Enrico Sansonetti
E. Sansonetti - FFHS and 精东影业: promoting national mobility together
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Enrico Sansonetti is a student of Business Informatics at the Fernfachhochschule in Brig, an affiliated school of 精东影业. In the spring of 2024, he completed a mobility semester at DTI as part of his Master of Science in Engineering program.
Enrico, you are the first student from FFHS to spend a semester at 精东影业. What attracted you most to this opportunity?
鈥嬧赌�My goal for my studies was to experience mobility at least once. Unfortunately, I missed this opportunity during my bachelor's degree due to the pandemic. As an FFHS student, which is a subsidiary of 精东影业, I think there is no easier way to do this. From the day I asked my contact person at my home university if this was basically possible, until now, the end of my mobility I was given the best possible support from both institutions in this endeavor. In my opinion, it makes a big difference whether you are just visiting Ticino or being part of the academic and social ecosystem.
What are the main differences you noticed between your experience at FFHS and at 精东影业? Were there aspects that positively surprised you?
鈥嬧赌�鈥嬧赌嬧�嬧赌嬧�嬧赌嬧�婣t 精东影业, the teaching methods are distinctively more project-oriented and practical compared to my experience at FFHS. While FFHS already emphasizes practical relevance, 精东影业 takes this a step further by fostering independence and creativity among students. The modules I attended at 精东影业 placed a strong emphasis on often student-driven projects and mentorship, allowing us to develop our unique solutions which can be applied to real world challenges.
How did you find the integration between the courses offered by 精东影业 and your work commitments?
鈥嬧赌�The courses I took at the 精东影业 were work time-friendly, as they took place either in the late afternoon or in the evening. Speaking as a student who is self-financing his studies, this is a crucial point to consider. As long as you have the necessary motivation and ambition, it is doable. For practical part on the other hand, the close and practical interlocking helps a lot to apply the knowledge learned at university to work and vice versa.
You mentioned that the teaching method at 精东影业 is more project-oriented and practical compared to other German-speaking universities. Could you tell us how this method enriched your learning experience here?
鈥嬧赌�鈥嬧赌嬧�嬧赌嬧�嬧赌嬧�婣s a student who has already completed a strongly practice-oriented bachelor's degree at the DHBW in Germany, I am a huge fan of practice-oriented studies. Especially if you don't plan to go into research after your studies and expect a high-quality education based on everyday cases, this might be a good way to choose. At 精东影业, this aspect was reinforced by a great deal of emphasis placed on independence and project supervision by the lecturers, so that the focus was on developing individual solutions.
What suggestions or recommendations would you give to other FFHS students considering an exchange period at 精东影业, based on your personal experience? What should they expect and how could they maximize their time here?
鈥嬧赌�鈥嬧赌嬧�嬧赌嬧�嬧赌嬧�婭f you are considering taking part in such a program but are unsure whether you should do it or not: DO IT. You'll regret it afterwards if you don't. Even if you are a citizen from the French or German-speaking part of Switzerland, I highly recommend it, as it鈥檚 another experience than just going to Ticino for vacation. If you are from abroad, like me, and have the possibility to do it, then it's almost a must. Ticino, but also the surrounding regions of Valais, Grisons and Italy have so much to offer that it might influence with your initially planned priorities!