Mikel Guerrero, from Global Business, won the international scholarship to study in Gijón, Asturias in Spain:
When you entered Uni did you know there were international programs? Yes.
When you started your career, did you think you would go to live and study abroad? Yes, but, in the middle of my career, due to the pandemic and the job where I had done my internship months before, I stopped contemplating it (while still applying for the call).
Have you ever lived or studied outside of Mexico before? Yes, first year of high school in Canada.
What motivated you to study in another country? To know the academic level, the culture, to live new experiences, to know more countries, the learning and the challenge of starting to face daily life without people so attached to me (family).
Why did you decide to study in that country? Because it is the country that most attracted my attention, since in addition to having family, I like its culture and it is a more developed country.
What did you feel when you arrived in the new country? Satisfaction, tranquility and excitement.
How have you been received at the university where you arrived? Well, there was no induction week or anything like that, and as for the subjects, I chose the ones that were left and that best fit my schedule, even so, the subjects are quite interesting, the professors are excellently prepared and willing to support you with advice.
What will you miss most about Mexico and UNI? Tacos, family and friends.
What is the most exciting thing you have experienced so far in this experience? Visiting family and getting to know other countries.
And the hardest part? The university, this is where professional and personal growth is demonstrated in order to face other study models.
What do you expect as a person and as a professional from this experience? I hope that this will be a tool that will help me to open more doors in my personal and professional life. As a professional I hope to finish university and return to Spain or somewhere in the European Union.
Do you recommend these opportunities provided by Uni to your colleagues? Of course, 100%.
Any other comments: Thanks to the university and the support of my parents I had this great opportunity that allows me to continue growing as a person in all aspects to achieve my goals.
María del Sol se encuentra estudiando ingeniería en la Universidad de Celaya y gracias a nuestro programa de becas internacionales está realizando una estancia semestral en la Universidad de Lleida en España:
When you entered Uni did you know there were international programs?
Sí, al ir al área de admisiones me comentaron de las diferentes oportunidades de intercambio que ofrecia la universidad.
When you entered your career, did you think you would go to live and study abroad?
Sí, uno de los principales para entrar a la UNI fue poder tener la opotunidad de irme de intercambio, ya que era un sueño que quería lograr.
Have you ever lived or studied outside of Mexico before?
Estuve 1 mes en Bostón y ahorita mi semestre en Lleida, España.
What prompted or motivated you to study in another country?
Conocer otras culturas, aprender sobre sus diferentes programas de ingeniería que manejan y poder viajar.
Why did you decide to study in that country?
Creo que es un país muy completo y diferente a México. Y muy interesante, lleno de lugares que recorrer.
How did you feel when you arrived in the new country?
Muy emocionada y nerviosa por los cambios en mi vida pero feliz.
How have you been received at the university where you arrived?
Excelente, definitivamente es la mejor escuela en España a la que puedes asistir ya que desde antes de venirme me informaron de todo lo que ocupaba saber y me orientaron en todo. Además de que lo profesores son muy amables y te ayudan en todo.
What will you miss most about Mexico and UNI?
Lo que más extraño es la comida mexicana y mi familia y amigos.
What is the most exciting thing you have experienced so far in this experience?
Poder viajar a otros paises y conocer a más extranjeros que están viviendo la misma experiencia que yo.
And the hardest part?
Extrañar a mi familia
What do you expect as a person and as a professional from this experience?
Creo que me ayudó a crecer muchísimo personalmente a ser todavía mas independiente y como profesional me ayudó a saber en un futuro donde me gustaría estar.
Do you recommend these opportunities provided by Uni to your colleagues?
Totalmente, considero que es algo muy importante que todos deberíamos vivir para poder desarrollarnos como personas y profesionistas además de que te abre muchas puertas. ¡Gracias a todas las personas que me apoyaron!
