"Chronicles of an Erasmus Mundus Student" is a series of blog entrieshighlighting the experiences of graduate students in the European Higher Education Masters Program. This joint-degree program is unique
as the students study at three Universities (University of Oslo,
University of Aveiro University of Tampere).
Who:
All HEEM students.
What:
Write a blog entry (with video/pictures) about your experience as an
Erasmus Mundus scholar. Videos highly encouraged (meaning you will
have a better chance to win the 100€ )! Throughout the competition,
entries will be posted to Hedda's website and on the Hedda blog.
How:
Your blog entry should be from 200-500 words, no more than 5 photos and video is limited to 3 minutes. The video will be shown on Hedda's YouTube area, therefore we can only accepts video files from most digital cameras, camcorders, and cell phones in the .WMV, .AVI, .MOV, and .MPG file formats. If you need additional help with video editing and/or questions regarding formats, read more ...
To submit your blog entry, send text in Word format and attach photos and video to:
Jennifer Olson
jennifer.olson@ped.uio.no
When:
Competition begins: June 4th, 2007
Deadline to submit, August 1st, 2007
Winner announced: Week 35
Prize:
100 euro (cash prize!)
Blog topic suggestions:
-Reflections on your first year as an EM scholar
-Most interesting experience in Finland/Norway/Portugal
-The highlight(s) of this year
-Your favorite things about Tampere, Aveiro or Oslo
-Strangest experience in Finland/Norway/Portugal
-Funny/most embarrassing moment in Finland/Norway
-A day in the life of a HEEM student
-Cultural lessons learned throughout the year
-Compare experience in Norway, Finland and Portugal
-Culture shock moments
-Most shocking thing about Finnish/Norwegian/Portuguese culture
-Most fascinating thing about living in Finland/Norway/Portugal
-How you have changed over the year
-Compare your life back home to the life you have now
-Thesis experiences
Judges:
Hedda students in Oslo will select the winner late August, 2007.
Criteria to win:
-Most original & interesting entry
-Most creative entry
-Best representation of student life
-Humorous entries are encouraged
-Best photos and/or video
Help?
If you have any questions regarding the competition or how to make video, please contact Leasa Weimer.