Novia Alumni Stories

"The value of a good education is important, but one needs to understand that the education only gives you tools for the professional life. After graduation, one needs to learn how to use them."

"The best thing about nursing, is the gratitude that you get when you help others in their life, even without getting thanked, you know you helped make someone’s life better or at least less painful, and that gives you a sense of value."

"Definitely the diversity, of both people and courses. The best memories are probably from outside school hours, as it usually is with student life."

"The best thing about my profession is that I get educated about new issues every day."

"The studies gave me a good base for service design. What I loved the most was our group and the connections I got through this process."

"My studies in Service Design gave me the tools to research and identify inadequate parts in services and methods to further develop them."

"I have two degrees from Novia UAS: Bachelor of Maritime Management (Sea Captain); and Master of Engineering in Autonomous Maritime Operations. The first degree was a sort of induction to the maritime world, and the latter degree focused more on a specific aspect of the maritime field, providing a deeper dive into the trends of future autonomous maritime ecosystems. "

"The Sustainable Coastal Management Programme is a practically oriented degree program. Obviously, two years is a quite short time period, but this programme is built in a way to give student huge fundament in environmental science, management, consulting, science, etc."

"The shipping industry is an international industry with English as its main language. To be professionally educated with strong skills in English is an advantage in the competition for seagoing jobs."

"Studying at Novia has definitely given extra value and new tools for my career. Leaving your own comfort zone and challenging yourself is very rewarding."