Jul 15, 2019 | Study abroad
Beatriz Eugenia, Marketing and Advertising student, spent a semester at the University of Oviedo. Gijon Campus. Asturias, Spain.
When you entered Uni did you know there were international programs?
Yes, thanks to the fact that I know students from the University of Celaya who have participated in international programs.
When you entered your career, did you think you would go to live and study abroad?
Yes, as I had planned to participate in the program.
Have you ever lived or studied outside of Mexico before?
Yes, I lived and studied for some time in the United States.
What prompted or motivated you to study in another country?
The opportunity to learn about different customs and cultures, in addition to becoming more independent.
Why did you decide to study in that country?
I had been attracted by its culture and traditions for a long time.
How did you feel when you arrived in the new country?
A lot of nerves, but I was very excited to learn new things.
How have you been received at the university where you arrived?
In a very friendly and open-armed manner.
What will you miss most about Mexico?
Food and my loved ones.
What about the Uni?
My classmates and teachers.
What is the most exciting thing you have experienced so far in this experience?
Get to know a completely different culture and live a different lifestyle.
And the hardest part?
Adapting to change without your loved ones.
What do you expect as a person and as a professional from this program?
To grow as a person, to become more independent, to open my perspectives to completely different points of view and to mature more and more.
Do you recommend these opportunities provided by Uni to your colleagues?
Of course, it has been the best experience of my life, thank you for this opportunity!
Jul 14, 2019 | Study abroad
Andrea, de Psicología, obtuvo la beca Uni para estudiar en Asturias, España.
When you entered Uni did you know there were international programs?
Si, estaba al tanto de los intercambios.
Cuando entraste a tu carrera ¿Creíste que te irías a vivir y estudiar en el extranjero?
Ese era mi plan pero no estaba segura si realmente lo haría.
Have you ever lived or studied outside of Mexico before?
No, nunca
What prompted or motivated you to study in another country?
El crecimiento personal, poder conocer otra cultura y desarrollarme en el ámbito educativo
Why did you decide to study in that country?
Porque siempre había sido mi sueño.
How did you feel when you arrived in the new country?
Estaba un poco asustada pero muy emocionada porque sería el comienzo de una nueva etapa en mi vida.
How have you been received at the university where you arrived?
Fueron amables.
¿Qué es lo que más extrañas de México?
Extrañaba mucho a Mis seres queridos y la comida.
What about the Uni?
Mis clases y maestros.
What is the most exciting thing you have experienced so far in this experience?
El haber podido conocer otros países.
And the hardest part?
Valerme por mi misma y estar lejos de las personas que quiero.
What do you expect as a person and as a professional from this program?
Haber crecido y aprendido lo suficiente.
Do you recommend these opportunities provided by Uni to your colleagues?
¡Absolutamente! se convierte en una de las mejores experiencias de vida y es increíble saber que tu escuela te ayuda a lograrlo.
Jul 13, 2019 | Study abroad
Vanessa, estudiante de Negocios Globales, obtuvo la beca internacional para estudiar un semestre en la Universidad Mayor de Chile.
When you entered Uni did you know there were international programs?
Yes.
When you entered your career, did you think you would go to live and study abroad?
Era algo que tenía en mis planes desde que decidí entrar a la Uni.
Have you ever lived or studied outside of Mexico before?
No, esta es la primera vez que paso tanto tiempo fuera de México.
What prompted or motivated you to study in another country?
La curiosidad de poder conocer otra cultura, a otras personas, lugares y sobre todo de poder ver hasta donde soy capaz de llegar cuando me propongo algo.
Why did you decide to study in that country?
Elegí Chile, porque es uno de los países que más me había llamado la atención, además de que ya había tenido buenas referencias de Chile por amigos y familiares que ya habían viajado antes aquí, además de que me llamaba mucho la atención poder ver que tan diferente podría ser su cultura a la nuestra.
How did you feel when you arrived in the new country?
Estaba muy nerviosa y emocionada al mismo tiempo, me preguntaba que tan rápido me adaptaría a mi nuevo estilo de vida y que tan bien me la podría pasar, realmente fue una mezcla de emociones!!
How have you been received at the university where you arrived?
De maravilla, la Universidad Mayor de Chile siempre ha estado al pendiente de todos sus alumnos extranjeros y busca la manera de ayudarlos y apoyarlos en todo lo que necesitan.
What will you miss most about Mexico?
Extraño muchísimo a mi familia, a mis amigos y también la comida.
What about the Uni?
Extraño tomar clases con algunos de mis profesores y pues el sistema de evaluación para las materias, ya que es muy diferente a como las evalúan en esta otra universidad.