Andrey Alberto estudia Global Business y obtuvo la beca internacional Uni para estudiar un semestre en Corea del Sur. Aquí nos cuenta su experiencia:
When you entered Uni did you know there were international programs?
Sí, lo sabía con anterioridad.
When you entered your career, did you think you would go to live and study abroad?
Lo consideré como una posibilidad, pero no lo había contemplado tan próximo.
Have you ever lived or studied outside of Mexico before?
Sí, en Italia durante 4 años y en Canadá por parte de una beca del gobierno de Guanajuato.
What prompted or motivated you to study in another country?
Conocer personas y diferentes puntos de vista y sobre todo aprender de la sociedad y las personas para crecer como mejor como persona.
Why did you decide to study in that country?
Siempre me llamó la atención Asia y quería conocer una cultura completamente diferente a la mía, además siempre he tenido una atracción hacia Corea ya que sigo mucho las series y cultura de tal país.
How did you feel when you arrived in the new country?
Al inicio me sentí muy nervioso por estar en un país muy diferente pero también muy emocionado de ver cómo es la vida en el país. Observaba todo a mi alrededor contrastando la vida en mi país y en Corea.
How have you been received at the university where you arrived?
El recibimiento fue excelente, aunque un poco rápido debido a las medidas implementadas por la pandemia, pero todos fueron muy amables y considerados.
What will you miss most about Mexico and UNI?
Lo que más extraño de México es mi familia y la manera de interactuar con las personas y de la UNI extraño el ambiente con mis compañeros de clase.
What is the most exciting thing you have experienced so far in this experience?
El poder conocer varios lugares de ensueño y viajar con amigos de muchas nacionalidades y aprender un poco de su cultura.
And the hardest part?
Lo más difícil fue el lidiar con el idioma cuando me encontraba solo ya que es muy diferente incluso para leer y escribir al inicio, por lo que tenía que depender completamente del traductor.
What do you expect as a person and as a professional from this experience?
Me ayudó desarrollar habilidades de comunicación más efectivas que me ayudarán en mi vida profesional para crear conexiones y me ayudó a hacer más organizado con mis finanzas y administración del tiempo.
Do you recommend these opportunities provided by Uni to your colleagues?
Las recomiendo al 100% ya que son puertas que nos dan la oportunidad de conocer personas increíbles y de crear experiencias que durarán toda la vida. ¡Gracias UNI!
Algún otro comentario:
No tener miedo de aplicar a ninguna beca, pero se debe de tener en mente que todo se obtiene con esfuerzo y dedicación y todo es posible, nosotros mismos creamos nuestras oportunidades.
Desde Corea del Sur, nuestra alumna de Diseño Digital, Valeria Martínez, nos cuenta como vivió su beca internacional en Hallym University.
When you entered Uni did you know there were international programs?
Sí, estaba consciente y eso es una gran motivación.
When you entered your career, did you think you would go to live and study abroad?
Siempre me visualice en un intercambio, sin embargo, no creí que sería tan pronto.
Have you ever lived or studied outside of Mexico before?
No, jamás había estado tanto tiempo fuera de mi casa
What prompted or motivated you to study in another country?
Conocer nuevos lugares y culturas, y estos aprendizajes son invaluables.
Why did you decide to study in that country?
Realmente fue mi primera opción, siempre me ha llamado la atención la cultura asiática.
How did you feel when you arrived in the new country?
Sentí muchos nervios, no dominaba las ingles al 100% así que estaba algo insegura por ese aspecto, pero estaba emocionada de que por fin se había cumplido mi sueño con irme de intercambio al extranjero
How have you been received at the university where you arrived?
Los maestros y directores siempre fueron muy amables.
What will you miss most about Mexico and UNI?
Extrañe demasiado a mi familia, amigos y a mi novio, pero también me hizo mucha falta la comida mexicana.
What is the most exciting thing you have experienced so far in this experience?
Fue sorprendente visitar un lugar tan lejos y vivir ahí fue algo inexplicable, era como un sueño.
