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Make yourself at home in Tokyo

oscar — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 16:25:58 +0000

After my first encounter with this WordPress blog where I compiled some of my experiences in Sweden while being a Master´s student, I decided to continue with the tradition.Therefore I set up a new space that intends to share with the reader my experiences in Nippon lands.

I will be living in Tokyo at least for the following year 2012. More than boring you with data I will try to point out those facts that impresses me the most through the eyes of my camera since like the saying reads “a picture is worth a 1000 words”. I invite you to come with me and get lost in the immensity of Tokyo’s streets and the vast richness of the Japanese culture. Please, come in and delight your senses…www.tokyo-on.com

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Outgoing students, incoming opinions (2011)

oscar — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 20:51:36 +0000

Speak it out!

Let’s listen some opinions about Gotland University from the students of the academic year 2011.

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War on media > new Google+

oscar — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 19:23:43 +0000

There is no need to be an expert to notice that social networks are becoming a milestone in media communications as well as a phenomena in sociology. Social networks have become a business itself which moves vast amounts of money focused on advertising and customer´s data trading. The giants of this sector are competing and teaming up to be on the top. In the last years Google has seen how Facebook has challenged it and extended its scope and reputation on the net to another level. Facebook now worth more than Yahoo and Ebay and its recent listing on the NY stock market was an extra platform to increase its presence and opportunities of growth. Despite previous trials of Google for setting up an alternative social network to compete with Facebook, the on-line giant based on silicon valley has not got it yet. Now it seems that Google is about launching what could be a real alternative, it is called Google+. As far as I have read it will include video chat amongst its features but I guess that talking of Google we will find far more surprising features, such as grouping your friends within circles.

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HGO Updating on english version

oscar — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 13:01:11 +0000

You can already check out the new updating on the English version of the HGO’s website for all the English studies that are offered.

Master Program in International Management

Do you want a successful career in international management? Attracting students worldwide, the Master in International Management program prepares you for doing business in the internationalized world of today.

Semester: Autumn 2011

60 HP

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Master Program in Wind Power Project Management

As the global wind power industry grows in geographic distribution, project size and complexity, there is a corresponding need for professional managers to lead these interdisciplinary projects to successful completion.

Semester: Autumn 2011

60 HP

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Spring 2012

Applied Process Management

This course will introduce the values, methodologies and tools of process management and provide application of the theory using exercises, case studies and participation in ongoing improvement …

7.5 HP

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Basics of e-Commerce

The netbased education Basics of e-Commerce deals with the complex phenomenon of e-commerce. E-commerce is steadily growing in importance and size, being applied in many industries, types of companies…

7.5 HP

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Communication and Management across Cultures

7.5 HP

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Effective Communication in English

Effective Communication in English is a course which offers students to improve their overall proficiency in the English language and students practise both the written and spoken skills…

7.5 HP

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Energy and Sustainability

This course explores various energy sources and their environmental impact, locally, regionally as well as globally. The global energy production and consumption of different forms of energy,…

7.5 HP

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Environmental Management Systems

7.5 HP

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Globalisation, resources and justice

7.5 HP

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Information Systems

This course study Information systems (IS) from different perspectives. Discussed are among others the influence that IS may have on organizations and organizational strategies, change management and…

7.5 HP

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International Game Production Studies II

This is an internetbased course on advanced level. The primary objective of this distance course is to provide practical experience and theoretical knowledge on international game …

30 HP

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International Marketing Research

Who are the customers, what are the ideas, attitudes and buying patterns in different parts of the world? Is there a market for our product? What data should you collect and how? Qualitati…

7.5 HP

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Principles of Marketing

What is Marketing and how does it function? How to balance customers, competitors and your company in an ever changing environment? How to craft strategy, tactics and prepare a marketing plan?

7.5 HP

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Strategic Management Control

7.5 HP

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Sustainable Energy Technology

Energy consumption has a large environmental impact today and this is a major challenge for survival of the planet. In this course we are examining the technology of energy production with fo…

7.5 HP

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The EU and the Common market Law

7.5 HP

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The Prehistory of the Baltic Area

The course covers the archaeological development of the Baltic Sea Area from the Late Paleolithic colonization phase to the Bronze Age.

7.5 HP

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The Viking Society – General Course

The course gives a broad knowledge of the Viking Age. We will study how the “Vikings” as a concept has been used throughout history, and about the most important written and archaeologi…

15 HP

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Wind Power Basics

Wind power – basic course gives you basic understanding of wind power, how does wind energy work, knowledge of wind resources, the permissions and environmental impacts, as well as economic calculations.

