在ESCP法国欧洲高等商学院暑期交换是什么体验？（下）Unique Exchange Experience at ESCP

During this summer holiday, Hiba Tebay and Samuel Ivaska, international students of iMF Program, were the first batch of exchange students to spend a month in Paris at ESCP Europe. The two students reflect on their enriching and exciting exchange experience at ESCP. Let's hear what did Samuel say about this unique experience!

暑假期间，ZIBS 2021级金融硕士国际生Hiba Tebay和Samuel Ivaska作为首批交换生赴巴黎ESCP Europe进行了为期一个月的交换学习。本期请Samuel Ivaska跟我们分享他在巴黎的交换生活吧！（点击查看上期Hiba Tebay的交换体验！）

▲Hiba Tebay（左）与Samuel Ivaska（右）

I have greatly enjoyed my time in Paris and it is definitely a good place that I want to visit again in the near future. I am greatly thankful for the hospitality of ESCP and their unique and interesting courses, as the contents of these courses I will implement not only in my master thesis but also in my professional life. I highly recommend every ZIBS student experience this exchange program.

学习体验 

Learning Experience

Studying at ESCP was a very exciting experience for me. Combined with the ESCP’s international engagement, I wouldn’t have to fear of inability to speak French, as there were many other foreign and domestic students who spoke in English and all lectures were taught in person in English as well. Thanks to this, I was able to fully immerse myself in the courses that I have attended, and take full advantage of all the materials I’ve been given to grow not only my academic knowledge but also personal knowledge.

The most notable and valuable courses for me were the negotiation boot camp and art thinking, as these courses involved both theoretical and practical teaching approaches in their syllabuses. Through the interactive case studies and additional materials that we were given, I was able to improve my negotiation skills and deepen my knowledge about various European cultures and what strategies/techniques should be implemented. In the art thinking class, I got to share my creative vision and create an art piece in a group with other students, which we then presented in the art exhibition on campus. This class has taught me a lot not only from the management perspective, as it has allowed me to practice how to manage a larger group of people and make them come together to accomplish one singular goal, but it has also introduced a completely new perspective on innovation. It has shown me how art and artists’ approach can be used in the business environment to achieve success when entering the industries.

这次赴ESCP的交换学习无疑非常令人振奋！ESCP国际化程度极高，因此我不必担心语言问题——事实上许多本地和外国同学都用英语交流，所有的课程也都是以英文开展。因此，我能够全身心沉浸到课程中，充分利用这次机遇增长学识，开拓视野。

对我来说，印象最深、最具价值的课程是谈判训练营和艺术思维，它们理论与实践并重，通过互动式的案例研究和材料，帮助我提升谈判技能，帮助我加深了对于欧洲文化的了解，学会实施对应的策略或技巧。在艺术思维课上，我和同学们以小组为单位创作艺术品，并且在校园的艺术展上展出。这门课也让我从管理学的角度获益良多：我有机会在实践中学习如何管理一个较大群体，让大家为共同的目标团结起来。与此同时，它也为我打开了创新的全新视角，向我展示了如何应用艺术和艺术家思维在商业实践中获得成功。

校园生活

Campus Life

The campus was conveniently located not too far from the main city center, yet completely hidden from the public eye, allowing me and other students to not get disturbed by the outside environment during the school’s celebration events in the campus’ gardens and the classes.

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ESCP校园离主城区不远，交通便利；同时它也闹中取静，无论是上课还是举办活动，我和同学们都能沉浸其中，免受外界环境干扰。

生活在巴黎 

Life in Paris

Given Paris’ historical significance and a wide variety of cultural monuments, there was plenty for me to explore in my free time outside of campus life. Over my one month in Paris, I got to explore a large portion of Paris and its attractions, ranging from the most famous ones like the Louvre Museum to the Eiffel Tower. I also traveled to nearby cities like Versailles to explore and experience more traditional French culture.

My favorite memories during the whole trip includes my visit to one of the oldest coffee shops in Paris, called Angelina, where I got to enjoy morning hot chocolate with croissants in traditional French architecture, and the celebration of Bastille Day which occurred at the end of my study trip.

巴黎历史底蕴深厚，拥有众多文化遗迹，很多地方都值得探索。在巴黎的这一个月，我浏览了大半个城市和景点，除了最负盛名的卢浮宫博物馆、埃菲尔铁塔，我还拜访了附近城市如凡尔赛，体验更传统的法国文化。

旅程中我有很多美好的记忆，我喜欢巴黎最古老的那家Angelina咖啡店，清晨，你可以坐在法式传统风格的建筑里享用热巧克力和牛角面包，此外，交换结束时的巴士底日庆祝活动也令我印象深刻。

给未来交换生的建议

Advice for Future Exchange Students

I strongly recommend everyone that wants to visit Paris to learn at least a few sentences of French before your arrival, especially if you plan on visiting less tourist popular destinations. Additionally, when it comes to dining or attending any kind of popular attraction/place, I strongly recommend that you get tickets in advance, as it allows you to secure the tickets with a better price and skip the queue. One last note I would like to add, make sure to buy a weekly metro card instead of a monthly one, as unlike in other modern cities, in Paris a monthly metro card is only valid until the end of that month regardless of when you buy it.

如果去巴黎交换，我强烈建议大家提前学点法语——当你打算去一些小众景点游玩的时候会很有用。此外，到任何热门的景点吃饭或者观光前最好提前预定，这样不仅可以免去排队、享受折扣，更重要的是大多数情况下这些活动名额有限，十分抢手。最后，地铁卡一定要买周卡而不是月卡。与其他大城市不同，在巴黎无论什么时候买地铁月卡，都只能用到当月月底。

Thank you to Samuel for sharing his unique memories of ESCP Europe and Paris. Want to learn more about the exchange life of ZIBSers? Stay tuned for future exchange programs of ZIBS.

感谢Samuel同学与我们分享他对于ESCP Europe和巴黎的独特记忆！想要了解更多异彩纷呈的交换生活？欢迎继续关注ZIBS未来的交换项目。

Following the successful cooperation between Zhejiang University International Business School (ZIBS) and ECSP Europe (ESCP) and as per the terms of the MOU, ZIBS and ESCP have confirmed to develop collaboration in Student Exchange programme. The purpose is to exchange graduate master students studying at ZIBS Master of Finance (iMF) with an equivalent number of graduate students studying at ESCP Europe Master in Management (MIM). 

2022年3月23日，浙江大学国际联合商学院（ZIBS）与ESCP Europe法国欧洲高等商学院线上签署双学位及交换生协议。两院开展管理和金融硕士双学位联合培养项目和交换生项目，共同培养当代发展急需的金融管理国际化人才。

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