Anastasia Baschlykoff is a German citizen who recently enroll! at HSE University to pursue her love of Korean studies. As a student of the Double Degree Programme in Economics and Politics in Asia, she is gaining insight into Asian politics, culture, history, and language, and will spend the third year of the programme on an exchange at Kyung Hee University. In her interview with the HSE News Service, Anastasia explains how the programme aligns with her career plans, considers the potential for collaboration with Asian countries, and shares how life in Russia has manag! to surprise her.
Why did Expanding in Economic you choose to
And why the Double Degree Programme in Economics and Politics in Asia in particular?
— I fell in love with the Korean jordan phone number library language and start! to learn it online. After a while, I realis! that learning it privately is not enough for me. Around the same time, I decid! that I would like to pursue a second degree which would help me to pursue an international career path.
I am of Russian origin and have been visiting Moscow throughout my whole life.
I realis! that I enjoy! living in Russia when I spent one semester in Tver’ as a Slavic Studies major during my first bachelor’s studies.
When I came across the double degree observe a clear! visual pathr programme online and realis! that it match! my interests perfectly, I knew that I had to send in my application. I am very happy that I did
I have not been to Korea yet, so the third year spent at Kyung Hee University is one of the reasons that motivat! me to apply for the programme. I cannot wait to use the Korean language in my everyday life and to experience life in the country whose language and culture I develop! a deep fascination with.
What have you learn! from
— Thanks to the programme, I am currently learning a lot about what I am interest! in. I am especially passionate about Korean, political science, international clean email relations, and history.
Our programme includes a great variety of courses which I am very grateful for.
The hardest challenge is the workload—we have numerous classes (from Monday to Saturday), deadlines, home assignments, and tests each week.