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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Interview at Ericsson – Commentary
Ericsson is no doubt one of the dream companies to work for regarding telecommunications. As I posted before here http://www.kth.se/blogs/makarios/2012/01/the-artist-at-ericsson-studio/, I interviewed Kristoffer, an Employer Brand Specialist at Ericsson to ask him about Ericsson, recruitment matters at Ericsson and its … Continue reading
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Tagged career, ericsson, international student, interview, KTH, sweden, work in sweden
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Scholarships: Getting one
Interested in a scholarship at KTH and looked up a good one? Now, is the time for you to pursue that one and get it! Make sure that the scholarship offers the ones that you’re looking for though (what they … Continue reading
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Tagged international student, KTH, master degree, planning your study, scholarship, university of preference
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Happy Birthday Little Princess!
Today is one of the special days in Sweden. My regular online newspaper the www.thelocal.se and www.stockholmnews.com as well as twitter are all over it. What’s so special about this day? The crown princess Victoria gave birth to a new … Continue reading
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KTH 101: Food
It’s Fat Tuesday today, the last Tuesday before Ash Wednesday where the ritual fasting of the Lenten season begins. It’s celebrated in many parts of the world, including in Sweden with the Swedish traditional food called semla (or “semlor” in … Continue reading
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Tagged food, international student, KTH, kth facility, new student, semla, swedish culture
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Dare to Fall 2: Skiing
Remember the post about dare to fall here where I taught my friend how to ice skate? Today was my time to be taught how to ski at Hammarsbybacken, a hill in Stockholm. My friend, also an exchange student at KTH, … Continue reading
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Tagged hammarsby backen, international student, outdoor event, ski, Stockholm, student activity, sweden, winter
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Scholarships: Looking for a Scholarship
As I posted before in http://www.kth.se/blogs/makarios/2012/01/planning-your-study-2, financial matters is a major factor in deciding your studies and scholarship can be a great solution for getting into your studies. I am making a short series on scholarships starting with this one, … Continue reading
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Tagged financial matters, international student, KTH, master degree, planning your study, scholarship, sweden
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Happy VaLABtine day!
It’s Valentine’s day today so Happy Valentine’s Day! Hopefully you did something special to someone you love today. At this same day, I did my fiber optical communication lab. Going to the lab is quite exciting here, since we can … Continue reading
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Tagged KTH, kth kista campus, laboratory, Stockholm, sweden, swedish culture
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Frozen Lakes: A Place for Everyone
Winter is my favorite season and ice skating is currently my favorite sport. Sweden is one of the best places to do these kinds of activities! This weekend I explored the frozen lakes of Stockholm. The temperature was low enough … Continue reading
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Tagged frozen lakes in stockholm, ice skating, liljeholmen, norrviken, outdoor event, Stockholm, student activity, sweden, swedish culture, trekanten, winter
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The Swedish Exceptionalism?
Yesterday was Thursday which meant the regular lecture on Swedish Culture and Society. The topic was about “Sweden vs. the USA”. The lecturer explained us about how the USA works and how Sweden works in its visions and history of … Continue reading
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Tagged international student, KTH, kth main campus, studying, swedish culture, swedish history, swedish society
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KTH 101: Computer Rooms
“Let’s meet up at the Lord of The Rings Building,” texted a friend of mine in order to meet up for doing a project a few weeks ago. It turned out later, that he called it like that since the … Continue reading
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Tagged computer rooms, KTH, kth facility, kth kista campus, kth main campus, studying
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