Our student Eugenió León, from the
Communication, shares with us his experience at South China Bussines College, Guangdong
China Business College, Guangdong University.
When you entered Uni did you know there were international programs?
international programs?
One of the factors that made me enter the University of Celaya
Celaya University was precisely its programs and opportunities for internationalization.
internationalization.
When
you started your career, did you think you would go to live and study abroad?
abroad?
Since the beginning of my career, I had set the
I set the goal of studying abroad, but I never imagined that I would do it literally on the other side of the world.
literally on the other side of the world.
Have you ever lived or studied outside of Mexico before?
In my first year at UNI I had the opportunity to be a beneficiary of EDUCAFIN
I had the opportunity to be a beneficiary of EDUCAFIN by volunteering for 3 weeks in France.
weeks in France.
What prompted or motivated you to study in another country?
country?
About
I am looking for ways to apply what I learn in my career in different parts of the world.
parts of the world. To look for a way to internationalize the knowledge
acquired in the classroom.
Why did you decide to study in that country?
I wanted to set myself the retro idea of going to a place
completely unknown and different from what I normally know. China is
another world altogether. I went with the purpose of learning a new language and I came back with the
I came back with the purpose of getting to know a culture parallel to ours.
How did you feel when you arrived in the new country?
At first I was very conflicted about not being able to read the street signs, I felt I was visiting another planet.
I felt like I was visiting another planet, like I was an explorer discovering things all the time,
as if I were an explorer discovering things all the time.
How have you been received at the university where you have
you arrived?
The students of the Spanish degree program as well as the
and the internationalization professors made sure that we felt at ease in our new home all the time.
our new home and made us feel at ease at all times. Always attentive
and very committed to making us feel welcome.
What will you miss most about Mexico?
Tacos, My family and colleagues
What about the Uni?
The teachers are an important factor for me.
the heart with which university professors teach in their classes is not found on the other side of the world.
not found on the other side of the world.
What is the most exciting thing you have experienced
experience so far?
To be able to climb up to the last step of the
Chinese wall.
And the hardest part?
The region of China where I studied, they speak Mandarin and Cantonese.
Mandarin and Cantonese, and for me it was very difficult to differentiate between the two.
the two.
What do you expect as a person and as a professional from
this program?
I went to China not only to represent the students of my city, but to open my global vision and become a student of the world.
students of my city, but to open my global vision and become a student of the world.
Do you recommend these opportunities offered by Uni to your colleagues?
to your colleagues?
Undoubtedly, all UNI students should aspire to have this kind of cultural
aspire to have this type of cultural exchanges, to get out of what we commonly know to really get into other ways of thinking in
to really get into other ways of thinking in different parts of the world, to internationalize our knowledge.
different parts of the world, to internationalize our knowledge.
Nuestro alumno Juanbosco España, de Ingeniería Biomédica, nos comparte la experiencia de su estancia en la Universidad Mayor de Chile, campus Santiago.
¿Cuándo entraste a la Uni sabías que
había programas internacionales?
Si, tenia algunos amigos que se habían ido.
Cuando entraste a tu carrera ¿Creíste que te
irías a vivir y estudiar en el extranjero?
Si,
fue una de las cosas que me propuse cuando entré a la universidad.
¿Ya habías vivido o estudiado fuera
de México?
Si,
fui a Japón en una beca que gané en 2018.
¿Que te impulsaba o motivaba para
estudiar en otro país?
Yo quería tener esa experiencia en mi vida, así que
todos los días me impulsaba y trabajaba para poder lógralo, claro con ayuda de
mi familia que son mi principal motor.
¿Por qué decidiste estudiar en ese
país?
Tenia buenas referencias en cuanto lugares para
visitar y por supuesto su nivel académico de la universidad.
¿Qué sentiste cuando llegaste al
nuevo país?
.
Muchos nervios
y mucha emoción por conocer todo el país y las personas.
¿Cómo te han recibido en la
universidad a la que llegaste?
Muy bien, fueron muy atentos y te ayudaban cuando
ocupabas alguna cosa.
¿Qué es lo que más extrañarás de
México?
Sin duda a mi familia, mi perro, la comida y la
gente.
What about the Uni?
Mis amigos y maestros.
¿Qué es lo más emocionante que has
vivido hasta ahora en esta experiencia?
El estar solo en un principio sin conocer a nadie e
incluso parecer un simple extraño porque ya no estás en tu zona de confort fue
algo muy emocionante para mí, donde aprendi a realizar mis propias cosas y poco
a poco adaptándome al nuevo estilo de vida, también estar conviviendo con
personas de otros países, conocer lugares nuevos fue increíble.
And the hardest part?
