Take a look the Erasmus+ mobility experience stories during the “Erasmus Days 2024” week
This week, from October 14th to 19th, diverse events are taking place across Europe, including Latvia, as part of the #ErasmusDays 2024 initiative.
Over these six days, implementers of Erasmus+ projects and professional networks from various education sectors are celebrating the European mobility festival, organizing events to share the benefits of mobility, project outcomes, and experience stories.
RISEBA University of Business, Arts and Technology is also participating in this initiative, sharing Erasmus+ student experiences regarding the advantages, benefits, and challenges of exchange programs to inspire other students to utilize this opportunity. Erasmus+ experience stories are available on our social media under the hashtags #ErasmusPlus and #ErasmusDays.
Eva’s Experience Story in the Canary Islands
Eva Reinfelde
Spain, Tenerife, Puerto de la Cruz
“Public relations and Advertising Management” advertising management group, graduated in 2024 in summer
After study internship
I am Eva and I am currently on an Erasmus+ internship in Tenerife, Canary Islands, after completing my studies.
I chose to participate in the Erasmus+ internship because I not only love to travel and experience new cultures, but after my studies, I realized I wanted to gain inspiration before starting a serious professional career. I wanted to see how to communicate in a completely different environment, with people of different mentalities, perspectives, and daily routines. Before starting to build something of my own, I wanted to expand my comfort zone and broaden my horizons.
The most striking impression is the people – everyone is smiling, no one seems to be in a rush, everyone greets each other, even strangers on the street, everyone is open and ready to engage and participate. The second thing is cockroaches. If Latvia has mosquitoes, here there are cockroaches.
My recommendation is to take advantage of the opportunity offered by Europe to go on internships, to take a break after studies and before a professional career. It serves as both relaxation and expansion of comfort zones before the next phase of life.
Lauras Double degree exchange experience story.
My name is Laura Dauginoviča and during my Erasmus+ exchange I went abroad to study in KEDGE business school in France, Bordeaux. The period of my mobility was from August 2021 until May 2022.
The reason why I chose to participate in an Erasmus+ exchange programme is because ever since I knew that I wanted to study abroad for some time, it has always been a dream of mine. I started to study in RISEBA university, and I knew about such great opportunity as Erasmus+, and that during my Bachelor’s studies I will for sure aim to go on a Erasmus+. I knew I wanted to experience something more, change the environment where I study, where I live, the culture I experience, it was only a matter of time, but it was always an aim for me to be there, and I claimed it.
During my Erasmus+, I can only say the best things about the sending and receiving institution. I am beyond satisfied of the organization, the help provided to me before, during and after my exchange programme from both universities. There was always someone helping me from either side to resolve any issues I experienced. Both universities helped me a lot during the whole organization process to prepare for the exchange programme, during it and then the whole documentation process afterwards. The staff was beyond helpful from both sides.
The personal benefits of course were that I had such an amazing opportunity to live in France for almost a year, study in a prestige business school, work in teams in the most multicultural study environment, I had ever experienced. It was a lifechanging experience, beneficial. Another personal gain is that I could enhance my French skills, visit some of most beautiful cities and sites in France, and overall have one of the greatest study years in my life. France is different each day, it’s a great country and the culture, the environment was different from Latvia, it was an interesting experience, and with time, I also seemed to fit in there. It was different but in a good way, I really like it there.
The practical advices I would give to those students who consider going on Erasmus+ exchange program is firstly, to not be afraid to go there, even alone, because I was also going on my Erasmus+ completely alone. That is the first thing, because you cannot be afraid to do it if you are afraid only because you are going alone, you cannot rob yourself from such amazing opportunity and experience. You have to go, it is time! Take that step!
