{"id":617,"date":"2020-10-05T09:49:05","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T06:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.hanken.fi\/nordicbrilliance\/?p=617"},"modified":"2020-10-05T09:49:05","modified_gmt":"2020-10-05T06:49:05","slug":"summer-courses-at-hanken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.hanken.fi\/nordicbrilliance\/2020\/10\/05\/summer-courses-at-hanken\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer courses at Hanken"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Time flies, and here we are in a month from summer already, so it\u2019s a good time to reflect on the departed vacation. As Reetuparna mentioned in her post on the internship in Helsinki, students indeed have various activities to choose from during the summertime. Since in my previous university summer courses weren\u2019t a common practice and I did only internships during vacations before, this year I had the first experience of studying in summer.  Even though Hanken always had been offering summer classes, this time a curriculum was complemented with numerous additional online courses due to special conditions and closed boarders. Thus, students being in any country could start their thesis in frames of summer Research Seminar, learn a new programming language, deepen knowledge on management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"473\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.hanken.fi\/nordicbrilliance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/10\/1-blog_Anastasiia-473x1024.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"618\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.hanken.fi\/nordicbrilliance\/?attachment_id=618\" class=\"wp-image-618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.hanken.fi\/nordicbrilliance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/10\/1-blog_Anastasiia-473x1024.png 473w, https:\/\/blogs.hanken.fi\/nordicbrilliance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/10\/1-blog_Anastasiia-139x300.png 139w, https:\/\/blogs.hanken.fi\/nordicbrilliance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/10\/1-blog_Anastasiia.png 591w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"473\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.hanken.fi\/nordicbrilliance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/10\/2-blog-Anastasiia-473x1024.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"619\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.hanken.fi\/nordicbrilliance\/?attachment_id=619\" class=\"wp-image-619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.hanken.fi\/nordicbrilliance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/10\/2-blog-Anastasiia-473x1024.png 473w, https:\/\/blogs.hanken.fi\/nordicbrilliance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/10\/2-blog-Anastasiia-139x300.png 139w, https:\/\/blogs.hanken.fi\/nordicbrilliance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/10\/2-blog-Anastasiia.png 591w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Besides,\nHanken\u2019s summer podcast was launched with researchers\u2019 and professionals\u2019 talks\non entrepreneurship, innovativeness and current challenges in life and business,\nand I liked this format very much! ? It was convenient to\nlisten while drinking coffee or riding a bike since episodes were\nsimultaneously informative and short. You can find something interesting for\nyou here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hanken.fi\/en\/news\/hankens-summer-podcast-talks-about-economy-life-and-time-around-corona-pandemic\">https:\/\/www.hanken.fi\/en\/news\/hankens-summer-podcast-talks-about-economy-life-and-time-around-corona-pandemic<\/a>\n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This summer I decided to combine the internship and several courses, which eventually complemented each other very well, so I still had time to enjoy the hot days and have fun.  I was an intern in the Marketing Department in the legal consultancy firm, and this experience appeared to be something really special! I did it partially in the office, and partially remotely. Look what a beautiful terrace we had at Helsinki office!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.hanken.fi\/nordicbrilliance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/10\/3-blog-Anastasiia-768x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.hanken.fi\/nordicbrilliance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/10\/3-blog-Anastasiia-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.hanken.fi\/nordicbrilliance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/10\/3-blog-Anastasiia-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/blogs.hanken.fi\/nordicbrilliance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/10\/3-blog-Anastasiia.png 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By the way, at Hanken you can also get from 5 to 10 credits for your internship, depending on its duration. All you need is to write a report on implemented practical tasks and analyze their connection with known theory.  As for the summer studies, firstly I took the Excel course to refresh in memory useful shortcuts and formulas and learn some new features since we used this program on an everyday basis during the internship. In the company, I had to process a large amount of data and optimize massive tables, so my productivity noticeably increased due to additional practice. This course was taken completely online, so I could be wherever I want \u2013 even in the forest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"785\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.hanken.fi\/nordicbrilliance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/10\/4-blog-Anastasiia-785x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.hanken.fi\/nordicbrilliance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/10\/4-blog-Anastasiia-785x1024.png 785w, https:\/\/blogs.hanken.fi\/nordicbrilliance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/10\/4-blog-Anastasiia-230x300.png 230w, https:\/\/blogs.hanken.fi\/nordicbrilliance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/10\/4-blog-Anastasiia-768x1002.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.hanken.fi\/nordicbrilliance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/10\/4-blog-Anastasiia.png 841w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 785px) 100vw, 785px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After that, I took the course\non Consumer Psychology, just because of my interest in this field. This course\nwas a hybrid one, so students could join the lectures both online and offline\nat Hanken class or watch the lectures as records. For me, that was a very\nunusual format, because at most of the lectures I was the only one student\npresenting physically, and all the rest students were joining online. I also\ncould choose to stay at home or in the office, but I still prefer live\ncommunication over the digital one, so it was a pleasure to ask questions and\nshare some thoughts with the professor in person. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the distances and\nnovel format (you can read more about it here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hanken.fi\/en\/news\/teachers-hanken-develop-innovative-teaching-methods\">https:\/\/www.hanken.fi\/en\/news\/teachers-hanken-develop-innovative-teaching-methods<\/a>), active communication\nand exchanging experiences among course participants were provided through\nchat, forum and video-connection, therefore this course was very intensive and\ninsightful! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Me in the empty class <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.hanken.fi\/nordicbrilliance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/10\/5-blog-Anastasiia-1024x770.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.hanken.fi\/nordicbrilliance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/10\/5-blog-Anastasiia-1024x770.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.hanken.fi\/nordicbrilliance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/10\/5-blog-Anastasiia-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.hanken.fi\/nordicbrilliance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/10\/5-blog-Anastasiia-768x577.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.hanken.fi\/nordicbrilliance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/10\/5-blog-Anastasiia.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Looking back, I can say that this summer was\ndefinitely special and I\u2019m very glad that students had an opportunity not only\nto choose from a wide range of summer courses at Hanken but also to study in a\nsafe and innovative way. If you want to learn something new all the time,\nsummer courses are a great option, enabling you to mix business and pleasure\nduring your vacation ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have any questions about Hanken or Finland,\nfeel free to text me here: <a href=\"mailto:anastasiia.strokova@student.hanken.fi\">anastasiia.strokova@student.hanken.fi<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Enjoy the golden autumn! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Time flies, and here we are in a month from summer already, so it\u2019s a good time to reflect on the departed vacation. As Reetuparna mentioned in her post on the internship in Helsinki, students indeed have various activities to choose from during the summertime. Since in my previous university summer courses weren\u2019t a common &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.hanken.fi\/nordicbrilliance\/2020\/10\/05\/summer-courses-at-hanken\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Summer courses at Hanken&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[9,10,20,21],"class_list":["post-617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nb-blog","tag-hanken","tag-hankenshoolofeconomics","tag-internationalstudent","tag-marketing","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.hanken.fi\/nordicbrilliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.hanken.fi\/nordicbrilliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.hanken.fi\/nordicbrilliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.hanken.fi\/nordicbrilliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.hanken.fi\/nordicbrilliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=617"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.hanken.fi\/nordicbrilliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/617\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":623,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.hanken.fi\/nordicbrilliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/617\/revisions\/623"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.hanken.fi\/nordicbrilliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.hanken.fi\/nordicbrilliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.hanken.fi\/nordicbrilliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}