the internet. The results showed websites which repetitively listed top 15 German words that apparently do not have direct English counterparts. Upon skimming through the articles, I recognized the term “fernweh,” an old personal favorite word that I previously used as […]
MSc EF Experience: Studies under COVID-19 conditions
Hello! I am Lauma and in my last blog post, I have decided to address how COVID-19 influenced my studies. I know that the past year has been complicated for everyone and most people including me do not want to hear the words pandemic and COVID-19 ever again. However, the hard truth is that it […]
Excursion to two marteloscopes near Freiburg city
This week’s blog post will take you to two marteloscopes. Do you know what that is? Any guesses? We take a definition from a technical paper published by the EFI (Schuck et at., 2015): ”Marteloscopes are 1-hectare large, rectangular forest sites where all trees are numbered, mapped and recorded. In combination with a software tool, […]
My second year MSc EF experience
Hello, I am Amina and today I will be sharing my experience studying at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, BOKU, Vienna, Austria. As you may know, one of the benefits of this program is that not only you get to complete a master’s degree in forestry, but it also allows us to […]
Spring is… wait for it… coming!
Winter is almost over and our friends from MSc EF in Joensuu, Finland are doing some activities in preparation for Spring. Some went for bird watching, barbeque and ice fishing in last week and it was amazing. Making the most out of their time here through these kinds of activity, in a small group, is […]