My name is Mustafa and I study global business engineering at VIA University College Campus Horsens, Denmark. I chose this program firstly because it is an English language course and secondly because of the unique combination of Mechanical Engineering and International Business Management. Signing up to Baltic International Summer School was not a coincident, I came because I wanted to meet new people, make friends, get competent in intercultural communication and learn business from the baltic perspective that might help me in my future career. 

You never had it that good

I have friends from the Baltic region and heard a lot about Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, but never been to this beautiful region before. So, I decided to visit my friends, see how much the region has developed since the Soviet Union collapsed, to see the European Capital of Culture Tallinn 2011, the beauty of Riga and the lovely streets of Vilnius. 

Luckily my eyes saw a posture at the long corridor of VIA University College, saying…. International Baltic Summer School in Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius. A course providing an insight into political, historical, cultural, business, economy, law, innovation and intercultural communication aspects of Baltic countries, were something that really got my attention. Beside this the social program was awesome. The old town visit in Tallinn, a visit to Skype, a city tour in a summer city, Parnu, a test of Cesis Beer Brewery, the warm water of Jurmala bitch, the cannuing competition in the furious river of Vilnius, kind guides were something that I will remember the Baltic countries for. 

Normally, making friends and building up a broad network takes long time; however, this was not the case in the Baltic International summer school. Here the social program broke the ice very easily and soon we all were good friends. 

Being back in Denmark and trying to find a word that can best describe the international Baltic summer school…hmm not easy, however, I would like to say that I never had it that fun and I am sure that one day you will say the same.