Foreign students discussed why it makes sense to go out into the world for experience

On Wednesday afternoon, the sharing of experiences from studying social work at FHSS, examples of good practice and authentic experiences from studying, training, and stays abroad filled lecture hall B. Current exchange students at our faculty and one of our students who joined online from Canada presented their experiences. The presentations took place as part of the ICM Erasmus+ programme, an international credit mobility project at the Institute of Social and Special-paedagogical Sciences.

"The goal of this event is to receive feedback from foreign students and our student abroad, as well as to motivate our other social work students to travel to these partner foreign universities," explained Assoc. Prof. PhDr Adéla Mojžíšová, PhD, from the Institute of Social and Special-paedagogical Sciences, who organised the programme.

She added that this winter semester, thanks to the ICM project, there are four students from Bosnia and Herzegovina and one from Albania at the Institute of Social and Special-paedagogical Sciences. There is also one student from FHSS in Canada. The ICM project lasts until June 2023.

Prof. Dr Friedo Zölzer, DSc., Vice-Dean for Foreign Affairs at FHSS, spoke to the participants. The exchange students then talked about their professional and personal experiences in the Czech Republic. They informed our students about how social work was studied in their country, and it was interesting to compare different systems.

The following students participated:

Cvijanović Davor, Bosnia and Herzegovina, University of Sarajevo

Omerbegović Alma, Bosnia and Herzegovina, University of Sarajevo

Šorlija Nahla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, University of Sarajevo

Demir Aldino, Bosnia and Herzegovina, University of Sarajevo

Kateřina Jiskrov, Social Work BA Study Programme at FHSS

Gjonaj Adrian, Albania, Barleti University

Students can find more information at usblife.cz (e.g., exchange students' blogs).