Jun 18, 2018 | No category
Sergio López is studying architecture at the Universidad de Celaya and is currently on an academic stay at the Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña in Barcelona, Spain.
When you entered Uni did you know there were international programs?
Yes, it was one of the main reasons why I decided to study at UDEC.
Have you ever lived or studied outside of Mexico before?
Last year I was able to take a study trip to New York to see works of renowned architects, during it, I took a class at Columbia University, then in July 2017 I was at UAB taking a leadership diploma course for a month.
What prompted or motivated you to study in another country?s?
I am enthusiastic about learning the techniques and architectural styles of other countries, in order to form my own style, combining what I have seen and learned in the trips I have made.
Why did you decide to study in that country?
The UPC/ESCUELA TÉCNICA SUPERIOR DE ARQUITECTURA IN BARCELONA is one of the best architecture schools in Europe and number 25 in the world. It has some subjects that UDEC does not have or that are taught in a different way and I was very interested in studying them here.
How did you feel when you arrived in the new country?s?
I felt like I was coming back home, being the third time I was in Spain, I loved to keep discovering new places, buildings and people, because after studying architecture, now everything made sense, now I understood the buildings and why they were built, simply magical.
How have you been received at the university where you arrived?
Very good, UPC is a very large school, but it has welcome programs for Erasmus students, so it was easy to meet people from other countries and even from Mexico, my faculty ETSAB is very large, with 3000 architecture students.
What will you miss most about Mexico?
My family and friends, but most of all the food! I became a taster of Mexican food in Spain and concluded that in food, there are no two like Mexico.
What about the Uni?
My teachers and director, I return valuing more the teaching staff we have, they are really very well trained and above all they are always available to make inquiries and resolve any doubts that arise, something that in Spain is very rare to be able to do.<b></b>
What is the most exciting thing you have experienced so far in this experience?
To share knowledge with some of my colleagues, to see the way each school has to do something and to reach the same result,
And the mosts diffíeasy?
The most difficult thing has been the culture shock with some professors, there are many who are willing to help you, but others who have a more closed way of working, and the way of evaluating is very different from Mexico.
What do you expect as a person and as a professional from this program?
I am sure that everything I learned here will be very useful to me, it helped me to value everything I have in Mexico and above all, I know that now I have many contacts of future colleagues who can contribute something interesting in my professional life.
Do you recommend these opportunities provided by Uni to your colleagues?
Totally, whenever there is an academic trip I am the first one to invite my classmates and above all I always encourage them to do their best to go out and see the world, without a doubt traveling is one of my favorite activities and I want all my classmates to discover the world that is out there waiting for us.
Mar 1, 2018 | No category
When you entered Uni did you know there were international programs?
Yes, I was aware of it and of course I always wanted to take advantage of such an opportunity.
Have you ever lived or studied outside of Mexico before?
No, I had not had the opportunity to live such an experience.
What prompted or motivated you to study in another country?
The fact that I have always believed that traveling is a way to grow and learn, a way to open your mind to new ideas and knowledge. I like to face new challenges and make the most of every experience. To know, to be, to grow, be it in a work, cultural, personal, etc. way.
Why did you decide to study in that country?
Well, the truth is that I just took the opportunity that the university gave me and of course the Chef in charge of the restaurant to travel to this country, I have always had the idea of working in Europe and I was presented with the option of going to Germany, so without thinking twice I packed my bags and went.
How did you feel when you arrived in the new country?
It was like being in a dream, the emotions were many but above all it felt like being in another world and it was necessary to explore it to the maximum, to make the most of each day.
My trip was for professional practices, so I was in a restaurant working, and everyone was always very friendly, it seemed that they were excited to receive a foreign colleague, and of course I was even happier. They welcomed me with joy and gave me the opportunity to be part of their team.
What will you miss most about Mexico?
As usual, of course I missed my family and all my people. When you travel to a country where things are so different, you miss everything! The customs, your language, friends and in my case, what I missed the most was the food, without a doubt Mexican cuisine is delicious.
What is the most exciting thing you have experienced so far in this experience?
The feeling you get after you finish the day successfully, especially when you had to organize events for up to 120 people, were days full of pressure, work, running from one place to another, but you feel a great satisfaction when at the end everything goes just as you wanted, when everyone is happy with your work.
And of course, the fact of traveling, getting to know beautiful places not only in Germany, but also in France, Holland, Luxembourg and making new friends.
And the hardest part?
The language barrier, fortunately I met people fluent in Spanish but still, in Europe it is very easy to travel and that is why you meet people of many different nationalities in any country you are in, so communication was my biggest challenge.
What do you expect as a person and as a professional from this program?
Growth in both aspects. As I mentioned before, from a trip you can learn many things.
So this experience helps me to be stronger, braver and more determined to achieve what I want; to see what I can do and more, because I have new knowledge of how to work, techniques, I have a better idea of what it is like to be in a kitchen and how to handle certain problems. As well as in my personal life, I was encouraged to do things that maybe before I was afraid or ashamed of.
