Materials Physics and Nanotechnologies studies focus on the application of technology. We have many interdisciplinary modules that give you the opportunity to delve deeper into the problems that exist here and now, and that can be solved with the knowledge you gain. I am a physics student, but I have had the opportunity to work with students from other studies, such as computer science or the humanities, so that together we could reach optimal solutions and develop competences not only in our own field, but also in business, economics, marketing and others.
This field of study is fascinating for its diversity. When I enrolled, I wasn’t sure where I wanted to go next, so the programme – which includes physics, mathematics, chemistry and engineering – was just right for me.
What I like most is what I expected – the diversity of studies. In science, we are often intimidated by the abundance of theory and complex laws, but in lectures, we learn all this through interesting lab work, practical and project activities, often in groups, we can discuss and share difficulties, we get a lot of help from our peers or lecturers, with whom we have warm relationships, and we are always given a chance to make up for any mistakes and move on. The initiative and encouragement of lecturers to choose subjects that are relevant today makes us realise how we can contribute to solving our own problems, and this encourages us to stay motivated. I hope that all this will help me to get into the field of physical technology by working in project activities in teams with people from different disciplines.
And I was certainly not bored during my studies, I always found time to participate in extracurricular activities, both representing students and volunteering at KTU, as well as getting involved in artistic collectives, so it was a very varied and rich period of study – I met a lot of wonderful people who have added to my life just as much as my studies have.
