• Publishing Information
• Preface by Heiko Vogl
• Preface by Harrie Poulssen
• University College of Teacher Education Styria
• Alba Serra Ginestà, University of Barcelona, Spain, Mobility for Study, PHST - Incoming
• Alexandra Kresser, University of Karlstad, Sweden, Mobility for Study, PHST
• Bettina Jaindl, Saxion University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands, Mobility for Study, PHST
• Bianca Dobner, University of Huelva, Mobility for Study, PHSt
• Birgit Ehrenhöfer, University of Iceland, Iceland, Mobility for Study, PHST
• Chiara Cicchese Università degli Studi del Molise, Italy, Mobility for Study, PHSt - incoming
• Daniel Illmeier, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, Mobility for Study, PHST
• Daniel Rössler, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Mobility for Study, PHSt
• Elias Groß, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, Mobility for Study, PHST
• Johanna Rácz, University of West Hungary, Hungary, Mobility for Study, PHST - Incoming
• Julia Gamperl, Saxion University of Applied Sciences, Mobility for Study, NL/Hengelo
• Julia Lisa Grill, Örebro Univeristy, Sweden, Mobility for Study, PHST
• Katrin Auer, University of Zagreb, Croatia, Mobility for Study, PHST
• Kathrin Hoffelner, Miriam Krammer, Windesheim University, The Netherlands, Mobility for Study, PHST
• Kevin Winter, University of Barcelona, Spain, Mobility of Study, PHST
• Mara Forstenlechner, Örebro University, Sweden, Mobility for Study, PHST
• Michaela Schwarz, Saxion University of Applied Sciences, Mobility for Study, NL/Hengelo
• Michelle Goossens, Pädagogische Hochschule Steiermark, Austria, Mobility for Study, PHST - Incoming
• Nicole Skoberne, Katholieke Pabo Zwolle, The Netherlands, Mobility for Study, PHST
• Nicole Skoberne, Viktoria Mosbacher, Lisa Koller, Daniel Scharf und Jacob Stössl, Katholieke Pabo Zwolle, the Netherlands, Mobility for Study, PHST
• Nicole Zelzer, University of Huelva, Spain, Mobility for Study, PHSt
• Petra Schablas, University of Huelva, Spain, Mobility for Study, PHST
• Ramona Weiskopf, University of Iceland, Iceland, Mobility for Study, PHST
• Sabrina Noichl, University of Karlstad, Mobility for Study, PHST
• Sandra Schögler, krakow 05, Mobility for Study. PHST
• Stefanie Wonisch, Università degli Studi del Molise, Italy, Mobility for Study, PHST
• Theresa Außerlechner & Katharina Schüler, Odisee, Belgium, Mobility for Study, PHST
• Thomas Dzuban, University of Barcelona, Spain, Mobility for Study, PHSt
• Victoria Neubauer, University of Huelva, Spain, Mobility for Study, PHST
• Yuliya Pavlyuk, University of Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic, Mobility for Study, PHSt - Incoming
• Katholieke Pabo Zwolle
• KPZ International Office - General Information
• Adéla Faltýnková, Katholieke Pabo Zwolle, The Netherlands, Mobility for Study, University Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
• Alice Kucirkova, Katholieke pabo Zwolle, Neterland, Mobility for Study, UHK
• Ana Vila, Katholieke Pabo Zwolle, The Netherlands, Mobility for Study, University of Valencia, Spain
• Andrea Alborch Adam, Katholieke Pabo Zwolle, The Netherlands, Mobility for Study, University of Valencia, Spain
• Ane Diaz de Sarralde, Katholieke Pabo Zwolle, The Netherlands, Mobility for Study, BAM Bilbao Basque Country
• Annemiek Withaar, The international school of Cape Town, South-Africa, Mobility for Internship, KPZ
• Bart van Langen, KidsGear, Uganda, Mobility for Internship, KPZ
• Bert Thole; KPZ, Zwolle, Nawaraz, Nepal, Mobility for Study
