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.
Nuestro alumno Guillermo
Andrés González de Ingeniería Biomédica, nos comparte su experiencia
internacional en la Universidad Mayor de Chile en Santiago, Chile.
When you entered Uni did you know there were international programs?
there were international programs?
Sí, pues seguía la página de la
Universidad y me di cuenta de muchos alumnos que tenían la oportunidad de salir
del país ya sea para realizar un proyecto o para continuar con estudios.
When
you started your career, did you think you would go to live and study abroad?
abroad?
Honestamente no.
¿Ya habías vivido o estudiado fuera
de México?
Sí, en un voluntariado en Alemania.
¿Qué te impulsaba o motivaba para
estudiar en otro país?
Las ganas de demostrarme que
podía hacerlo, que podía lograr lo mismo o más que en mi país, además de que
tengo unos motores muy grandes en mi familia como lo son mi madre, mi hermano
pequeño, mis abuelos y mi bisabuela (QEPD), para mi hermano busco ser un gran
ejemplo y para mi madre, abuelos y bisabuela que siempre me quisieron y han
querido ver triunfar, les demuestro que si puedo lograr lo que me propongo.
Why did you decide to study in that country?
country?
Porque un compañero tuvo la
oportunidad de estudiar allá y me comentó un día que es muy bueno el nivel que
tienen, que aprendes mucho y te quedas con muchas cosas que en algún momento de
la vida serán muy útiles.
What did you feel when you arrived in the
new country?
Muchos nervios pues era un nuevo
lugar, otra cultura, y claro, un gran cambio, también sentí un poco de miedo,
pues estaban lejos de mi casa.
How have you been received at the
university where you arrived?
Muy bien, fueron muy atentos,
todo el personal de relaciones internacionales estuvo apoyando, desde que me
recogieron en el aeropuerto y durante toda mi estancia, con constantes correos
sobre como la estaba pasando, que actividades tendríamos dentro y fuera de la
Universidad, etc.
What will you miss most about
Mexico?
A mi familia, a mi mascota y sin
duda la comida.
What about the Uni?
Mis amigos, nuestras ideas a
cafetería a jugar, el gimnasio, los entrenamientos y claro, la comodidad que
tenía ahí.
¿Qué es lo más emocionante que has
vivido hasta ahora en esta experiencia?
Mis clases que elegí, me gustaron
demasiado, los maestros son muy atentos y con una gran experiencia en el área
de la salud, también los viajes que hicimos todos los de intercambio, aunque
cansados pero muy agradables y por supuesto conocer a mucha gente de varios
países.
And the hardest part?
Yo creo que en un momento fueron
las evaluaciones ya que eran cada semana y es algo que en México no hacía en mi
carrera, también el alejarme tanto de casa y más aun sabiendo que es por algo
de tiempo, pues llegué a echar mucho de menos.
What do you expect as a person and as a
professional from this program?
Aprender mucho y ponerlo en
práctica, si bien es una carrera diferente pero que lleva relación y en algún
momento me será muy útil, además de que no planeo solo quedarme con una
carrera, me gustaría hacer otra y esta es una gran oportunidad para encontrarle
el gusto y darme cuenta si en verdad quiero otra o me quedo con una solamente.
These opportunities provided by the Uni
do you recommend them to your colleagues?
Claro que sí, son únicas y se
tienen que aprovechar al máximo.
Our student Alan Eduardo Macías of the Bachelor in Digital Design, shares with us hisDigital Design, shares with us his international
international experience at Hallym University - South Korea.
When you
did you know that there were international programs?
No, it wasn't until I met people who had gone on exchange that I learned that UNI had this option.
When you entered your
career did you think you would go to live and study abroad?
No, I hadn't even imagined it.
Have you already
lived or studied outside of Mexico?
No, never.
What
motivate you to study in another country?
To live new experiences that enrich me as a person and as a student.
enrich me as a person and as a student.
Why did you
why did you decide to study in that country?
Because it is a completely different culture
completely different from ours, and I was attracted to the idea of understanding the ideology of this country.
country.
How did you
you feel when you arrived in the new country?
Excitement, thanks to the people who helped me on my arrival
and the attention of the internationalization department here, I never felt uncertain about what I was doing.
I never felt uncertain about what I was doing. From the very
I felt like I was part of a fake family from the beginning, thanks to my classmates and teachers.
teachers.
How did
have you been received at the university where you arrived?
Very good, they really do their best to make us feel at ease.
and they helped me solve any doubt I had.
What will
what will you miss most about Mexico?
Probably the food and the
I was used to, because here every day surprises you with something new.
something new every day.
¿Y
from the Uni?
To my friends and
teachers, because it is like starting from scratch.
What is
is the most exciting thing you've experienced so far in this experience?
Several things, but the ones that
learning another language, meeting and learning from people from other countries, and experiencing the Korean culture up close.
countries, and experiencing the Korean culture up close.
¿Y
the hardest part?
Being away from my family
What are your
do you expect as a person and as a professional from this program?
