Erasmus Student Label competition yields two essay awards for Charles University












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            * Erasmus Student Label competition yields two essay awards for Charles University
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            The National Agency for European Educational Programmes (NAEP), a part of the Centre for I

            Services of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, has set up a competition in which
            write an essay about their experiences abroad during the 2008/2009 run of the Erasmus prog
            of Charles University placed first and third.

            On November 19th, during the Day Without Frontiers event, Tereza Mácová and Zuzana Dvořáko
            prizes for first and third place, respectively, from the minister of education, Mrs. Miros
                                                                                                      
            Tereza Mácová,                                                 Zuzana Dvořáková,          
            4th year student of the Media Studies and Journalism undergradu2nd year student of the Med
            programme of Charles University Faculty of Social Sciences     Faculty of Social Sciences 
                                                                                                      

            How did you learn about the competition and why did you decide to take part?              
            TM I got an email from NAEP and decided to share my Erasmus experZD I was contacted via em
                                                                             me. I considered it an op
                                                                             meant to me.             
                                                                                                      
                                                                                                      

            What school did you go to in your Erasmus year? What made you decide?                     
            TM  In the year of 2008/2009, I studied at the Jagiellonian University ZD I studied at the
            was attending lectures at the Institute of Social Communication and Jouof 2009. The city i
            also at the Institute of Audiovisual Media. I chose the school based onand I don't think i
                                                                                                      
            country it is in. I wanted to learn more about Polish culture and learncourses to attend w
            language, and I think I accomplished it.                               year and to sign up
                                                                                   the university was 
                                                                                                      
                                                                                   former primary spec
                                                                                   including everythin
                                                                                                      
                                                                                                      
            How do you think your newly gained knowledge and experience will help you in further studi
            future life?
                                                                                                      
            TM The language skills will undoubtedly help me in the future, both in ZD Thanks to the ra
            in my future career, because I want to concentrate on Central Europe. TI never knew existe
            experience is essential: It helps you find your bearings in a new envirto consider Prague 
                                                                                                      
            inspiration, broadens your scope and gives you new vantage points on maEnglish improved, b
            historical questions. It breaks the barriers of European stereotyping. abroad is not just 
                                                                                   fulfilled one of my
                                                                                                      
                                                                                                      
            What's your most resounding memory of studying abroad?                                    
            TM It is incredibly hard to choose just one. But I won't forget hangingZD I have many grea
            friends. We were a group of six to eight, and while we could all speak Thinking of a parti
            used Polish instead. (We're in Poland, so we should speak Polish, shoulOnce, we came to a 
                                                                                                      
                                                                                   might think it woul
                                                                                   always starts on Su
                                                                                   long time ago, a yo
                                                                                                      
                                                                                   and using offensive
                                                                                   He was angry enough
                                                                                   not prohibited – th
                                                                                                      
                                                                                   crazy costumes, ent
                                                                                   of the pulpit. And 

            Lucie Kettnerová
            Translation: Jaroslav Švelch