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?