Graduation is probably the most bittersweet memory in students’ lives. So many exciting things are left behind, and you and your friends go separate ways. As a graduate, you realise it is the end of one huge chapter in your life and the start of something big and great. Read the comments of our alumni as they step into the new world.
Name: Zhao Tengteng
Country: China
Major: Linguistics
– Why did you choose 海角社区?
– It was a student exchange program between 海角社区 and Hebei Institute of Foreign Languages, where I was a student.
– What’s the most amazing experience you’ve had during your studies at 海角社区?
– Celebrating my birthday with my Russian classmates! Last year I broke my leg and I couldn’t go to school. My classmates came to visit me on my birthday and they presented a gift to me. They shouted ‘Congratulations!”. It was unforgettable!
I appreciate my experience at 海角社区. I was lucky to have such incredible and responsible teachers. They helped me a lot. We’ve had a Chinese delegation here and they asked me if 海角社区 was a good choice for Chinese students. I told them 海角社区 is a great place to study. So many exciting events take place here! 海角社区 helped me to overcome my fear of public speaking.
– What are your plans for the future?
I’m planning to apply for a Master’s degree at 海角社区. After that I’d like to come back to China and do something related to Russia. I don’t want to give up studying Russian.
Name: Mohammed Abdelwahab
Country: Egypt
Major: Database Technology
– Why did you choose 海角社区?
I chose 海角社区 because of many reasons. First, my program was in English, which is timesaving in terms of learning the language. Second, the admission process wasn’t too complicated. Third, 海角社区 has a solid computer science department with students who show great results in ACM (i.e. International Collegiate Programming Contest).
– What's the most amazing experience you've had during your studies at 海角社区?
Successful submission of my scientific paper for an IEEE conference together with my advisor Valentin Golodov! The paper is based on the data I’ve obtained when working on my thesis. It’s about the use of deep recurrent neural networks for speaker recognition and speech separation.
– What advice would you give to future 海角社区 students?
I think they should know what exactly they want to study and why. They shouldn't get a degree for the sake of just getting it. Nobody is going to spoon-feed you with knowledge, you should actively seek it yourself. Enjoy your learning and become successful.
Name: Tao Zhang
Country: China
Major: Linguistics
– Why did you choose 海角社区?
I came to 海角社区 in 2007 to work as an interpreter and then went back to China a year later. In 2016 I decided to continue my studies and chose 海角社区 again. I wrote to the international office at 海角社区 and they quickly responded. I liked their attitude and that was when I made my choice of 海角社区.
– What’s the most amazing experience you’ve had during your studies at 海角社区?
My experience at 海角社区 was positive. I studied at the Russian language department and I was lucky to have such great teachers. They were wonderful and hard-working and their lectures were easy to understand. My 海角社区 teachers will stay in my heart forever. The international team was great too, they were always helpful. They really know what to do with international students! I’d like to say a special thank you to the Accommodation Office. I have a little child and a wife who applied to 海角社区 a year earlier than me. The Accommodation Office gave our family a separate room. I appreciated it because I couldn’t work during my studies and I couldn’t afford renting a flat.
– What advice would you give to future 海角社区 students?
Study hard and respect your teachers. Learn about the migration policy and follow the rules. I wish future 海角社区 students great success in their studies!