By TREVOR KENNEY
International exchange student Radek Eryk Bachorz might not yet know where he’s going to end up, but it’s safe to say it’ll be an interesting ride getting there.
The 26-year-old native of Poland is completing his fourth year of study at the U of L, turning what was initially a one-year exchange opportunity into an entirely new life with no apparent boundaries.
By STACY SEGUIN
On Mar. 11, 2011, the world watched in horror as Japan was rocked by a massive earthquake followed by a crushing tsunami that left behind a mass of death, destruction and devastation. Stirred by human compassion, many people want to help during such tragedies but often don’t know how – so they wait for someone to take the lead. For Mieko Okutomi, a University of Lethbridge student with family in Japan – waiting was not an option.
By TREVOR KENNEY
A Wikipedia search led Danish student Stine Hansen to the University of Lethbridge’s web door, but it was the personal attention she received thereafter that brought her to campus.
Hansen is in her fourth year, thriving as an international student with her eyes set on completing a degree in urban and regional studies. Now an ambassador for the U of L experience, she’s a far greater resource than any Wikipedia link.
By NATASHA EVDOKIMOFF
The world of finance isn’t typically considered to be a humanitarian field. When it comes to dollars and cents, things tend to be cut and dried – particularly in corporate circles where the bottom line reigns supreme.
By TREVOR KENNEY
When Justin Lukach talks about the last three years of his life, it’s in the context of a voyage of self-discovery, experimentation, establishing friendships, testing boundaries and experiencing different cultures. It sounds a lot like university life, but in his instance, it was education to the extreme.
By JANA DEWAAL
Christmas, like many other holidays, can be a difficult time for international students to be away from family and friends. With events like the annual International Christmas Dinner, the International Centre for Students (ICS) helps ease that feeling of isolation, all the while introducing international students to Canadian customs and traditions.
By JANA DEWAAL
For many Canadians, it is hard to imagine living in a country populated as densely as India. Home to 1.19 billion people, India supports over 15 per cent of the world’s population, while only occupying 2.4 per cent of the world’s land mass. Not only is this a huge population that is increasing daily, but also with an average age of 25 years, it’s a population in need of education. That’s where the University of Lethbridge just might be able to help.
By ERICA LIND
For many people, the opportunity to study in another country is the opportunity of a lifetime. It can also prove to be very expensive, and many students do not have the resources to study abroad. For one group of students from South America, a new scholarship has made this opportunity possible.
A unique opportunity to learn the Arabic language is being offered this fall by the U of L’s International Centre for Students.
Spoken Arabic, a free, non-credit course, is open to all students, staff and faculty and will be offered on Wednesday evenings from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. beginning Sept. 22 and running through Nov. 17.
By ERICA LIND
Undertaking a master’s degree can be daunting for anyone. Not only does it involve extensive research, it requires a great deal of writing – something that’s a challenge for many students. Now try doing it in another language.