And the hardest part?
El idioma, los coreanos casi no hablan inglés, realmente Corea es un país muy seguro, pero a pesar de eso tienes que saber adecuarte, es parte de la cultura y mi capacidad de adaptación.
What do you expect as a person and as a professional from this experience?
Esto me ayuda mucho a mi desarrollo profesional, quiero seguir aprendiendo y viajando.
Do you recommend these opportunities provided by Uni to your colleagues?
Recomiendo que no lo piensen, que apliquen a las BECAS al Extranjero! La UNI nos apoya bastante con estas becas y el apoyo para poder hacer todos los trámites. También ahorren porque vivir en Corea es más caro que vivir aquí.
Estoy muy agradecida con mi Universidad por este gran apoyo!
Fanny Orozco from Digital Design, won the international scholarship to spend a semester at Hallym University in South Korea, here she tells us about her experience.
When you entered Uni did you know there were international programs?
Yes, I knew that and that was motivating.
When you started your career, did you think you would go to live and study abroad? To tell you the truth, no...... although I wanted and expected to have the opportunity, and it came very soon!
Have you ever lived or studied outside of Mexico before?
Never. This was the first time I went out of my country.
What prompted or motivated you to study in another country?
The curiosity to get to know another place that is completely different from Mexico. The teachers always pushed me to go beyond and look for opportunities to broaden our vision of the world.
Why did you decide to study in that country?
Well, because of the pandemic this University continued to receive foreign students and the Uni always supported me to be able to fulfill the requirements requested by Hallym University.
How did you feel when you arrived in the new country?
It was exciting and scary. Coming to a place where no one speaks your language, where you know absolutely nothing can be very shocking. It was difficult to communicate with people even with English because you could hardly understand them because of their accent.
I also think I still wasn't processing the fact that I was in another country and the fatigue and stress of such a long flight can make you a little cranky. But it's all worth it.
How have you been received at the university where you arrived?
I was very well received despite arriving in the country at midnight. They were always attentive if I needed anything.
What will you miss most about Mexico and UNI?
From Mexico it was the food, our gastronomy is the best in the world.
From UNI it's a little more difficult since I only made it through a semester and a half before quarantine started. I missed the Uniclubs a lot but will continue to participate.
What is the most exciting thing you have experienced so far in this experience?
I have two experiences: Watching the snow fall quietly and the next day seeing everything covered with snow. And visiting the border with North Korea and entering one of the incursion tunnels. It was fabulous and great to be so close to the other side and watch the scenery.
And the hardest part?
I insist with the food, it was not easy, even now that I have been living in Korea for half a year, also the time change; it is difficult to communicate with the family because when you go to sleep they wake up and vice versa.
What do you expect as a person and as a professional from this experience?
To have expanded my way of perceiving the world. I hope to be more responsible and independent since I had to fend for myself on many occasions. I also understood why my career is so attracted to this country.
Do you recommend these opportunities provided by Uni to your colleagues?
It's an opportunity worth living, even if it's only one semester in your professional career! Thank you Universidad de Celaya for supporting me in this great experience!
Our student José Antonio Merino from Communication Sciences is participating in a "Work-Camp" on the west coast of Iceland, an experience that will allow them to develop a global vision, personal and professional skills, within a multicultural environment.
Chosen as Winner in the "Hands for the World 20-21" Program issued by the State Government Congratulations!
"What we are doing is cleaning up the coasts of West Iceland in a community called Brú, we use a waste separation method in which each of the waste found is recorded, sent for recycling and the marine species we find in the Atlantic are conserved, the program is run by Worldwide FriendsThe program is run by Worldwide Friends, with volunteers from all over the world, right now we are from Mexico (me), Slovakia, France, Guatemala, Germany, Austria and Scotland. It is a beautiful experience on which I will base much of my knowledge and that is leaving me a great learning and memories for a lifetime."
