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Katja Kurochkina and Mark Dennis

Alumni couple Katja and Mark fell in love in University of Lapland and are now living together in Germany. Since graduating from ULapand they have both made an incredible career in Europe. Their advice for all the students is not to let fear or common sense stop you.

Gergana Alekova, Belgium

When Belgium girl Gigi heard about the place with the Northern Lights and husky safaris, she had no doubts on leaving her home and study there. She never regret it and today she calls it “home away from home”. Recently she became an International Student Ambassador at University of Lapland.

Nhất Ngọc Trịnh, Vietnam

Read about our new International Student Ambassador Nhất’s crazy ice swimming experience, his special nickname Cookie, and how escaping from a big city to Lapland brought peace to his life.

Beatrice Lima, Brazil

You have a chance to have a good education while you are living a very nice experience - Beatrice Lima from Brazil, our new International Student Ambassador, talks about her studies in Lapland, about being out of her comfort zone and finding the snow to be magical.

Thao Trinh Phuong, Vietnam

Thao Trinh Phuong from Vietnam, a degree student of International and Comparative Law, learned how to ski, how to get lost and how to find her way again in Lapland. Read more on how the Arctic light felt right for our dear Thao.

Shari-Michelle Noss, Germany

Shari Noss came to Finland as a stranger and visited the North Cape with another one. In a jumble of people from all around the world she encountered challenges, reindeer wandering the hills and learned that it’s no joke that Finns, they sure love karaoke.

Yingke Yu, China

In the winter skies of Lapland something was moving, shining and exploding. Let Yingke Yu, management and administration student from Beijing, China, tell you how he met a luminous celebrity in the twilight of Lapland.

Tess van den Brink, Netherlands

How did Dutch city girl Tess van den Brink, a Master’s degree student in the Tourism, Culture and International Management programme, end up moving to Lapland? She may still be wearing clogs, but next year she’ll have some big boots to fill as an international tutor.

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