Do you recommend these opportunities provided by Uni to your colleagues?
Of course, I think it is a chapter in our lives that we should all go through at some point, because it can help us a lot to give us a better vision of what we really want and how we can achieve it or what kind of life we want to lead.
Ene 23, 2018 | No category
PSC Nancy Rico – Becaria por un semestre en La Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana – Campus Medellín.
When you entered Uni did you know there were international programs?
Sí, conocía de los programas y de hecho fue uno de los motivos por el cual elegí la Uni, me pareció interesante que la carrera de psicología contara con programas de internalización, muchas universidades no dan esas oportunidades a esta carrera.
Did you think you would go live and study abroad in your first semester?
Sí, porque fue uno de los motivos por los que pensé en ser parte de la UNI.
Have you ever lived or studied outside of Mexico before?
Si, con la misma UNI me fui un verano a Canadá, dado que la UNI cuenta con varios programas, fue una de las varias oportunidades que he tenido de salir del país.
What prompted or motivated you to study in another country?
Me interesaba mucho poder aprender de mi carrera en otra cultura, dado que mi carrera (psicología) es básicamente contacto directo con la gente, el tener una mente abierta y conocer a más personas te brinda muchas más herramientas.
Why did you decide to study in that country?
Porque ya había ido a Colombia, me parecía un lugar increíble para vivir. L cultura aunque en muchas cosas se parece es diferente en otras. Ya tenía amigos allá y queria vivir el dia a dia en la cultura colombiana
How did you feel when you arrived in the new country?
Tenía sentimientos encontrados, había ido en otras circunstancias. Esta vez iba a estudiar, vivir sola y tener responsabilidades que esas dos cosas con llevan.
How have you been received at the university where you arrived?
Súper bien la gente colombiana es muy cálida, el tener amigos antes de ir me ayudó mucho a poder conocer la cultura y a más personas que ahora son mis amigos.
What will you miss most about Mexico?
Las prácticas que ya tenía, ya estaba realizando algunas prácticas las cuales tuve que concluir. Practicar en un ámbito de la psicología que me gustaba fue muy duro, pero me di cuenta en mi estancia en Colombia que otra área que no había explorado y me gustó mucho.
What about the Uni?
Los profesores, hay profesores dentro de mi carrera de los cuales he aprendido mucho y estando en Colombia pensaba en que pensaría en ellos de algún tema, pensaba en llegar y poder dialogar con ellos de conocimientos que adquirí.
What is the most exciting thing you have experienced so far in this experience?
Haber convivido y formar un grupo de amigos suizos, viajar con ellos fue de las cosas más emocionantes, porque aunque realice mi estancia en Colombia, pude tener con tacto con una cultura súper diferente a los latinos.
And the hardest part?
La universidad Pontificia Bolivariana es una de las mejores universidades en Colombia y lo pude notar en su exigencia académica, para mí lo más difícil fue la carga de materias y algunos contenidos muy distintos a México.
What do you expect as a person and as a professional from this program?
Crecí inmensamente como persona y como psicóloga, abrí mi mente y adquirí conocimientos, hábitos y responsabilidades que tal vez quedándome estudiando un semestre sería una diferente forma de adquirirlos.
Do you recommend these opportunities provided by Uni to your colleagues?
Totalmente, son oportunidades que como alumnos no debemos de desaprovechar, la universidad brinda muchas posibilidades y diferentes programas así que tenemos un sinfín de opciones para realizar una estadía en el extranjero.
¡Gracias por esta oportunidad!
Ene 12, 2018 | No category
Cuando entre a la UNI estaba enterado de la posibilidad de viajar para estudiar en el extranjero, sin embargo no estaba completamente consciente de cómo funcionaban los programas internacionales.
¡No creí que fuera a tener esta oportunidad cuando aplique por primera vez! Estaba tratando de conocer como era el proceso de selección sin esperar realmente llegar a ser el acreedor de la Beca!
Cuando estudiaba preparatoria tuve la oportunidad de hacer un intercambio en Francia. Pero lo que me impulsó más que nada para pedir la beca fue conocer una cultura totalmente ajena a la nuestra y por eso llamaba mucho la atención Corea del Sur.
Llegando a este país, sentí un gran sentimiento, emoción y orgullo; estaba totalmente a la expectativa de cómo sería estudiar y vivir en un lugar tan lejos y una cultura totalmente diferente a la nuestra. La Universidad de Hallym me ha tratado muy bien y han sido muy amables.
Lo que más extraño de mi México es la gran variedad y sabores de su comida, esta experiencia me hizo valorar en verdad nuestra gran cultura gastronómica. También a mi familia obviamente!
Extraño también a mis amigos, profesores, pero más que nada las materias y la forma dinámica en la que se viven las clases en la UNI.
Lo más emocionante que he vivido hasta ahora es el poder tener la oportunidad de viajar y conocer distintos lugares de Asia, como Japón y China.