A lot of growth in both aspects
aspects, this is an experience that makes you open your mind to what is going on around the world.
the world. Personally it helped me to become a little more extroverted and I made friends and contacts that could help me in the future.
friends and contacts that could help me in the future. And professionally for
the creative part, the new experiences are the ones that make you generate inspiration and have more
inspiration and have more references about what you do.
These
opportunities offered by Uni, do you recommend them to your colleagues?
Completely, it is an experience that everyone should live.
Thanks to my University of Celaya!
Our student Dora
Olvera from the Bachelor's Degree in Marketing and Advertising, shares with us her international experience at the Universidad
international experience at the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana in Medellin, Colombia.
When you
did you know that there were international programs?
Since
the first moment I entered the Uni I was aware of its international mobilization programs.
international mobilization, as this is something the University always emphasizes with its new
always emphasizes with its incoming students.
When you entered your career did you think you would go to live and study abroad?
study abroad?
Yes, I didn't know specifically in which semester of my career I could do it, but I always had a very clear goal of doing an exchange
but I was always very clear about my goal of doing an international exchange.
I knew that I would achieve it and I did.
Have you ever
lived or studied outside of Mexico?
No,
it was my first time living and studying abroad and I loved it.
What made you
motivate you to study in another country?
My constant desire to get to know beyond the conventional in my environment, to learn about different cultures, but even more, to get out of my own
learning about different cultures, but even more, to get out of my comfort zone and to be able to challenge myself in different circumstances.
comfort zone and to be able to challenge myself in different circumstances, I think was what motivated me the most.
what motivated me the most.
Why did you
why did you decide to study in that country?
At
researching about the University, I saw that it was among the best in the country and also in Latin America, in the area of advertising (which is my area of
in the country and also in Latin America, in the area of advertising (which is my area in Mexico), UPB is ranked as #1 in the country.
in Mexico) UPB is ranked #1 in the country, and lastly, because many people had a very negative
many people had a somewhat negative idea about the country for various reasons, so I wanted to experience it for myself.
so I wanted to experience it on my own and now that I did, to be able to
now that I did it, I wanted to prove them wrong because it is a great country.
great country.
What did you feel
when you arrived in the new country?
It was
a mixture of a lot of uncertainty, because you arrive to a place foreign to you and everything you knew
you knew, but at the same time, with an immense emotion and desire to get to know every corner.
every corner.
The
having to adapt quickly to a totally different lifestyle was the beginning, but in the end, thanks to the kindness that so
the beginning, but in the end, thanks to the kindness that characterizes Colombians, they made me feel at home from the very first moment.
Colombians, they made me feel at home from the very first moment,
adding that they love Mexicans and made everything flow positively.
How have you been
received at the university you attended?
I
totally in love with UPB, the sense of belonging they have is very high.
sense of belonging is very high. From the very first moment they made us part of their university community.
the attention was impeccable from the beginning to the end and without leaving aside all the
all the activities they had designed for us as foreigners and for the UPB community in general.
and in general for the UPB community, were incredible.
What will you miss
you will miss most about Mexico?
Like
Mexican, what I missed most was undoubtedly the food, but nothing that you can't get used to.
that you can't get used to.
What about the Uni?
From
Uni, I think to my friends.
What is the most
exciting thing you have experienced so far in this experience?
I am
I would not have enough lines to write all the exciting things I experienced, but I think that some of the things that
but I think that some of the things that marked me the most were being able to make excellent and lasting friendships
friendships from countries and cultures so different from mine, traveling and getting to know the country from north to south, being part of important
from north to south of the country, to have been part of important academic projects of the
academic projects of the University, as well as being able to have played in the UPB basketball
basketball team of UPB, and finally, to have become a totally different person with a different way of life.
different person with a very different way of thinking from the one I had before my exchange.
I had prior to my exchange.
And the most
difficult?
I consider
not so much the most difficult as the most challenging thing was learning to live without expectations.
in general, adapting in a very short time to a level and educational system somewhat different from the one I was used to.
and educational system, and also, to learn to have a very open mind in order to know, respect and be empathetic
to know, respect and be empathetic with the culture and way of thinking of the different people I met.
of the different people that I met during the 6 months.
What do you expect
as a person and as a professional from this program?
As
person, this program has undoubtedly changed me positively, because I consider myself a much more
I consider myself a much more humane and empathetic person, with an immense desire to learn more and more about other cultures
to know more and more about other cultures and obviously about my own, among many other things.
things. On the other hand, this program has undoubtedly provided me with new knowledge
applicable in my professional life that you can't get just anywhere,
developed my intrapersonal and intercultural communication skills, which I consider very important nowadays.
which I consider very important nowadays, and finally, the internationalization program was key to
internationalization program was key to foster the growth of my competencies and skills.
and skills.
These
opportunities offered by Uni, do you recommend them to your colleagues?
The
I totally recommend them, I consider it very important that the students of the University take the
the initiative to approach and take the time to learn about these programs, and more
and, even more, that they apply for them, giving them the opportunity to try new experiences, meet other
themselves to try new experiences, meet new people and never stop learning.
and never stop learning. I am
grateful for this great opportunity.
Nuestro alumno Gerardo
Toledo de Ingeniería Industrial Administrador, nos comparte su experiencia en
su estancia internacional en PUCRS Porto Alegre, Brasil.
