PhD studies Archives - Student Life at the University of Turku

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Author Selcen Erten in the University library

Are you someone who thinks that Finnish is impossibly hard to learn? Are you someone who hesitates to study this beautiful language? Or are you just someone who likes reading about languages? Check out the blog to see the fun aspects and tools which make Finnish an easy language to learn.

Elmira Jahanshah Rad is a doctoral researcher in Materials Physics. Read about Elmira’s Ph.D. journey from start, struggles, to success.

One of the current UTUGS candidates, Mahdi Moghaddam, moved to Finland to pursue a PhD in the field of electrochemistry. We sat down with Mahdi to find out what got him interested in his field of research, what is PhD student life at the University of Turku like for him and what kind of things he likes to do when he is not conducting experiments in labs.

You don’t know what Christmas is unless you visit Finland! Dive into the Christmas spirit with Olha Nikolaienko’s post about Finland as a Christmas destination.

Obada Alzqhool is a doctoral candidate at the University of Turku.

International doctoral candidate Obada Alzghool answers our questions about his experiences as a researcher at the University of Turku.

Kalypso Filippou is originally from Cyprus and has spent the past 7 years studying and working at the University of…

This time you get the story of siblings Ali and Alaa Benkherouf in Bahasa. Original article in English (Siblings pursuing…

Nonmanut Pongsakdi, Education and Learning

Researcher Nonmanut Pongsakdi talks about her experience in studying a master’s in Education and Learning, doing a Ph.D. and now postdoc.

Siblings Ali and Alaa Benkherouf from Algeria have decided to pursue their academic careers in Finland, at the University of Turku.

Mama mia, sono in Italia! My EC2U adventur-a at the University of Pavia!

Learning Finnish as a foreign language – can it be easier than you think?

Inspired by Materials Physics – interview with doctoral researcher Elmira Jahanshah Rad

The PhD experience: delving into doctoral studies with Mahdi Moghaddam

Feel the true spirit of Christmas!

From Master’s degree studies to a career in research – Interview with doctoral candidate Obada Alzghool

When plans change – how 2 years in Turku turned into 7 (and counting…)

Dua bersaudara mengejar mimpi di Finlandia

Nonmanut Pongsakdi about her time in Finland as an international student and researcher

Siblings pursuing their academic careers at the University of Turku