GSE EXAM

I just came home from my first examination in Sweden. It was about important factors and risks of outsourcing of SE tasks. It was funny to compare the exam rules to that of Austria. Here this process is a very formal one - you have to show your ID card two times, an every table there is a instruction paper, etc.
I think I have done a good job and now I concentrate on studying for the Wednesday exam on advanced software project management :(

TRIP TO POLAND - THE RETURN

This morning we came back from a very long trip to poland (1 night, 1 day, 1 night) ;)

We were in the Gdinia, Sopor and Gdansk. It was a nice trip but I was wondering about the poornes of some of the habitants but I plan to come back to Gdansk because it has such a nice old town.

The pictures of the trip you can find here.

Größere Kartenansicht

BODY LANGUAGE

Today we had two interessting hours organized from the international office. It was about body language - how the swedish people communication thru their gesture and mimic. But the whole thing tended more and more into the direction of a discussion on different cultures which was very interessting. We all acted some situations about our lifes in our home countries like how we greet in the different situations, etc.

I hope to get some nice pictures of today to share them with you.

LECTURE NOTES - EN1115

Here you can find a link to the lecture notes of todays academical writing session.

ADVERTISEMENT FOR KARLSKRONA

Yesterday at the erasmus meeting we were shown a nice advertisement video of the telecom city Karlskrona and also the BTH - Karlskrona is one of the three placed were the BTH is located.




Locations of the BTH:


Größere Kartenansicht

BLEKINGE MUSEUM

So, now I've finished my course selection. The courses which I've choosen for the winter semester 08/09 are the following:

• Global Software Engineering (PA2411)
• Advanced Project Management (PA2414)
• Software Quality Management (PA2408)
• Software Productline Architecture (PA2410)
• Swedish for exchange students (already done)

I also managed the problem about the injection for my pollen imunization. The very friendly nurse at the BTH Ronneby will make an appointment with a doctor who can give me the injection. I am fascinated how friendly and helpful all the people are.
After that I went to Karlskrona with the train. There I visited the Blekinge museum, which was nice but not very dazzling:

Finally I delivered the filled form for the swedish resident permit. Hopefully I will get the permit :)

The other pictures from the day you can find here.

CRAYFISH PARTY

Yesterday evening we had the last event organized by Lina. She was responisble for all the trips and events we had during the three weeks of the EICL language course. Lina did a real great job and so we had a crayfish party at the clubhouse of the rowing club in Karlskrona.

I haven't eaten lobster before. But if you don't look him into the eyes, it's a very delicious meal.

From the club house we had an amazing view to the seaside:

LUNCH WITH THE EICL COURSE

Yesterday we had a traditional Swedish lunch organized by the teachers of the EICL language course. It consists of different kinds of bread like crispbread, many different juices and kaviar out of the tube:

NEWBIE RITUAL

Today I have seen a great ritual for the first semester students. Unfortunately the exchange students weren't "invited" to it :)

They had to dance and make a human snake and such things:

Some pictures of the event.

FIRST VISIT AT THE BTH - RONNEBY

Today I have visited the campus at Ronneby for the first time. We had a guidance thru the buildings organized by the student union. I think they are really great guys, having a lot of fun. After the tour the rector explained us the study program and we recognized that the explanation was only for the starter students and not for the international students. So we had a boring one hour presentation in Swedish :)

The student union also organized a subsequent tour to Karlskrona where a Swedish gangster raper is going to give a conzert. As the weater isn't very nice today, I have decided to stay at home and study the Swedish stuff for the mondays examination.