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.
