Prac­ti­cal approach to inter­na­tional busi­ness through real life busi­ness cases

Alek­san­dra Leshcheva, Inter­na­tional Busi­ness Student

My name is Alek­san­dra and I am a happy 3rd year student of Karelia UAS. I came here to Joensuu from Saint-Peters­burg, Russia, after grad­u­at­ing of my school. I had 2 crite­ria for choos­ing a univer­sity: The univer­sity itself and the city in which the uni is located. I found out that Karelia UAS had many posi­tive reviews as well as the statis­tics of grad­u­ated students and about “student life” of this uni in general. Joensuu is an adorable and great city: every­thing is near, so there is no need to have a car or use public trans­port. I can get every­where by bicycle. The city is peace­ful and quiet, you can feel safe. However, it is not boring here: There are many possi­bil­i­ties to spend free time: sport activ­i­ties, places of inter­est, cafes, bars, shops…and of course the amazing nature.

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The way of teach­ing in Karelia UAS is aimed at self-study­ing and team­work. In the begin­ning study­ing at Karelia can shock a little, but after a while, having looked closely, you find the approach inter­est­ing. Every­thing is studied from a prac­ti­cal point of view; lectures include discus­sions, presen­ta­tions and commu­ni­ca­tion. This moti­vates me a lot. Teach­ers will help at any time and real busi­ness life cases are included in all subjects: Inter­na­tional Market­ing, Research Methods, Logis­tic and Legis­la­tion, Project Manage­ment, Busi­ness Envi­ron­ment, Finan­cial Calcu­la­tions and so on. All of the themes inter­twine. Educa­tion is logi­cally made and well-organized.

Inter­na­tional atmos­phere here is one of the key elements of study­ing: getting knows cultures of differ­ent coun­tries, to learn about its tradi­tions, etc. We have a lot of students from differ­ent parts of the world: Europe, Russia, Asia and South America and Canada. We, as a students of Karelia UAS, also have a possi­bil­ity to go for exchange period in any enlisted country (the list is long). Our partner univer­si­ties are located, for example, in Austria, United Kingdom, Italy, Japan, Sweden, China, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Greece, Nether­lands, Poland, Spain… You can manage your study­ing process your­self: there is a possi­bil­ity to go for exchange in the begin­ning of the 3rd year, and then continue with thesis, or you can shift your exchange period. I decided to go for exchange to Germany during the winter semes­ter of 3rd year.

The atmos­phere is inter­na­tional not only in Karelia UAS, but also in Joensuu. There is another univer­sity in the city with a huge amount of students. That is to say that Joensuu is not boring due to many activ­i­ties organ­ised by students unions. For example, inter­na­tional dinners, sport activ­i­ties, places of inter­est, music events and so on. Here in Joensuu you will find many possi­bil­i­ties, to have fun, find new friends from differ­ent coun­tries, and spend free time in a way you want to have it.

We are waiting for you to join our big family!

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