What is the most exciting thing you have experienced so far in this experience?
Tener que viajar sola y con amigos, poder conocer los diferentes lugares hermosos que tiene Chile.
And the hardest part?
Adaptarme a un nuevo estilo de vida y aprender a salir de mi zona de confort en muchos aspectos.
What do you expect as a person and as a professional from this program?
Te cambia por completo tu manera de pensar y de ver las cosas, de cierto modo maduramos porque al vivir solos, aprendemos a administrar nuestros recursos y a ser más responsables de nosotros mismos, además de que descubrimos y mejoramos nuestras habilidades a nivel global.
Do you recommend these opportunities provided by Uni to your colleagues?
Definitivamente, este tipo de oportunidades considero que son únicas y hay que saberlas aprovechar cuando se nos presentan, considero que estas experiencias nos cambian por completo la vida y nos dejan grandes enseñanzas, aprendizajes y recuerdos.
Realmente estoy muy agradecida con la Uni por haberme permitido cumplir uno de mis más grandes sueños!!
Jul 10, 2019 | Study abroad
Isaac David, an industrial engineering student, was awarded the Uni International Scholarship to study for a semester in Brazil. Brazil.
When you entered Uni did you know there were international programs?
Yes
When you entered your career, did you think you would go to live and study abroad?
Yes, it was one of my goals to achieve during my career.
Have you ever lived or studied outside of Mexico before?
Yes, last semester in Brazil.
What motivated you to study in another country?
The idea of developing myself as a person, broadening my vision and knowledge within my area of study, as well as getting to know and learn new customs.
Why did you decide to study in that country?
The language was one of the main reasons, in addition to the high level in the engineering area at PUCRS.
How did you feel when you arrived in the new country?
Since it was my second semester, it was easier because I was already familiar with the people and the language, but you always feel excited to take on a new challenge.
How have you been received at the university where you arrived?
The people in the mobility department are very attentive.
What will you miss most about Mexico?
In my first place my family and friends, but I also miss the food.
What about the Uni?
To my colleagues
What is the most exciting thing you have experienced so far in this experience?
Meeting people who have become friends that I will certainly miss, in addition to the places I was able to see.
And the hardest part?
Upon arrival, I had to get used to the language again.
What do you expect as a person and as a professional from this program?
I was able to develop and discover a part of myself that I did not know, as well as increase my knowledge and vision of the automotive sector in one of the countries with the highest production and projection.
Do you recommend these opportunities provided by Uni to your colleagues?
Without a doubt it is an opportunity to develop as a person and as a professional, if you have the opportunity to do it you should not hesitate to do it, you learn and enjoy a lot.
Jul 9, 2019 | Study abroad
Daniela Guadalupe, student of Strategic Management in Tourism and Hospitality won the Uni International Scholarship to study at the University of Oviedo Campus Gijón, Asturias, Spain.
When you entered Uni did you know there were international programs?
Yes, it was even one of the fundamental factors that I took into account to enter Uni Celaya.
When you entered your career, did you think you would go to live and study abroad?
Yes, it was my dream since I joined, I always believe that dreams (goals and objectives) come true.
Have you ever lived or studied outside of Mexico before?
Yes, well, something like that; I lived outside of Mexico for a month. I volunteered in Germany, I had the opportunity to travel thanks to the "Hands for the World" program offered by the state of Guanajuato through Educafin.
What prompted or motivated you to study in another country?
The future I desire, but above all the present I once longed for. I love to learn, share, know, travel and explore, it is part of what I am passionate about, and well, one of my biggest fears is to stay in my comfort zone for too long, so for me, living in another country (another way of thinking, culture, without my family, friends, a different way of studying, away from all the facilities and comforts) was a challenge and a new adventure that I had to live.
Why did you decide to study in that country?
Within my career I had read that Spain (because it is the second most visited country by tourists in the world, according to UNWTO, 2018) has strong tourism industries that every day have been innovating and improving tourism within their country, thus being a reference for the other nations of the planet that seek to optimize their resources in tourism. So I decided to learn as much as possible to later be able to apply it in my professional life both in Mexico and anywhere in the world.
Another reason was because I was in the European Union, so traveling and getting to know more places and countries is easier than in other places.
How did you feel when you arrived in the new country?
A lot of excitement and curiosity, I wanted to discover every corner of the city, the country, the people, the food, etc.
How have you been received at the university where you arrived?
Just looking at my faculty building was the best welcome. The internationalization girls as well as the vice dean registered us, welcomed us and explained a little about UniOviedo.
What will you miss most about Mexico?
Definitely the food, the famous "garnachas" that you can find in every corner (tacos, gorditas, fruit with chili...), the music, the patience and the warmth that characterizes us Mexicans.
