{"id":567,"date":"2026-08-22T07:26:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T07:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valerie.ulik.cz\/?p=567"},"modified":"2026-08-23T13:07:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T13:07:38","slug":"third-and-last-year-at-kisk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valerie.ulik.cz\/?p=567","title":{"rendered":"Third (and last) year at KISK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The last study year was very specific, because I did not spend it in Brno. In September, I started my traineeship in the European Parliament, which brought me new experiences, practical introduction to EU affairs and skills. The traineeship lasted till 15th of February and I focused on writting my thesis in Spring 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Autumn 2025 <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To get my last needed ECTS and to also keep my mind in the academic sphere as well, I enrolled two classes on top of my traineeship. Both were possible to do asynchronously, which was really useful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Elements of AI<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This e-learning module helped me to understand the technical part of the Artificial Inteligence. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I really enjoyed the practical tasks and exercises that kept me focused and thinking, even though I sometimes did not understand in what format the answer should be given and I did not get points for <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reading seminar: Educational Technology and society<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This class introduced me to many amazing theories, texts and enriched me. I felt like a part of a book club and enjoyed my evening reading sessions, even though it was sometimes hard to find energy. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I struggled with writting academic texts in the past, but this classed showed me how far I&#8217;ve gone. I trained writting in English and felt more and more confident in it. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>My only criticism was that I would appretiate bigger diversity of authors that we read, including more women and POC authors. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spring 2026 &#8211; Thesis writting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I will write a longer and separate post about my thesis, the whole project and my work, so in this one, i will reflect my writting time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After struggling with writting of my bachelor thesis, I anticipated same struggles with my Master thesis as well. And of course writting project of this size comes with ups and downs, but I managed to find a routine and systems that made it smoother<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Go to that Library!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Writting at home is always full of discractions and &#8220;nobody sees&#8221; if I procrastinate, so I went writting to the libraries. The Etterbeek Library had it&#8217;s charm of an old cosy house full of suprises. It looks out to the park, so the green calmed my nervous system. Another Library I thouroughly used was Muntpunt Library, which is spacious, bright but also really busy, which makes it great for shorter but intensive writting sessions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-c7ebd8d6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/valerie.ulik.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5169-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/valerie.ulik.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5169-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/valerie.ulik.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5169-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/valerie.ulik.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5169-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/valerie.ulik.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5169-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/valerie.ulik.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5169-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/valerie.ulik.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4783-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/valerie.ulik.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4783-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/valerie.ulik.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4783-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/valerie.ulik.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4783-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/valerie.ulik.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4783-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/valerie.ulik.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4783-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/valerie.ulik.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/79905AE6-F137-4D52-83A2-4438642379C5-edited-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/valerie.ulik.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/79905AE6-F137-4D52-83A2-4438642379C5-edited-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/valerie.ulik.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/79905AE6-F137-4D52-83A2-4438642379C5-edited-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/valerie.ulik.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/79905AE6-F137-4D52-83A2-4438642379C5-edited-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/valerie.ulik.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/79905AE6-F137-4D52-83A2-4438642379C5-edited-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/valerie.ulik.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/79905AE6-F137-4D52-83A2-4438642379C5-edited-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Small deadlines on the way<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I work the best under pressure, but writting the whole thesis in a week is not possible and for sure not healthy, so I had to create deadlines during the whole semester to create these moments of pressure. I even planned the deadlines accordingly to my plans, so after sending the needed chapters to me supervisor, I went on a trip or had few days of before getting to the next part. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Find a topic, that interests you!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I know, my advices are basic, but I saw such a difference when I chose a topic that interests me. Not only it was easier to write about it, but I did not even get sick of it after submitting the thesis and I love reading about it even now and that is a sign, that I chose well. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The last study year was very specific, because I did not spend it in Brno. In September, I started my traineeship in the European Parliament, which brought me new experiences, practical introduction to EU affairs and skills. The traineeship lasted till 15th of February and I focused on writting my thesis in Spring 2026. 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