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We liked the friendly and welcoming atmosphere in the Oulu University and we be-
lieve it is a great choice for an exchange student for the bachelor's or master's degree
because of the inspiring programs and the achievement of full academic potential.
Also another good reason is that there are no tuition fees for EU students.
The Cypriot team
27/202/017, Observatory – Oulu cosmic ray station
On the first day of our trip to Finland after ex- thest reaches of Space. Previously, cosmic
ploring the university of Oulu, we visited a radiation was thought to have come from
cosmic ray measuring station. The observato- the radioactive isotopes of Earth. This theo-
ry was built between 1964 and 1965 under the ry was debunked by Victor Franz Hess for
International Quiet Sun Year. The pyramidal which he received the Nobel Prize in 1936.
shape of the building’s roof is to prevent the Presently there are 52 cosmic ray measur-
buildup of snow. We have learnt that cosmic ing stations in the world for example in Ar-
radiation consists of extraterrestrial high en- menia, Thailand, America, Canada, Russia
ergy particles whose kinetic energy encom- and here in Oulu.
passes 14 powers. These can originate from
the reactions in the Sun or even from the fur-
The Hungarian team