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Written by: Jan Velinger

Category: Insight

• students
• student life
• blog
• advice
• Carolina Centre

• Fatima Ahmed
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In the latest Insight, student ambassador Fatima Ahmed outlines the ins and outs of the exam period. How to survive, how to stay on your game and not burn the candle at both ends. Both a fun read and great, practical advice.

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Written by: Jan Velinger

Category: Insight

• research
• student life
• survival
• doctoral studies
• employment

• Adel Petrovic
• Adel Petrovic personal archive

It’s quite common for international students to work during their studies. But remote jobs or foreign language tutoring aren’t the only options. Especially for PhD candidates who just embarked on their journey into the academic realm. One such example is our student Adel Petrovic. 

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Written by: Jan Velinger

Category: Insight

• student life
• perspective
• student ambassador
• creative writing
• blog

• Fatima Ahmed
• Fatima Ahmed's personal archive

"Thank you for being the best dad I could ever ask for.’ Sent. It was New Year’s Eve. Fireworks were going off everywhere and I could no longer concentrate on the work..." In this edition of Insight, CU med student Fatima Ahmed writes about one of the costs of studying abroad: often missing important events with loved ones at home. But she also writes about new experiences gained.

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Written by: Jan Velinger

Category: Insight

• student life
• perspective
• student ambassador
• creative writing
• blog

• Lucija Andjel, İrem Altınkalp
• CU archives, Shutterstock

Welcome Days are important and if you're a continuing or new incoming student, here's what you can look forward to. On 3 October 2023, we welcomed new international degree students at Charles University. We started officially with a welcome speech for all attendees, a bit about the history of CU and more.

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Written by: Jan Velinger

Category: Insight

• Fatima Ahmed
• personal archive, Shutterstock

As soon as I stepped into the workshop, I knew I had entered an unfamiliar territory. The whole place seemed to be a treasure trove of tools of any sort you could possibly imagine, some of which I didn’t even realise existed.