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Meet Yury Ruban

I am a third year student at JMSB in Finance. I've done all of my second year in Amsterdam which was also by far the best year of my life. I fiercely believe that the best thing you can do while at uni is to go on an exchange and ideally for a a whole year. I want to spread that message to students at Concordia and motivate them to do so!

Program: BComm-Finance

 

Level: Undergraduate

 

Host Country: Netherlands

 

Host Institution: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

 

Exchange Semester: Fal 2024, and Winter 2025

 

Languages Spoken: French, English, and Russian

My experience abroad

The Hague Netherlands: F24 W25 Yury Ruban

The one thing I wished I would have known before going on exchange is…

To make everyday count and live it to the fullest and not take the days on exchange for granted. One year seems long, but one moment you just arrived and settling down and then in a blink of an eye you are already packing and back to Montreal. The scariest thing is to regret not doing enough things while abroad, thus you need to do everything in your power to avoid it.

My favorite part of going on exchange was…

Traveling across 11 countries within my exchange year

A tip I would give to students applying for exchange is…

To take seriously the course approval process. On multiple occasions I thought I would never be able to get enough courses approved to go on a exchange. But then I learned a few tricks that helped me tremendously in getting my courses approved which I'm more than willing to share with students.

I recommend going on exchange because…

It is the without a single doubt the best thing you can do while you are studying at a university. The benefits are countless for your self development. The memories and experiences you get to do are beautiful and wonderful. And so much more...

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