{"id":1854,"date":"2017-05-26T13:09:20","date_gmt":"2017-05-26T10:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogit.gradia.fi\/kansainvalisyys\/?p=1854"},"modified":"2017-05-26T13:09:20","modified_gmt":"2017-05-26T10:09:20","slug":"business-students-in-jyvaskyla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogit.gradia.fi\/kansainvalisyys\/2017\/05\/26\/business-students-in-jyvaskyla\/","title":{"rendered":"Business students in Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4"},"content":{"rendered":"

This spring has been very international in the business department of Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4 College.\u00a0 Since March we have hosted twelve students from Slovenia, Netherlands and Spain for three to ten weeks. Their programme has consisted of studies at the college and work placements in various retail shops around Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Teacher Jaana Eirtovaara with Gladys and Sara at K Citymarket Sepp\u00e4l\u00e4.<\/p>\n

Gladys, Sara, Claudia and Laura<\/strong> came from Malaga, Spain already in the end of March and will be staying until 5 June. \u00a0They have already been with us for a month and a half and Sara has learned a little bit of Finnish: \u00a0”I\u2019ve learned a few words in Finnish like moi, kiitos, terveydeksi, hyv\u00e4\u00e4 p\u00e4iv\u00e4njatkoa, no nii, some fruits and some numbers.” \u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

When we asked them what have been the best moments during their stay so far Claudia said she enjoyed especially the tour of the town and the frozen lakes. She also likes the fact that Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4 seems to be (and is) a very safe place. \u00a0For Sara working at\u00a0\u00a0K-Citymarket has been the best part of the stay.<\/strong> She says that people who work there try to make you feel as comfortable as possible which is wonderful to hear.<\/p>\n

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Niels<\/strong>\u00a0(right), Len<\/strong>\u00a0(left)\u00a0and Aniek<\/strong>\u00a0are business students from ROC Friese Poort in the Netherlands. They are staying in Finland for a total of five weeks and have been doing their placement in Palokka either at KCM or KappAhl.<\/p>\n

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Len recommends packing a good pair of shoes suitable for walking.<\/strong>\u00a0 Aniek very kindly call our hills mountains\u00a0\ud83d\ude42<\/strong> which is understandable considering how flat the Netherlands is compared to Finland but it’s true, in Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4 you need to go up and down hills when getting from point A to point B! This can be especially challenging in the beginning when riding a bike but also a good way to get some excercise in while commuting from accommodation to the college or work.<\/p>\n

Larisa, Dani, Mojca, Aljaz and Tina<\/strong> were the last group to arrive from Nova Gorica, Slovenia. They have been on placement in Minimani and Prisma Sepp\u00e4l\u00e4. For Mojca placement in Minimani has been the best part. ”I really enjoy working since it\u2019s my first time working and I\u2019m glad I had a chance to work in such an amazing place for the first time.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

We asked everyone our standard question: give three tops and tips (based on your own experience) to someone who is planning to come to Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4. How should they prepare? What should they do\/see\/visit\/experience and this is what they had to say:<\/p>\n