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There are two approaches to life \u2013 you can follow the crowd and rely on fate, or you can get the upper hand and change the situation yourself, regardless of the environmental context. Alyona Sultanova has chosen the second path and she has something to share with us.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In March 2020, Alyona made a decision to enter a university in Slovenia. Together with 2TM, she chose study programmes of interest and prepared documents for admission. Alyona participated in our language courses. In October 2020, she received a residence permit and came to Slovenia. Now, she has safely started the academic process. The move to Slovenia and the beginning of studies fell to Alyona as well as to many other students at a difficult time \u2013 closed borders, constantly changing requirements for entering countries, the need for medical analyses and additional documents due to the pandemic. In an interview for our website, Alyona shared her impressions of this situation, the beginning of her studies and life in a new country.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a9\u00a0Alyona Sultanova, a Student with the Faculty of Business Systems Management<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Alyona, why have you decided to choose this particular programme in this particular country? How have you come to know about Slovenia?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 I initially wanted to develop my career as a manager. Earlier in Russia, I received a secondary vocational education as a financier, after which I wanted to study economics and business in more depth. To be honest, I discovered Slovenia quite by accident. I was considering Europe, of course, comparing different countries according to the price criterion. Slovenia seemed to be the most favourable country because it is safe, the prices are not too high and nature is amazing, which is of great importance to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 How long have you been in Slovenia?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 I arrived here on 16 October 2020, quite recently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 This begs the question of whether you had any difficulties with documents and border crossing in the light of the current pandemic situation.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Oh, I just had a bunch of difficulties with the documents because, due to the pandemic, all institutions in Russia were closed, the deadlines were extended\u2026 I want to warn you right away, if you need an apostille for documents, try to apply for it as soon as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, there were no problems at all with crossing the border \u2013 for two reasons mainly. Firstly, I received a residence permit and only then flew to Slovenia. Secondly, I had all documents for admission to the university. I also passed a coronavirus test and received an international certificate demonstrating a negative result. Although no one has ever checked my certificate \u2013 apparently, at the moment, students can enter Slovenia without a certificate, and there is no need to follow the quarantine restrictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Did you attend language courses before starting your studies? What advice can you give to future students in terms of language learning?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Yes, I attended distance courses of the Slovenian language with Professor\u00a0Nastja Rado\u0161. I would like to tell you more about this amazing person because she is just a wonderful teacher. If you want to travel to Slovenia and are wondering how to learn the language, then I highly recommend Nastja. During such linguistic courses, students are often treated as people who just need to be provided with some information and nothing more. Moreover, this information is often of a more theoretical nature (for example, in Russia, as a rule, a lot of theory is given while the practical aspect is scarce). The first thing that struck me during the courses was the study of practical phrases and sentences \u2013 how to ask for directions, how to tell about yourself, how to receive the necessary information in a shopping centre. This knowledge is currently of great help to us. I was also pleasantly surprised by what attention Nastja tries to pay to each student, what valuable advice she gives. Frankly speaking, many Slovenes are reserved people. Sometimes it may seem that they are unfriendly or cold but, in fact, most of them are very kind. Nastja convinces foreigners that in Slovenia, they will be helped and prompted if they have any question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 How is the academic process organised at your university and at your faculty \u2013 both in general and taking into account the coronavirus crisis?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 At my university, we are currently studying at online lectures, which I can attend directly or watch later in Moodle. I study part-time, so I have about 8 lectures in each subject, then some time to prepare for the exam, and the examination. Alma Mater is mainly attended by people who already have families, jobs, their own businesses and at the same time are in need of additional education. The university understands this, so we have a lot of private time for part-time jobs and the like. For example, my lectures in the first subject ended on 15 October and the exam is scheduled for 12 November. In the interval between these dates we have free time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Is it easy for you to study?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 I could not say that it is easy, since I have literally just arrived in Slovenia, and very soon I will take an exam in one of the most difficult subjects for every foreigner \u2013 commercial law. Since this is pure terminology, I must urgently learn the Slovenian language in order to pass the exam orally, can you imagine? True, when it was required to hand over a report for a seminar, they met me halfway, and I was able to hand it over in English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 What, in your opinion, are the advantages of Slovenian\/European universities?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 First of all, the advantage probably lies in the study of practical things \u2013 those that are guaranteed to be useful in the future in your profession or life in general. This is the first thing that I noticed during the short period of my studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 What are your impressions of Slovenia? How does it make you feel?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 I have not lived here long enough to fully answer this question but my first impression is quite positive. To be honest, I am pleasantly shocked by the kindness of the locals\u2026 and by the swans in Maribor (laughs \u2013 ed.<\/em>).When I arrived at the hotel ahead of time, they tried to settle me immediately, explained where all the attractions of Ljubljana were located (I first arrived in Ljubljana), provided with useful information about quarantine\u2026 I remember how they helped me check into the hostel although I also arrived very early, how at the checkout in the supermarket they let me go ahead because I had few products, or how we ate in the street with my friends and strangers wished us bon appetite\u2026 Such things are new to me but they make me feel good!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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