7.5 HP

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Wind Power Planning

The course is about how to plan for wind power with minimal impact and efficient use of land for energy production. Spatial planning and policies, laws and regulations, support systems, acceptance, imp…

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Wind Power Technology

This course introduces the different technical aspects of a wind turbine. It deals with the basics of wind turbine construction and function, aerodynamics, electrical system and grid connection.

7.5 HP

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Autumn 2011

3D modelling and Zbrush

3D modelling and Zbrush is an internetbased course providing and introduction to Pixologic’s sculpting and painting application Zbrush. In essence this is a digital sculpting course. It covers h…

15 HP

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Basics of e-Commerce

7.5 HP

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Contemporary Uses of Narrative

This course introduces the basic structural elements of narrative and discusses the possible cultural, social and political consequences of the so called narrative turn in contemporary mass …

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Exergy

7.5 HP

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Exergy Analysis

Exergy Analysis may increase the efficiency of systems and processes that convert resources of energy, matter and information. Exergy analysis is applied to real systems or within other fields of study. In…

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Human rights and diversity in Serious Games

This course gives you a basic orientation in Game Design and Serious Games.You will have the opportunity to formulate and analyze human rights and antidiscrimination issues. Y…

7.5 HP

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International Game Production Studies I

This is an internetbased course on advanced level. The primary objective of this distance course is to provide practical experience and theoretical knowledge on international game p…

30 HP

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Introduction to Special Effects

This internetbased course is providing a foundation to digital effects. Students will learn the theory behind building convincing effects through class assignments and practical applica…

15 HP

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Museum Contexts

How have museums come to be authorities on exhibiting culture to the public? What is the place of museums in modern society? ”Museum Contexts” explores the changing roles of museums in the age of a globali…

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Postcolonialism and Neoliberalism

The course offers mutually enriching economic and cultural perspectives on contemporary globalization. It explores how globalization is shaped through the forces of neoliberal political e…

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Principles of Marketing

What is Marketing and how does it function? How to balance customers, competitors and your company in an ever changing environment? How to craft strategy, tactics and prepare a marketing plan?

7.5 HP

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Small Scale Energy Systems

The course covers small scale renewable energy supply; Solar, Wind, Hydro… It also covers the aspects of storage of energy to construct an off grid supply systems. Environmental and social imp…

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The City in theory and practice

How can we examine and get to an understanding of urban life and cities today? This course explores the western city with the help of contemporary methodological tools and theoretical d…

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Wind Power Basics

7.5 HP

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Wind Power Energy

The course Wind Power Energy deals with wind energy and the energy production by wind turbines, and teaches how to interpret wind resource maps and wind statistics to find adequate sites. Energy calculat…

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Wind Power Offshore

Wind Power Offshore introduces you to differences between wind power onshore and offshore concerning e.g. wind resources, permission process, laws and regulations, environment, technology, supply chain…

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Windpower Project Development

Using the skills from previous courses and course literature, each student makes a feasibility study for a wind power project. The project assignment consists of the necessary steps in the d…

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Summer 2011

Introduction to 3D-Graphics

This introduction to 3D for games and film gives you a good starting point for further work or studies in the area. Apart from the user interface 3dsMax the focus is on modelling and texturing …

15 HP

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Introduction to Ancient DNA

After completing the course the student should be able to:
- describe the usage of genetic methods in osteolological and archaeological research
- interpret genetic data
- discuss the …

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Introduction to Game programming

In this course, students learn back-to-basic programming in C#

15 HP

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The origins of job interviews

oscar — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 10:59:27 +0000

For those who are in hunt for a job I recover this funny video from “The Armstrong and Miller Show”, it is quite alike the actual process…

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What to do with a YO-YO?

oscar — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 13:24:43 +0000

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2010 in review

oscar — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 10:52:54 +0000

The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health:

The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Fresher than ever.

Crunchy numbers

A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 5,800 times in 2010. That’s about 14 full 747s.

In 2010, there were 10 new posts, growing the total archive of this blog to 17 posts. There were 167 pictures uploaded, taking up a total of 55mb. That’s about 3 pictures per week.

The busiest day of the year was January 6th with 161 views. The most popular post that day was Housing.

Where did they come from?

The top referring sites in 2010 were facebook.com, WordPress Dashboard, blogsicex.com, es.linkedin.com, and search.conduit.com.

Some visitors came searching, mostly for gotland, pipi, pipi langstrump, gotland sweden, and pipi langstrum.

