{"id":8467,"date":"2025-04-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smk.lt\/naujienos\/discovering-the-world-of-programming-and-independence-topraks-journey-at-smk\/"},"modified":"2025-04-25T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T00:00:00","slug":"discovering-the-world-of-programming-and-independence-topraks-journey-at-smk","status":"publish","type":"naujienos","link":"https:\/\/smk.lt\/en\/naujienos\/discovering-the-world-of-programming-and-independence-topraks-journey-at-smk\/","title":{"rendered":"Discovering the World of Programming and Independence: Toprak\u2019s Journey at SMK"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":5790,"template":"","naujienu_kategorijos":[85],"class_list":["post-8467","naujienos","type-naujienos","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","naujienu_kategorijos-news"],"acf":{"renginiai_naujienos_1_photo":5790,"renginiai_naujienos_1_contain":false,"naujienos_1_author":"","renginiai_naujienos_1_caption":"","renginiai_naujienos_1_short_description":"","renginiai_naujienos_1_is_important":false,"renginiai_naujienos_1_flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content_text","text":"<div><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the latest <\/span><strong><i>Tell Me More<\/i><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> podcast episode, Dariana, Head of International Admission at SMK College of Applied Sciences, sits down with Toprak, a first-year Programming and Multimedia student from Turkey, to explore his journey as an international student in Lithuania.<\/span><\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Toprak shares that his passion for technology and creativity naturally led him to choose the<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Programming and Multimedia<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> program. He enjoys the challenge of problem-solving and sees programming as a field full of opportunities \u2014 from game development to working in innovative IT companies. \u201cEvery day I learn something new, and my ideas about the future keep changing,\u201d he explains.<\/span><\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Toprak came to Lithuania with limited programming and math knowledge but quickly adapted thanks to SMK\u2019s supportive learning environment. \u201cYou can start from zero \u2014 I did, and I\u2019m managing well,\u201d he says, encouraging others not to be intimidated by IT studies.<\/span><\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He highlights the friendly atmosphere at SMK, where teachers are approachable and the international student community is active and welcoming. He especially appreciates the opportunities provided by Erasmus and ISN, which bring students of various cultures together.<\/span><\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking to the future, Toprak is excited about gaining more experience through Erasmus exchanges and plans to stay in Lithuania long-term. For him, the best part of this journey is the independence \u2014 living alone, navigating a new culture, and building a future in a fast-growing field.<\/span><\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interested in studying at SMK College of Applied Sciences? We cannot wait to meet you!<\/span><\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p> <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More information for international students:&nbsp;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff5000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff5000; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/smk.lt\/apply.smk.lt\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> More information for Lithuanian students:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #ff5000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #ff5000; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/smk.lt\/#register:form\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p> <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bt-yAOTJhkQ\" width=\"800\" height=\"350\"><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>"}]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smk.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/naujienos\/8467","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smk.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/naujienos"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smk.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/naujienos"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smk.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smk.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"naujienu_kategorijos","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smk.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/naujienu_kategorijos?post=8467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}