Maja Mawusi of Gdansk University of Technology talks about a semester in Denmark at VIA University College and studying urban planning in Rome at Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza. Hear about program differences, group and individual work, and modern and traditional approaches to learning.
Maja Mawusi
A student at the Faculty of Architecture at the Gdansk University of Technology. She also received her education through exchanges in Denmark at VIA University College and studying urban planning at Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza, and through summer schools, including at HafenCity Universität in Hamburg. As part of developing her interest around urban themes, she has been involved several times in the production of the Tricity editions of the Open House Worldwide architecture festival, as well as volunteering with the Traffic Design association on interventions in public space. She gained professional experience in the Sopot office of Roark Studio, and currently lives in Copenhagen, where during her internship at Henning Larsen Architects she has the opportunity to work, among other things, on the masterplan of the Imperial Shipyard in Gdansk.
scope of the podcast
[0:01]
Introduction
[2:11]
VIA University College in Denmark
[3:50]
Educational differences between Polish and Danish university. Work organization, contact with lecturers, semester assignments.
[6:48]
What does a standard day at college look like? What is student life like?
[10:18]
Back to Poland, architecture workshops, interest in urban planning
[11:34]
Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza
[12:15]
Structure, classes and program of Italian university
[13:34]
Student life, classes in Rome
[14:49]
Summary of student exchanges
From the podcast series titled: "All about education - the best universities".
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illustrations courtesy of Mai Mawusi