Para mí lo más difícil fue cuando pasaron las
manifestaciones y el paro en la universidad, no tenías oportunidad de salir de
tu casa por lo peligroso que era, pero al final todo salió bien.
¿Qué esperas como persona y como
profesional de este programa?
Fue una de las mejores experiencias que he vivido,
sin duda te ayudan a madurar y crecer profesionalmente, te abre muchos panoramas
para saber qué quieres realizar en un futuro.
Estas oportunidades que da la Uni
¿las recomiendas a tus compañeros?
Por supuesto que sí, es una de las mejores
oportunidades que te da la UNI y los alumnos tienen que aprovecharla.
Nuestro alumno Oscar Arturo Hernández de la Licenciatura en Nutrición, realizó una estancia en la Universidad Mayor de Santiago de Chile, y nos comparte su experiencia.
¿Cuándo entraste a la Uni
sabías que había programas internacionales?
Si, lo sabía ya que es de las grandes
ofertas que tiene mi universidad.
Cuando entraste a tu
carrera ¿Creíste que te irías a vivir y estudiar en el extranjero?
Si, estaba en mis metas, desde que
entre a la universidad de Celaya era uno de mis objetivos.
¿Ya habías vivido o
estudiado fuera de México?
Solo un diplomado en Barcelona que también fue
gracias a la universidad de Celaya.
¿Que te impulsaba o
motivaba para estudiar en otro país?
Quería aprender más sobre mi carrera desde
otro punto de vista, conocer un país y su cultura, así como experimentar un
estilo de vida diferente, para darme cuenta que tiene y que necesita mi país.
¿Por qué decidiste
estudiar en ese país?
Porque tienen un buen nivel en nutrición
deportiva y es el ramo que a mí me interesa más y siempre es bueno ir a otro
país para aprender nuevas cosas.
¿Qué sentiste cuando
llegaste al nuevo país?
Me sentí con ganas de conocer todo el país, me
sentía como un explorador porque quería recorrer toda la ciudad, probar comida
típica, conocer a la gente de ahí, sus modismos, su cultura, etc.
¿Cómo te han recibido en
la universidad a la que llegaste?
Me recibieron muy bien, me prestaron mucha
atención.
¿Qué es lo que más
extrañarás de México?
La familia, mis amigos, la comida, la
amabilidad de las personas.
What about the Uni?
Mis compañeros, mis maestros, toda la
universidad ya que me parece un lugar lleno de vida y energía que te motiva a
lograr tus metas.
¿Qué es lo más emocionante
que has vivido hasta ahora en esta experiencia?
Quede impresionado con la clase de nutrición
deportiva, mis maestros eran expertos en el tema y con los paisajes de Chile,
de norte a sur es un país muy bonito y único, así como tener nuevos amigos de
diferentes nacionalidades.
And the hardest part?
Creo que fue cuando comenzaron las
manifestaciones, fue muy difícil para todos porque el país estaba viviendo una
etapa muy difícil.
¿Qué esperas como persona
y como profesional de este programa?
Aprovechar lo máximo para conocer y crecer en
mi carrera, después de este intercambio me queda claro a lo que me quiero
dedicar.
Estas oportunidades que da
la Uni ¿las recomiendas a tus compañeros?
Las recomiendo más que al cien por ciento, son
oportunidades únicas y te hacen crecer mucho en todo aspecto, le agradezco a la
Universidad de Celaya por tener estas oportunidades para sus estudiantes.
Our student Mitzy Andrade of Biomedical Engineering, shares with us the experience of her stay at the Universidad Mayor de Chile, Campus Santiago.
When you entered Uni did you know there were international programs?
Yes, I knew that UNI had agreements in many parts of the world.
When you entered your career, did you think you would go to live and study abroad?
I was looking forward to doing it, but I was too scared to spend "so much" time away from my family.
Have you ever lived or studied outside of Mexico before?
No, I had had experiences abroad, but never for more than 3 weeks.
What prompted or motivated you to study in another country?
To get out of my comfort zone, to get to know other cultures, because it is so different but at the same time we are so much the same, especially when I saw people traveling from all over the world.
Why did you decide to study in that country?
Because I knew that Chile was a developing country, I had seen pictures of colleagues and it looked very nice, full of so many things and well, it is the last country in America.
How did you feel when you arrived in the new country?
Nervous, because I knew that everyone comes back with a different mentality, wanting to do things differently, I was very curious and anxious to start school and meet all my new classmates.
How have you been received at the university where you arrived?
The university welcomes you at the airport, plus they have a day dedicated to exchange students, we exchanged numbers and thus we became closer to more classmates, plus on school trips you make more friends.
What will you miss most about Mexico?
The spiciness, the food and my family.
What about the Uni?
My friends, my soccer teammates and being part of the alumni society.
