How do you know when it’s the right time to go? In this episode, Rong interviews Elle (a second-year master’s student in Printmaking at the Academy of Fine Arts) about her student exchange experience in Tromsø, Norway. Blog post on exchange studies by Elle: Differences and Similarities Between Studying in Norway vs. Finland Bus from Finland to Norway: Eskelisen Lapin Linjat Timestamps (0:43) – Self-introduction (1:06) – What was the application process like? (2:34) – What is your practice about, and how does it relate to your exchange? (6:24) – Have you ever changed your study area within the academy? (7:09) – How did you know it was the right time to go? (11:13) – What changed the most in your practice after the exchange? (13:30) – If you compare Tromsø and Helsinki, what’s the biggest difference in your opinion? (15:40) – By going to Norway, did it break your idealization of how the North should be? (19:54) – How do you travel to Norway from Finland? (24:23) – What are the courses like in Tromsø? How do they differ from KuvA? (27:54) – Accessing courses at other universities (JOO study right) (31:02) – After your exchange, what do you think it brought you the most—both as a person and as an artist?  

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