Attractions in 2010

These are the posts and pages that got the most views in 2010.

Housing August 2009
13 comments

Gotland August 2009

Pipi långstrump February 2010

Välkommen August 2009

Gotland University August 2009

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Alpha international London 10′

oscar — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 17:52:48 +0000

Last August, thanks to my performance during the MIM program, in addition to my involvement with the international relations department during the year, including the set up of this blog, I got the alpha international scholarship which aims to finance either further studies related, or internships abroad Sweden. The scholarship which gives up to 30000 SEK is intended for Swedish or international students enrolled in a Swedish university for at least one year and it requires a detailed motivation letter. If you are interested I suggest you to take a look to preferably internships, but also other academic alternatives in advance, starting before Christmas to do the right choice unhurried since the deadline is around March/April. Anyway you can always contact the International Relations department to get more information. I will tell you my experience for you to get a closer perspective:

I intended to improve my negotiation skills in an ideal environment, so I applied and got accepted to the Oxford royal academy but due to financial issues I finally moved to London, UK, for roughly a month to attend a full-time English course in Education First (EF), the world’s largest private education company, which, by the way, is Swedish. During 3 weeks I attended a total of 78 lessons, combining general English with spins of business English given by a professional with an extensive background in Marketing and Advertising. An interesting part of the course were the project lectures where culture about other parts of the UK and Ireland were approached. In overall, the course´s quality was not as good as I expected, finding an alternative way of learning along the city, among British citizens.

The total price of the course for the 3 weeks including accommodation was about 2000 Euros, devoting the remaining 1000 to afford the flights and the usual living expenses. Unfortunately due to an obvious organizational disorder of EF I had to move each week to a different residence which in advance was inconvenient but which led to meet people from many nationalities. The school’s location was absolutely great. It was located in the very center, a 5-minutes walk to the nearest tube station, Waterloo. I had never been in London before so I seized the opportunity to visit the city and to learn more about British culture. I visited the Tate Modern art gallery, the British Museum and the National portrait gallery, the Parliament, the London tower, the London eye, the St. Paul’s church, and the most interesting sights seeing placed around the city. The school offered discounts for some of the excursions which made it rather comfortable to book. Although with time limitations I also tried to look for a job, approaching some agencies and making different contacts. In this respect, EF school provided me with some suggestions and helped me out to touch up my CV for the specific demands of the English market. The experience overall was great, It is remarkable my English skills improvement, the diverse contacts I made, and the pleasure taken from the wide cultural offer and beauty of the largest city in Europe.

I promised International Relations to upload some pictures so here they are…

Click to view slideshow.
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Munich 09′

oscar — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 22:44:36 +0000

Around November we decided to seize the cheap prices of the low cost airlines so we book a pair of tickets to visit Munich. Eventually, the journey was quite harsh since we had to take a ferry, a bus, waiting couple of hours for another bus outdoors, the plane, another bus and a train…If I remember correctly we´re travelling around 16 hours so I do not really recommend it… Anyway once there we had a great time and we visit most of the city and the famous Neuschwanstein castles that are located roughly 1 hour by train from Munich… Even though it was the end of November and it was already pretty cold, there were some surfers enjoying the waves produced in a strecht of a tributary of the Eisbach (Ice River) located next to the English Garden, just right by the famous museum “Haus der Kunst”. Although forbidden in the past it seems that Surfing is now (2010) officially allowed. A new sign next to the wave warns that “Due to the forceful current, the wave is suitable for skilled and experienced surfers only”, It seems that the wave wanted to be removed but a Surfers association got the power enough to keep it, It is really curious for visitors… Enjoy the silly music

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S.T.I.C.S – Apocalips by Philip Koziarski

oscar — Tue, 18 May 2010 14:45:47 +0000

Would you like to work with 3D design or animation? why not both at once?

If you are interested, the video below represents the sort of projects that you may work with when studying Cinematic 3D graphics design and animation. This video clip is the work of Philip Koziarski, a last-year student of Filmisk gestaltning 3D-grafik och animation at Gotland University, who designed, filmed and animated the entire project on his own. The group on the video clip, S.T.I.C.S is a Swedish band that diverts against the normal conception of modern hiphop & soul inspired by the multicultural roots of its singers (Denmark, Sweden, Bosnia & Zanzibar). Personally I think that both the video and the song are great… enjoy it

Visit S.T.I.C.S at myspace if you would like to listen more of their music.

On the contrary if you have some comments regarding the video you can contact its designer at, Philip_fprn_8@hotmail.com

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