What about the Uni?
The teachers and my classmates, the noise, the laughter, the comments and participation of everyone in class.
What is the most exciting thing you have experienced so far in this experience?
Finding friends that became a new family and such special people that will remain in my heart forever, that without a doubt I will visit in the future in their countries/states and that I will also wait for them with open arms in Mexico/Celaya. Definitely the travels, the sharing, getting to know new cultures. Thanks to the proximity I was able to visit two places that made my mind fly: Morocco and Switzerland, were two places where I really felt in another world, it was very exciting to be there and be part of their lifestyle for a few days, their way of thinking, their food, the order / disorder ....
Trying to speak the little I knew of different languages to be able to converse with a person who did not speak English or Spanish. Making a Mexican dinner for my boyfriend, I never imagined myself cooking mole with chicken, guacamole, tacos dorados, enchiladas, enfrijoladas, making totopos, etc.
And the hardest part?
Adapting to the Spanish educational system. The way of studying, the fact that there is only one exam for a whole semester for each subject. However, in the end I managed to understand and I got good grades. I liked all the subjects I took and I learned a lot.
Many times I was asked if traveling alone scared me, the truth is that at first I was not, but sometimes when I felt a dark, dirty street, without people was when I started to be really afraid, but I am grateful to all the good and all the people who have always wished me well because they appeared very good people, kind and willing to help me on my way, for me they were angels and friends that I carry very present in my memories. Traveling is learning and developing more the survival instinct, I learned to trust more in myself and in others.
One of the hardest things was to say goodbye to my friends and to the city where I lived.
What do you expect as a person and as a professional from this program?
A lot of learning about myself, my career and the people around me, expanding my networks, knowledge and thinking, being more empathetic and that the knowledge I acquire in the classroom I know how to apply it in real cases, as well as knowing how to interact in intercultural teams resulting in a global impact and strengthening both soft and hard skills, among these I highlight the languages, that despite Spain, being a language that I speak my native language, there are many people from other parts of the world who do not speak it, so I can exercise and learn different languages.
Do you recommend these opportunities provided by Uni to your colleagues?
I recommend it 100%, it is an experience that everyone should live in your life, especially if you are a UNI student, that the fear of the unknown is not an obstacle that stops you. Dare and live an unforgettable adventure.
Jul 8, 2019 | Study abroad
Yuritzi Casandra de Comunicación y Medios Audiovisuales, realizó una estancia gracias a las becas internacionales Uni para estudiar un semestre en la Universidad de Oviedo – Gijón, España.
When you entered Uni did you know there were international programs?
Sí, sí sabía que había este tipo de programas.
When you entered your career, did you think you would go to live and study abroad?
Sí, desde que iba en preparatoria mi meta era irme de intercambio en la universidad, entonces cuando entré a la Uni hice todo lo que estuvo en mis manos para poder lograrlo.
Have you ever lived or studied outside of Mexico before?
No, never.
What prompted or motivated you to study in another country?
Conocer otra cultura, hacer amigos de otros países y vivir la experiencia de estar en otro país.
Why did you decide to study in that country?
Porque había escuchado por personas que ya habían estudiado en España que era muy seguro y que la Universidad de Gijón era muy bonita, y realmente lo es.
How did you feel when you arrived in the new country?
Sentí mucha emoción, lo que había esperado durante toda la carrera por fin se estaba logrando.
How have you been received at the university where you arrived?
Bien, nos asesoraron para poder hacer nuestro horario, elegir materias y hacer nuestro proceso de inscripción.
What will you miss most about Mexico?
La comida, es imposible no extrañar la comida de México, y a mi familia y amigos.
What about the Uni?
De la Uni extraño el trato que hay entre profesor-alumno, todo es más personalizado a diferencia de aquí.
What is the most exciting thing you have experienced so far in this experience?
Lo más emocionante era saber que en cada situación podía aprender algo nuevo, en la escuela, en mis labores diarios, cuando viajaba, de mis amigos de otros países etc.
And the hardest part?
Creo que nada se me hizo difícil, todo era nuevo y emocionante y se convertía en una experiencia más.
What do you expect as a person and as a professional from this program?
Que todo lo que aprendí me ayude en mi vida diaria y que esta experiencia me impulse a aprender mucho más de todo.
Do you recommend these opportunities provided by Uni to your colleagues?
Definitivamente sí, Irte de intercambio supera todas las expectativas posibles, es mucho mejor de lo que piensas y creo que es algo que puede cambiar tu manera de ver muchas cosas y se vuelve una de las mejores experiencias de tu vida.
