Erasmus+ is not only about the knowledge you will get at the university. It's like living a short, but completely different life in the middle of your full life. Everything has changed - the classes in which I study, my bed, which I used to sleep on, and the store closest to home.

  This is the same "clean sheet", although temporary - a new country, city, teachers, and people around. The opportunity to take, and start doing everything the way you now think is right. See yourself differently.

Erasmus+ is a space for students who want to try. Search for something new, and review your existing knowledge. For those who value experience.

These are acquaintances, many acquaintances. This is communication and cooperation. Not only with foreign students who also take part in the exchange - we communicated a lot with those who came to Poland to get an education from the first year receiving a diploma. From these students I could find solace when I was afraid of taking exams, or getting advice - they had already passed the subject. It is to find your soul mate - a person with whom you perfectly match your interests and aspirations. This is a feeling of childish comfort, freedom, and adult responsibility at the same time.

It is to feel how strong you have become and how many open doors are around you. Your sense of strength grows as soon as you try something new, unknown, and a little scary. After Erasmus, I consider other offers with greater enthusiasm and confidence – internships, conferences, and summer schools.

This period was full of joys and difficulties but left a pleasant aftertaste. I learned a lot, during the classes I took notes which I will use in the future. My specialty is veterinary medicine, it is difficult but exciting. Wrocław University of Natural Sciences impressed me with it is scale. There is a stable with a large number of farm animals - horses, cows, goats, and sheep, and territory with dogs that are bred and trained specifically for classes with students - patient and cute beagles, and a large clinic at the university, where appointments are conducted by narrow specialists - part of the classes took place in the offices of dermatology, cardiology, ultrasound diagnostics, etc.

On October 19, 2022 (starting at 14 pm) a tripartite meeting was held at ZOOM with the participation of:

• Claire Axel-Berg - International Consultant and Lawyer for Higher Education representatives of Cormack Consultancy Group (Edinburgh, UK),
• Nina Davies – Director of International and Strategic Engagement of  Royal Veterinary College  (London, UK),           
• Imelda McGonnell – Vice Principal Students,                     
• Michele Milner – Director of Learning and Wellbeing,                    
• John Fishwick – Senior Lecturer and Course Director,
• Oksana Palych - head of the international relation department of Stepan Gzhytskyi National University of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnologies of Lviv
• Ihor Turko – first vice-rector,
• Ihor Dvyliuk - vice rector for education,    
• Yuri Stronskyi - dean of the veterinary faculty,   
• Mykhailo Podoliak - course manager and head of foreign language department,
• Khrystyna Kalyta - students relation   

   This summer I had a great opportunity to participate in the Summer School at the Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences. This experience cannot be described in words. I was fortunate to listen to many interesting lectures and learn new information in practice by attending on-campus workshops. The school lasted two weeks, and this time passed imperceptibly. Also, many interesting events were organized for us, during which was a brilliant chance to get to know other participants of the program better and to communicate with interesting people. The program was well planned, with the possibility of combining the pleasant with the useful.

   Before becoming a participant of the Summer School, it was necessary to pass a selection. It consisted of two stages. The first stage is filling out a questionnaire, in which you need to indicate the animals you would like to work with (cats and dogs, or horses), the second is an online interview. Since I chose small animals, the Summer School program offered to familiarize myself with three specialties, namely cardiology, oncology and reproduction. During the first week, we participated in online lectures. They were conducted by teachers from universities in Poland, Italy, Austria, Romania and France. It was incredibly interesting to hear about new research in science from different countries of the world. We managed to glean a lot of interesting information about veterinary medicine!

On June 30, 2022 (starting at 12 pm) a tripartite meeting was held at ZOOM (https://consultcormack.zoom.us/j/86221879785?pwd=5WeSVky0Btj0xy6mdYfpg7w09ubCj6.1&from=addon) with the participation of representatives of Cormack Consultancy Group (Edinburgh, UK) Gintaras Steponavicius, Director (CEE +) and Oksana Vavrenchuk, Executive Assistant, Director the Department of Access, Director of RVC Access and International Engagement (London, UK) Nina Davis and the Head of the International Relations Department of our University Oksana Palych.