What is the most exciting thing you have experienced so far in this experience?
The most exciting experience was the day I tried to climb one of the many mountains in Chile, in a southern city. I thought it would be easy, but the road was full of mud and there were parts that still had snow, that made everything more complicated, after many slips, at the end, we had a beautiful lake and some waterfalls on the way.
And the hardest part?
The most difficult experience has been when the marches began and they decreed a "curfew", the fact of not being able to leave the house, since there were soldiers in the streets and wounded, among other things, after the "curfew" ended, the marches became more pleasant and it has also been the experience that has taught me the most, throughout the exchange, although many colleagues went back, it taught me to be empathetic and in solidarity with my partner.
What do you expect as a person and as a professional from this program?
The education in Chile is very good, so I hope to learn a lot, but as a person I hope to be more empathetic, to grow more; to be independent, because cooking, washing, taking care of your "apartment", that makes you treasure more, because you know that if something happens you are 6,000 km away, so it is difficult to solve it with the family. Learn to enjoy the small moments.
Do you recommend these opportunities provided by Uni to your colleagues?
Yes! It is a unique opportunity, since not many schools give you this type of scholarship, it is an opportunity that we must take advantage of and it is not only "travel" or "a semester of partying", but a semester of learning, not only academically, but personally, which is the most valuable thing that you will learn.
Our student Cristian Francisco Perez fromBachelor in International Business, shares with us his experience at Guangdong University South China Business College of Foreign Studies (GDUFS), Guangzhou, China.
When you entered Uni did you know there were international programs?
international programs?
Yes, and
I was impressed by how many options there are to apply from all over the world.
all over the world.
When
you started your career, did you think you would go to live and study abroad?
abroad?
More than
than believing it, it was just a dream that at that moment seemed distant and complicated to achieve.
to achieve.
Have you ever lived or studied outside of Mexico before?
I have never
I had never left the country before, this experience was my first.
What prompted or motivated you to study in another country?
country?
The opportunity to broaden my horizons
new language and a new culture, as well as the importance of China for my career, as well as the
China represents for my career, as well as getting to know different points of view in the professional
professional point of view regarding international relations.
Why did you decide to study in that country?
Because it represented
a great personal challenge, to face a place where no one understands you, where they think so differently from
think so differently than you do and things that sometimes seem simple, like buying something, become a constant confusion.
simple, like buying something, become a constant confusion.
Likewise, many good Chinese friends I have met at Celaya
at the University of Celaya have encouraged me to choose China as my study destination.
destination to study.
How did you feel when you arrived in the new country?
A shock. It is
the constant sensation of not belonging to the environment, it's traveling to an unknown world
where you have to learn little by little how to live in it.
You miss a lot
your family, your friends, your space and all the comforts you usually live with.
you usually live with. At the beginning, many times I questioned if the decision to go to China was the best one.
to go to China had been the best one since I didn't fit in and I didn't understand anything that was
what was going on around me.
How have you been received at the university where you have
you arrived?
Excellent,
both the directors and the students of the university are excellent people, very helpful and
very helpful and willing to help you in everything. They make your adaptation process
and at the end you end up becoming a part of their family and creating a
family and creating bonds with them forever.
What will you miss most about Mexico?
I consider
that four months of exchange are not enough to miss Mexico too much,
when it takes time to get to know so many things about China. Without
sometimes you do miss a hug from your family, a drink with your friends or the food.
friends or food. Especially in times of togetherness like Christmas or New Year.
What about the Uni?
Definitely
my colleagues and friends. I wish all of them had been with me on the trip
trip to share together, yet I come back with many anecdotes to share with them.
with them.
What is the most exciting thing you have experienced
experience so far?
Definitely
definitely won the Chinese language proficiency contest filled me with excitement and happiness.
happiness. And to know that all my friends were there to support me and to celebrate
overcoming one of the most difficult challenges of this exchange; the language.
And the hardest part?
Having
have to say goodbye to all the people I met on this great trip. It is very
hard to say goodbye to someone who was your family for a semester.
What do you expect as a person and as a professional from
this program?
As a person,
prove to myself that I can be independent, learn to take care of myself, and learn how to
and know how to solve problems faster.
As
professional I hope to be able to achieve better negotiations with people from this country,
by knowing their language and culture you make them be more open and they give in to better conditions as a
conditions as a thank you for caring about their culture.
These
opportunities offered by Uni, do you recommend them to your colleagues?
Definitely,
make you grow in every way and make you see life from a different angle that you can't see in your comfort zone.
which you can't see inside your comfort zone. Besides, what a
college student stage lasts a short time, so you have to make the most of it,
and an exchange is to make the most of it. You enjoy and value your youth to the
to the fullest.
