Tuesday, February 25, 2014

My life in Padua… by Spartak



Hello everybody, hope your studies are going well so far and you are enjoying.

Well, there are many things that I can say about my experience here in Padua, but I will try to be as concise as possible by mentioning some of the key elements that I think are important to be taken into account for those who want to come here for their second year.

The University, in terms of quality of education it is very good and if I am not wrong it is one of the most known in Italy. The campus it is really nice, and all the people are kind and will try to help you for everything you need. Our studies have been going for five months so far, starting on October until the middle of January we have been having classes and after that the exams. Regarding the courses, I would suggest having a look on the SUTROFOR website http://sutrofor.eu/universities/padova/second_year/ , here you will find more detailed information for all you need. So you will have an idea in advance what you are going to do. 

Currently here in Padua we are only two SUTROFOR students and more or less it used to be the same number also in the previous years (small classes). However, this year the Department has find a solution to this issue, and all the five courses have been done together with other students from other programs (MEDFOR, SUFONAMA and FES). 

Another issue that I would like to mention is related to the possible thesis topics, there are plenty of possibilities and during the classes all professors are going to present many thesis topics, and you will have time to think and to discuss with them. There are many opportunities for desk- based topics and also for going for field work in different developing tropical countries, it is up to you to decide in the end, and this related also to you aim and background.
In the end I would like to say that life in Padua it is very nice. The city it is very nice, people are very kind and social, many nice things to see and visit in the city, and also from here you have the chances to go and visit other cities that are near to Padua like Venice. In addition, I am sure that all of you have heard about Italian food, I can say only came and taste it. In general, I like to be here and I would recommend the others too. In case someone needs more detailed information about everything what happen here, please contact me.

One last thing, I would like also to apologize for the inconvenience with my previews post. It has a long story behind and still I am not so clear how that post ended there, my apologies.

Cheers,
Spartak

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