• Carmen Saurín, Katholieke Pabo Zwolle, The Netherlands from Spain, Mobility for Study
• Danielle Smeding, Bal Prabhat School, Nepal, Mobility for Internship, KPZ
• Dinise Schimmel, Ascham School, Australië, Mobility for Internship, KPZ
• Eline Geschiere, Petrus Donderschool, Suriname, Mobility for Internship, KPZ
• Eline Koiter, Ascham school, Sydney, Mobility for Internship, KPZ
• Else van der Wal, University of Oulu, Finland, Mobility for Study, KPZ
• Emilie van Arendonk, Bal Prahat School, Nepal, Mobility for Internship, KPZ
• Esther Mekelenkamp, Mairehau Primary School, New-Zealand, Mobility for Internship, KPZ
• Femke Scholten, Petrusdonderschool, Suriname, Mobility for Internship, KPZ
• Geanne van de Belt, Kathedrale Koorschool Suriname, Mobility for Internship, KPZ
• Iris van Dijk, Sister Borgia elementary school, Sint-Maarten, Mobility for Internship, KPZ
• Karla Haandrikman, Fatima College, Aruba, Mobility for Internship, KPZ
• Kasper van den Hoorn, The International School of Cape Town, South-Africa, Mobility for Internship, KPZ
• Keimpe Wierstra, Mairehau Primary School, New-Zealand, Mobility for Internship, KPZ
• Kevin Ferwerda, Sisters Middle School, USA, Mobility for Internship, KPZ
• Laudy den Hollander, Ascham School, Australia, Mobility for Internship, KPZ.
• Leanne Peeters, Thi Lakin School, Malta, Mobility for Internship, KPZ
• Lorea Cubilledo, Katholieke Pabo Zwolle University, Netherlands. Mobility for Study, BAM Bilbao.
• Lynde Hans and Maaike Spijkerman, Linköpings University, Sweden, Mobility for Study, KPZ
• Marije Wolbink, Cheka School, Tanzania, Mobility for Internship, KPZ
• Marina Pérez Clemente, Katholieke PABO Zwolle, Mobility for Study, University of Valencia, Spain
• Marjolein Leemhuis, Ascham School, Australië, Mobility for Internship, KPZ
• Marloes Tutert, Sister Borgia School, Sint Martin, Mobility for Internship, KPZ
• Mark Weda, Sint-Petrusschool, Suriname, Mobility for Internship, KPZ
• Melissa Worst, Fatima College, Aruba, Mobility for Internship, KPZ
• Merel Tijink, University of Oulu, Finland, Mobility for Study, KPZ
• Michelle Huisjes, Tanzania, Mobility for Internship, KPZ
• Nadja Vaartjes, Ascham School, Australia, Mobility for Internship
• Remco Schakelaar, KidsGear, Uganda, Mobility for Internship, KPZ
• Rosan Heite, Kids Gear, Uganda, Mobility for Intership, KPZ
• Rukiye Betül Gültekin, Katholieke Pabo Zwolle, Mobility for Study, Istanbul Universty, Istanbul, Turkey; KPZ
• San Kroezen, Mairehau Primary School, New-Zealand, Mobility for Internship, KPZ
• Sanne Meester, Bal Prabhat School, Nepal. Mobility for Internship, KPZ
• Yael Hensbergen, Thi Lakin School, Malta. Mobility for Internship. KPZ
• Yoica van 't Slot, School of Ruette, Belgium, Mobility for Intership, KPZ
• Appendix
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• Written mention
• Maartje Bus, Volda University College, Norway, Mobility for study, PABO
• Lynn Busscher, Sint Elisabeth 2, Suriname, Mobility for internship, KPZ
• Melissa Sietsma, St. Petrusschool, Suriname, Mobility for internship, KPZ
• Maria Ibiza, Katholieke Pabo Zwolle, The Netherlands, Mobility for Study, PHST
• Inaki Lauzirika, Katholieke Pabo Zwolle, The Netherlands, Mobility for Study, Universidad de Deusto (Spain)
• Aïda Burillo Gracia. Katholieke Pabo Zwolle, The Netherlands, Mobility for study. UAB
• Dmitri Hogenkamp, Dalarna University, Sweden, Mobility for study, KPZ
• preparing for the semester in Switzerland
• Pädagogische Hochschule Luzern, Switzerland, Mobility for Study, PABO
• Derk van Voorst, Bondekoschool, Uganda, Internship

