Impressions from the MSC Summer school 2012

The MSC Summer school finished on Jul 27, 2012. Kristjan Haav, one of the participants (from the AMS programme, University of Tartu) shared his impressions.

Ivo: What would you single out as the top experiences in the summer school?

Kristjan: From the professional viewpoint it was the experience of being the leader of our team “Magus Jook Laboratory” in the Student contest. I was elected leader by our group because it turned out that I had somewhat deeper knowledge about analytical chemistry than my groupmates. I had no similar leadership experience prior to the summer school and managing the work of an international group was quite a challenge. Eventually it worked out quite well – our team got 24 points out of 25 for the student contest. From entertainment point of view the top experience was certainly the surfing day on the ocean coast.

Ivo: OK! So, I understand that the knowledge and skills that you have obtained from the first year of AMS were sufficient for participating in the Summer school?

Kristjan: Yes. It was actually quite pleasant realize how many valuable things we have learned.

Ivo: What is your overall impression of the summer school?

Kristjan: It was much more challenging and exhaustive than I thought. It was two weeks of serious studying, both in theory and in practice. And it is

not over yet – we still have homework to complete. I would say that especially the practical assignments at the Summer school were very interesting and useful.