Natia Lekiashvili
Palacky University in Olomouce (Czech Republic)
Natia Lekiashvili, BA student of Sociology of Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani University, has spent fall semester of 2022-2023 academic year at Palacky University in Olomouce within Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility program. Natia shares her experience about living abroad.
1. Natia, to what extent were your expectations about this program justified?
My expectations were met, I was met by professional and very friendly lecturers at the host university, which helped me adapt to a foreign environment.
2. What was the most important benefit for you from this program?
Thanks to this program, I became more independent and learned how to be more courageous.
3. Which professional skills did this mobility help you improve?
During my studies, I met representatives of different religions and cultures, with whom I improved my ability to observe and get to know people. As a future sociologist, it is important to know human character and nature and to know how to observe them. In addition, I took a Media Education course, where I learned to distinguish misinformation from information.
4. What will you miss the most?
What I will miss the most is the international environment, friends, travel and life full of adventures and challenges.
5. What are the advantages of participating in an exchange program? Why should a student participate in such a program?
The exchange program helps you improve your foreign language skills, travel, make friends from around the world, and most importantly, discover your abilities. Also, develop and deepen your knowledge at the international level.
6. Your recommendation to other students who wish to participate in the exchange program.
An exchange program is a chance for a new life with its challenges and adventures. You get more informal education than formal education at every step of this project. If you want to participate in an exchange program, then I can tell you that a life full of diversity awaits you, a life that makes you more independent and confident.
7. Complete the sentence: If it weren't for this exchange program...
If it wasn't for this exchange program, I wouldn't have discovered the skills I need to live independently, I wouldn't have made foreign friends, and I wouldn't have made the best memories with them.
8. Would you add something?
Unforgettable memories, European education, challenges, this is all that the exchange program offers. Thanks to all this, every day we develop and grow in the footsteps of our own abilities.