Julia Lisa Grill, Örebro Univeristy, Sweden, Mobility for Study, PHST

 

Author: Julia Lisa Grill

Contect of the university

Örebro University,

International Office

SE - 70182 Örebro

 

Responsible person in the receiving institution

Lena Nordström (Coordinator)

exchange@oru.se

+4619303000

Description of the university

At the university are 17, 000 students. It's one of the fast growings universitys in Sweden. They have a lot of courses for the exchange students, included in Master and Bachelor studies. The courses are in English.

The university is not in the center from the city, but you have three buslines which go from the university/campus to the city. In the summer you can also walk it takes 30 to 40 minutes. You have 3 supermarkets within a near radius (walk 10 minutes). You also have a haidresser, restaurants, club, library, fitness center and a solarium at the campus.

 

Description and reflection of courses

In Sweden you haven't all courses the whole semester like in Austria. You have one course, 5 weeks long. After this course you have the next one for the next 5 weeks. I liked this system, because you can completely concentrate at this one course. In Sweden every education course includes 5 days school practice. You have to visit your school placement 5 days, it's equal if you do it 5 times a week or every week one time.

My courses

• Intensive course in Swedish (7.5 ETCS)

The Intensive course in Swedish was only for exchange students and there were only space for 15 people. You got a mail from the university which said that you should send a mail back when you are interested in joining the course. This mail should include a transcript of records, because only 15 people which had the most ETCS had the possibility to join the course.

I liked this course a lot, because the teachers was committed and always motivated and in a good mood. She had a lot of material which made it easy to practice Swedish by your own.

In Sweden everyone speaks English and you don't use a lot of Swedish, but for the school practice it's useful to know some Swedish. So you can follow the lessons and it's more interesting when you understand what the pupils and the teacher are talking about.

• Education Teaching and Learning (7.5 ECTS)

 

The general aims of this course are the ability of students to make independent and critical assessments, the ability of students to identify, formulate and solve problems autonomously, the prepareedness of students to deal with changes in working life. The students should also interpret information at a scholarly level and communicate their knowledge to others including those who lack speciallist knowledge in the field. Generally focuses the course on teaching and learning as complex phenomena. The course works with questions like "What does it mean to learn?", "How can teaching promote learning?" etc.

• Special Needs Education (7.5 ECTS)

The general aims of this course are the same like in Teaching and Learning. But this course diacusses different theoretical perspectives on problems related to special needs education, and the consequences of the differing perspectives on the way in which different problems are interpreted and handled in school and pre - school.

• Perspective on the relation school/parents (7.5 ECTS)

The general aims are the same like in the first and second course. This course discusses the relation between parents and schools from a historical and international perspective and concepts like influence, partcipation and cooperation. The focus is on questions related to cooperation with parents from a professional perspective.

• Diversity in classromm (7.5 ECTS)

The general aims of this course are the same like in the other ones. This course focuses on interculturalism and diversity from societal and pedagogic perspectives. The classroom is the starting point for critical reflection on intercultural possibilities and challenges.

 

General reflection about education courses

The courses were completely different to the courses in Austria. We read in every course a lot of books and academic articels. We had a lot of discussions and got execises to reflect articels and books in a critical way. I think the courses were interesting, but they aren't a good preperation for teching. The last course was a little bit boring, because some topics repeated every course and so the discussions repeated as well.

 

Reflection about school practice

In contrast to Austria was the school practice a little bit boring, because i wasn't allowed to teach, only watching. But there were also things I liked a lot. I think it was nice that we changed our school placement every course, so I saw five different schools with studetns at different ages. Every supervisor was really nice. They were open for questions and told a lot about the school system, teaching methods, experiences, problems etc. I learned a lot and got a lot of ideas which I want to try at my school practice in Austria. The school system and also the interacting between teacher and students is completely different than in Austria. So it was intersting to see how much technique the swedish schools use.

Orientation week

We had a orientation programme which included 2 weeks with parties, activities and a lot of fun. We were in different "Fadder - Groups". Every group included students from different countries and four students from Sweden called "Fadders". The "Fadders" planed great parties for us where we got to know each other. We also had dinners togheter or did other activties. I think it was really easy to find friends during this two weeks. We had a lot of fun and got important informations from our "Fadders", they were open for every question.

But not only the "fun part" was good organised. Also the speechs at the university about organisation, law, recreational activity, courses etc. was pretty helpful.

Housing

The housing is really nice. All students live at the campus or near at the university (10 minutes walk). You live in corridors with 8 people at most. Every student has his own bath, so you only chare the kitchen and living room with your flatmates. It is obvious that the house isn't the newest one, but the room is surprising big.

You have to deal with a lot of noises, because the walls are thin and there are a lot of parties, also during the week. But I think it's not a big problem and it's only for a short part of your life. Most of the time the parties stop at 11 oder 12 o'clock when the people go to the clubs.

            

About the city

The university is not in the central. But you can go by three different buses (2,3,9). The buses need between 10 and 20 minutes, you can also walk I think in spring and summer is this the best possibility, because the bus is pretty expensive and you only need around 15/20 minutes.

I think the city is cute, especially with the slott you have a nice meetingpoint when you have good weather. There are a lot of possibilties for shopping, coffee end food. The citiy is not so big, so for sightseeing you only need one or two days.