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Utbytesstudent Achal på campus.
Exchange student Achal Chandrakant Kudtarkar.
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Meet Achal – exchange student from India

How’s studying in Sweden compared to India? What’s the best part of your exchange? We asked Achal Chandrakant Kudtarkar, exchange student from Nitte University, India, who studies Health Economics at the Master’s programme in Public Health Science, a few questions about her exchange experience.

About noncommunicable diseases

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), also known as chronic diseases, tend to be of long duration and are the result of a combination of genetic, physiological, environmental and behavioural factors.

The main types of NCD are cardiovascular diseases (such as heart attacks and stroke), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases (such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma) and diabetes.
Source: WHO

About Achal Chandrakant Kudtarkar

Name: Achal Chandrakant Kudtarkar
Age: 27
From: Canacona Goa, India
Studies in India: Master's degree in Public Health Science at K. S. Hegde Medical Academy, Nitte University, Mangalore, India
Studies at GU: Health Economics: foundations, areas of application and methodology course
Dream job: Programme officer for a NCD programme or researcher
Describe yourself: Proactive, effective communicator, passionate

Två studenter fikar.
Achal having Swedish fika with a friend.
Kvinna i skärgårdsmiljö i solnedgång.
Achal visited Marstrand outside Gothenburg.