Hi! I am currently doing my exchange semester here in Switzerland. So far so good – I have really enjoyed my time here. I still have a bit less than two weeks left and after Christmas I will return here for my exam period.
I am living in Winterthur, which is a city right next to Zurich. Here they have many campuses of Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW). My school has been taking good care of exchange students and international office is ready to help with non-school matters as well.
The level of teaching is high, but in return a lot is demanded for students as well. Here group works are popular as well and in every course there is at least one group project to do. One period equals one semester so the exams in January cover one semester of studying. School is also organizing a lot of interesting activities at school like ASEAN diplomats visit and different guest speakers from companies like Tommy Hilfiger etc.
Even though school takes a lot of time on weekends there is good time for the big variety of activities available in Switzerland. I have been doing great hiking trips in the mountains and below you can check pictures if you like. For example the mountain views in Lugano and Appenzelli were just amazing! Train connections cover all country so it is really easy to discover sights here in Switzerland. The location of Switzerland is perfect for discovering other European countries as well.
Switzerland is country of chocolate and cheese. I visited Olma trade show for agricultural goods that was arranged in St. Gallen. There was a large variety of traditional foods available. … and the legendary pig race! 🙂
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