Monday, August 25, 2014

University studies get going – Swedish YLE

This week begins approximately 17 000 new students studying at universities and colleges. Of those starting more than 3500 Swedish-language study at Åbo Akademi University, Swedish Business School and University of Helsinki.

More than 260 students starting their studies at the Swedish School of Economics. Nadia Väglund from Maalahti is one of the 69 who will begin their studies at the Swedish School of Economics in Vaasa.



– It feels good enough. I’m nervous, but it will be fun, says Väglund.



Nina Kallio Nina Kallio study advisor at Åbo Akademi University in Vaasa Image: YLE / Anna Ruda

Nadia Väglund matriculated from high school in Petalax last spring, and she is looking forward to reading other subjects than the high school, although she believes that the studies in college will be more intense than what she is used to from high school. Getting to know new people is something she looks forward to.



Studies begin with an introduction week

801 new students have reported that they receive their study at Åbo Akademi. Of those 177 starts studying in Vaasa and 29 Jacobstad.



Nadja Väglund Nadia Väglund beginning their studies in Vaasa Image: YLE / Anna Ruda

The first week is the introduction week when the new students get to learn what academic study implies.

– We tell you, for example, also on student health and how the new get started with our computers and they need support if they, for example, reading and writing. Furthermore, are our tutors a very important part in their first contact with us, says Nina Kallio, advisers at Åbo Akademi University in Vaasa.

Kallio said that the social context is important the first time at the Åbo Akademi University.

– Later, it is important that studies it is you want to do, says Kallio.

Nadia Väglund involves studies at the Swedish School of Economics that she leaves home to an apartment in Vaasa.

– University and everything else is a completely new environment, says Väglund.

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