Are you planning to go on an IAESTE internship and don't know what to expect from the country of your choosing? In the list below, you can read about the experience of Czech students who have already been on an internship in that country.
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Students’ experience
Japan, Tokyo-hachioji city
(Eliška Lukšíková , MENDELU)
Surroundings the location: Tokyo is gigant and there is lot to see. I personaly just took train and got of at random spot and took a walk except few exceptions. Definitely go to maneki-neko shirne and to towns near tokyo. Visit the botanical garden, and chery garden, mountains in area. The natural park is super pretty and coast is amazing. Dont forget to check chiba predecture before you leave. Its worth the visist.
China - Hong Kong, Hong Kong
(Kateřina Kameníková, IAESTE UK Praha)
About employer: I was employed at the Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. The university campus was large, but still considered one of the smallest (in China), so it was easy to get around on foot. There were also several restaurants and canteens at the university, so I could try different dishes for lunch every day.
Belgium, Ghent
(Jana Kolenovská , Palacky University Olomouc)
Work description: I worked as a part of the microbiology team within the research and development department. This team focuses on improving seed coatings for soybeans that contain beneficial symbiotic bacteria. My main task was to identify mutations present in different bacterial strains and investigate how these mutations affect plant growth. Most of my work involved extracting DNA from bacterial cells and using ...
Austria, Brno
(Patrik Pešl, Brno University of Technology)
Benefits of the internship: I learned how the building of CNN and its predictions works. I had no experience with python until now, but I think that I learned some basics. As I will be doing my bachelors thesis on the same topic I would say that this internship was very very beneficial!
Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
(Kateřina Kubáková, UCT Prague)
Local food specialties: There was an option to buy food at a supermarket, although it's not very common. Instead, you can find many local food sellers on the streets, and there are several good canteens with local food at MUHAS - you will try ugali, nyama choma and lot of grilled meet and rice.
Belgium, Gent
(Lubna Hossain Lia, UCT Prague)
Sport and culture: I haven't notice any sports activity rather than kayaking. And the culture was pretty normal for me. Cycling is very common and convenient to all.
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