STUDY ABROAD / INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE : Finland

Colombe de Montaigne de Poncins, a graduate management student from Grenoble EM, talks about her experiences at Hanken School of Economics.

Studying abroad means being open to totally different ways of thinking and living. It seems difficult to integrate with others but we have to keep in mind that, regardless of differences, all students have the same age, study the same courses, have the same interests but mainly share common desire to learn new things.

   

Photos and text by Colombe de Montaigne de Poncins

All students share common desire to learn new things

Regular trips enabled us to experience the colourful life of locals

It seems difficult to integrate with others but at the end, we have common values

Some extraordinary stories can be experienced only in pure nature of Finland

Studying abroad means to be opened to totally different way of thinking and living

                                                                                    

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