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Insights from Una Europa Live My Life

Una Europa Live My Life is your passport to professional growth beyond borders! Our job shadowing format for professional service staff at our partner universities has facilitated over 50 exchange visits as of June 2023.

Here our colleagues share their experience and insights on the value of peer-to-peer learning in a transnational environment.

From Edinburgh to Leuven: Belgium's best is best for you!

Visiting staff member: Michelle Terrell, University of Edinburgh

Host: Pieter Heylen, KU Leuven

Time of visit: April 2022

Read Michelle's story

  • Taken by Stephanie Bahe while on exchange at the University of Edinburgh

  • Taken by Tanya Lubicz-Nawrocka while on exchange at Helsinigin yliopisto

  • Taken by Stephanie Ritter while on exchange at Università di Bologna

  • Taken by Inga Ackerman while on exchange at Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie

From Paris to Helsinki: An illustrated journey

Visiting staff member: Anne Guichard Cazanave, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne

Hosts: Elina and Päivi, Helsingin yliopisto/ Helsingfors universitet

Time of visit: October 2022

Journey through Helsinki's library system from Anne's perspective

From Edinburgh to Helsinki: Extra, extra, read all about it!

Visiting staff member: Lyn Marshall, University of Edinburgh

Host: Mikko, Helsingin yliopisto/ Helsingfors universitet

Time of visit: October 2022

Read the headlines of Lyn's visit to Helsinki

  • Taken by Inga Ackerman while on exchange at Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie

  • Taken by Klaudia Kaczmarek while hosting her exchange partner at Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie

  • Taken by Klaudia Kaczmarek while on exchange at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne

  • Taken by Jonathan MacBride while on exchange at Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie

From Kraków to Leuven: Finding a Cracovian amongst Leuven's special collections

Visiting staff member: Barbara Krawczyk, Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie

Host: Nina, KU Leuven

Time of visit: October 2022

Follow Barbara's exchange visit to Leuven

Helsinki and Berlin: What's the deal with coffee breaks, anyway?

First visitor: Raisa Asikainen, Helsingin yliopisto/ Helsingfors universitet

Second visitor: Benjamin Langer, Freie Universität Berlin

Time of visits: November 2022

Explore Raisa and Benjamin's shared experience

Contact information

Want to participate in Live My Life? Contact coordinator Francesco Girotti

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