Esta experiencia me ayudará a crecer como persona al igual que como profesional, espero ser más consciente del entorno en el cual me desenvuelvo para poder ser así más proactivo.
Recomiendo al 100% esta experiencia, pues engloba muchísimas cosas tanto buenas como difíciles a las cuales tendremos que afrontar tarde o temprano y que mejor forma de hacerlo que viajando y conociendo diferentes personas y culturas.
Dec 14, 2017 | No category
Interview with Juan Carlos Gallegos Cárdenas, Global Business student and winner of the Uni scholarship to study at Hallym University in South Korea.
When you entered Uni did you know there were international programs?
I did know, but I did not know in detail what they consisted of and what the exchange process was like.
Did you think you would go to live and study abroad?
I wasn't really sure but for me it was an illusion to be able to study abroad.
Have you ever lived or studied outside of Mexico before?
Before coming here I had the opportunity to participate in Trep Camp, another Uni program in the city of San Diego California where I stayed for three weeks, but I never spent more time out of the country.
What prompted or motivated you to study in another country?
I was very motivated to learn about another culture, meet people from other countries and appreciate the beauty of another country.
Why did you decide to study in that country?
I decided to study in South Korea because I wanted a challenge, where I could get to know another culture totally different from the Mexican one and practice my English.
How did you feel when you arrived in the new country?
I was in awe of the friendly and respectful people of South Korea. But I was also very curious about the cuisine and the way people lived together.
How have you been received at the university where you arrived?
I have been very well received, all the people are very friendly and always willing to help me if I have any problems.
What will you miss most about Mexico?
I miss my family and my girlfriend very much but also the food.
What about the Uni?
To my classmates and the environment of the Uni.
What is the most exciting thing you have experienced so far in this experience?
For me, the most exciting thing has been to be able to visit the modern parts such as financial centers and very tall buildings. And also the old parts like temples and palaces in the company of my friends.
And the hardest part?
The most difficult thing has been the language. It is very complicated to read in Korean.
What do you expect as a person and as a professional from this program?
I hope to be more open to different cultures and different ways of thinking. I also think this experience will give me an insight into how I can do business with people from different cultures.
Do you recommend these opportunities provided by Uni to your colleagues?
Of course I recommend these types of opportunities but I recommend that you always try to go the extra mile and go for the hardest.
Thank you very much UNI!
Dec 14, 2017 | No category
Abel López Robles of the Bachelor's Degree in Law, obtained in 2017 a scholarship to study at the Universidad Mayor de Chile, Campus Santiago.
When you entered Uni did you know there were international programs?
Yes, it is one of the most noticeable things or one of the first things you learn about when you enter the University, which has several international programs.
Did you think you would go to live and study abroad?
The truth is yes, since I entered the University I set as one of my goals to study abroad when the time was right.
Have you ever lived or studied outside of Mexico before?
No, never, this is the first time I leave Mexico.
What prompted or motivated you to study in another country?
I felt that as a person and a student it was an opportunity that I needed and should take advantage of to expand my horizons and grow both academically and personally.
Why did you decide to study in that country?
If I am honest, my first choice was Spain, but for certain reasons beyond the University's control, this stay could not materialize, although, thanks to the support of the University, it was not possible. thanksto the support of the University, I did not give up and decided to study in Chile I did not give up and decided to study in Chile because it seemed the most interesting country for me and for my career.
How did you feel when you arrived in the new country?
I felt a mixture of fear and excitement, it is very interesting to know that you are going to meet a new culture and new people, but at the same time it is scary to distance yourself from everything you know and what you are used to.
How have you been received at the university where you arrived?
Simply wonderful, the external relations staff is the most attentive and friendly with students and support you in everything and, although the university itself has a slightly different system to what I am used to, any doubt or problem that I have had, they have helped me quickly and very attentive.
What will you miss most about Mexico?
My family, my friends and Mexican food.
What about the Uni?
My peers and at least, in my case, the evaluation system and the Licensors to whom I am already accustomed.
What is the most exciting thing you have experienced so far in this experience?
The academic trips that the University organizes are all very fun and exciting, getting to know places in Chile and its culture seems to me something that one must do, even if it is just a little bit.
And the hardest part?
The reality and what it means to live on your own and far away from everyone I know, it is not easy to complement your studies with the obligations at home or daily life that being here you have to see everything by yourself.
What do you expect as a person and as a professional from this program?
Being here I have been able to see a whole different system than in Mexico, as a professional is to open my borders and have a broader view of what the world is, as a person it allows me to grow and mature since being here I only have time to reflect and learn both what my teachers have to teach as well as the Chilean society itself.
Do you recommend these opportunities provided by Uni to your colleagues?
Yes, it is a scary experience that has both good and bad points, but what you get and take away from leaving your world and getting to know a bigger one is priceless, what stays with you is something very important both as a student and as a person.
