Field of studies Innovative Technologies and Advanced Materials (studies in English) - Jan Długosz University in Czestochowa (Uniwersytet Jana Długosza w Częstochowie), UJD (Częstochowa) - Częstochowa, physical science, environment - Study Bachelor's and Master's in English in Poland

1. In chemistry or physics you’re learning about the structure of materials. What interests you most?

Why some materials are light and strong while others are brittle – and whether you could design one with exactly the properties you want. Fun facts, like how incredibly thin graphene is. Nothing – I find it a dull topic.

2. You notice that a bike with a carbon-fibre frame is much lighter than a steel one. What goes through your mind?

I wonder how that material is made, where its strength comes from and what its drawbacks are. Nice, but it’s probably expensive. I don’t pay attention to that sort of thing.

3. How do you feel about lab work – taking measurements, doing experiments, recording results carefully?

I enjoy it – especially when I can test something in practice that I’d only read about before. It’s fine, though it can be tedious. I’d rather avoid it.

4. How do you get on with maths, physics and chemistry?

Well – and I like it when they come together, say in explaining why metals conduct electricity. I get by, though one of them is a struggle. They’re my weakest subjects.

5. Lectures, lab instructions and research papers will all be in English, and you’ll do projects in a group with people from many countries. How does that sound?

Great – new materials are being developed all over the world, and English-language papers and international teams are part of everyday life in the field. I’ll manage, though the English names of compounds and research methods will take some learning. I’d rather study in my own language.

6. Your school or a makerspace you go to gets a 3D printer. What do you do?

Experiment with different materials and settings to see how they affect the strength of the print. Print a ready-made model from the internet. It doesn’t interest me.

7. You hear that plastic packaging takes hundreds of years to break down. What’s your reaction?

I wonder what materials could replace it and how to make them easy to recycle. I try to sort my rubbish, but I don’t think about it much more than that. It doesn’t bother me.

8. In a school project, the lolly-stick bridge your team built breaks sooner than you expected. What do you do?

Work out where and why it broke, then change the design or the way the parts are joined. Build it again the same way, just more carefully. Put it down to bad luck and give up.

9. How do you picture your future job?

In a research lab or tech company that develops and tests new materials – for electronics, energy or medicine, for example. Anywhere in industry, as long as it’s secure. As far away from science and technology as possible.

10. What motivates you most to study Innovative Technologies and Advanced Materials?

The chance to create and investigate the materials of the future that will change the technology we use every day. An interest in new technology. I’m not sure it’s for me

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