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Jönköping University Anton Gustafsson Christina Sjögren Christoffer Olsson Bachelor of Nursing (Full-time) students, Jönköping University Jönköping University Chan Hei Yin Christy Chan Hiu Kwan Joyce Kong Tsz Sin Sarah Lam Ching Fun Donald Lee Wing Ki Winkie Lee Wing Ting Winnie Liu Ka Hei Pang Hiu Tung Alison Year 3, Bachelor of Nursing (Full-time) students It is hard to sumup our experiences in Hong Kong and HKU in only a few sentences. The time we spent in Hong Kong was filled with amazing things, which we will treasure and never forget! The first thing we noticed when arriving at the School was that we were warmly welcomed by everyone from students to teachers. They showed us around the university and the city. They had been very helpful, considerate and friendly. It felt like everyone did everything they could to help us out. We were very grateful for that. We have learnt a lot from the lectures and our favourite one was the Health Assessment, which we found most interesting and could implement in our future profession as nurses. Hong Kong as a city has a lot to offer. It is so different from Sweden in many ways, which makes it a good location for an exchange programme. There are always things to do. We have been hiking, shopping at markets and malls and we visited beautiful beaches. We met and lived with many students from different countries with diverse cultures. Living close to the Flora Ho Sports Centre is convenient for sports lovers like us. The sunny weather also contributed to the fantastic experience in Hong Kong. It was an eye-opening and fascinating two weeks exchange to the School of Health and Welfare at Jönköping University, Sweden. We enjoyed lectures and workshops about nursing competency and ethics, and had a taste of students’ presentation examination. Discussion with Swedish and other international classmates enriched our knowledge about health policies and the work situation of nurses in different countries. A hospital visit was a highlight of the trip, which brought us many new ideas on how to improve and respect patient privacy, encourage self-care for patients and their caregivers and learn how to collaborate with each other as a team. The trip definitely helped us look at public health from a global perspective and brought in inspiration for personal growth. The learning experiences provided invaluable contributions to our personal development during our undergraduate study. We know that this is indispensable for our professional development in developing our nursing careers. We also visited the Moose Safari to take a close look at this Swedish renowned animal and visited several museums. The most impressive one is the Match Museum, which is Incoming Student Exchange Outgoing Student Exchange Picture from our first lecture at school, we were a bit nervous but also excited on what to come. We got to see how the advanced simulation centre works (we don’t have this type of advanced simulation centres in Sweden so that was exciting to see). said to be the one and only one match museum in the World, which displayed how people and machines promote the global operation from a local operation. The International Student Exchange Programme offered us a wonderful chance to meet with new friends, live a different lifestyle and explore different cultures, which broadens our horizons and fortifies our sense of global citizenship. 7 Issue 42 Nov 2018