When you entered Uni did you know there were international programs?
there were international programs?
Ya me había comentado acerca de
los programas internacionales los cuales apoyan mucho al estudiante.
When you entered your career did you think you would go to live and study abroad?
you would go to live and study abroad?
Era uno de mis propósitos en todo mi proceso de carrera.
¿Ya habías vivido o estudiado fuera
de México?
Realicé un viaje
con EDUCAFIN a Toronto/Canadá.
What motivated you to study in another country?
to study in another country?
La experiencia que se podría llegar a vivir al
estar 6 meses estudiando fuera de tu país en un ambiente tan distinto al que
estás acostumbrado es un reto cada día.
Why did you decide to study in that country?
country?
Porque mi
propósito era estudiar en un país donde se hablara un idioma distinto al mío,
igualmente la PUCRS es una universidad con mucho nombre en Brasil y está
catalogada como una de las mejores en Sudamérica.
What did you feel when you arrived in the
new country?
Sentí intriga ya que era algo
completamente nuevo pero todo lo tomé con una actitud positiva y con ganas de
conocer y aprender nuevas cosas.
How have you been received at the
university where you arrived?
Me recibieron de una manera
excelente, apoyo total de los encargados de movilidad en Brasil, en todo
momento resolviendo dudas y dando el mayor apoyo posible al estudiante
extranjero.
What will you miss most about
Mexico?
La comida, mi familia, mis
amigos y mi cama hahaha
What about the Uni?
Mis amigos, los tamales de la
mañana y la verdad de igual manera extraño ya tener clases en la UNI
What is the most exciting thing you have
experience so far?
Los viajes que he llegado a
realizar aquí me han encantado, pero el mayor fue el que duró 12 días visitando
Río, Buenos Aires, Cabo Polonio, Punta del Este y Montevideo.
¿Y lo más difícil?
Las clases, al inicio es complicado porque los
maestros hablan en portugués pero al paso del tiempo les entiendes y ya aprendes
a hablar y escribir.
What do you expect as a person and as a
professional from this program?
Abrir mis horizontes y de esa
manera el conocimiento se amplía ya que conoces cosas distintas a las
acostumbradas que puedes llegar a ver en tu país y de esta manera aprendes a
desenvolverte en distintos ambientes.
These opportunities provided by the Uni
do you recommend them to your colleagues?
Por supuesto que
si, es una oportunidad única que gracias a Dios la Universidad de Celaya te
otorga, así que por favor no lo dejen pasar apliquen cada semestre hasta que se
la ganen y les aseguro que será uno de los mejores semestres de sus vidas.
Our student Nelly
Melissa Carmona from the Bachelor's Degree in Communication and Audiovisual Media, shares with us her experience
shares with us the experience of her international stay at the Pontificia
Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul.
When you entered Uni did you know there were international programs?
there were international programs?
Yes, I had the knowledge of
that.
When you entered your career did you think you would go to live and study abroad?
you would go to live and study abroad?
I hoped to do so even though I didn't know if I would make it.
Have you ever lived or studied outside
Mexico?
Yes, I had participated in an international
international volunteering in the city of Bröllin, Germany for a month thanks to the
thanks to the Manos por el Mundo scholarship from EDUCAFIN.
What motivated you to study in another country?
to study in another country?
To experience a different culture,
gain new knowledge in the area I develop, see how communication was in other countries and be more independent.
communication in other countries and be more independent.
Why did you decide to study in that country?
country?
I chose Brazil
mainly because of the challenge of learning a new language, besides the fact that in Mexico, they don't talk much about it
I was interested in learning about their culture and way of life.
way of life. I also chose Brazil because of the University, since PUCRS is one of the best in the area I was in, which was the Faculty of
in the area that I was in, which was the Faculty of Communication and Art.
What did you feel when you arrived in the
new country?
Excitement and a bit of nerves because at the beginning I did not know the language, nor did I know the city.
I didn't know the language or the city, but as time went by I started to get used to it and
I started to get used to it and I really enjoyed Porto Alegre and the friends I made.
friends I made.
How have you been received at the
university where you arrived?
The Mobility team received me very well.
They always supported us with all the doubts we had, and in the procedures we had to do, they assigned us a "university friend" who is a "university friend".
and they assigned us a "university friend" who is a student of the university who is advising us
student of the university who is advising us on whatever we need.
the teachers were always willing to solve any doubts I had and my classmates, when we worked as a team, were always attentive.
and my classmates when we worked as a team were always attentive.
What will you miss most about
Mexico?
What I sincerely missed the most was
food, and my family and friends.
And now that I'm back what I will miss most
I will miss most about Brazil is the friends I made there, always challenging myself trying to pronounce words in
to pronounce words in Portuguese and going out to meet people.
What about the Uni?
I will miss very much
the PUCRS facilities as they are very good, my teachers and my faculty "FAMECOS" in general.
What is the most exciting thing you have
experience so far?
Meeting people from all over the world
and live with them day by day, as well as practicing several languages, and that Brazil is totally different
Brazil is totally different in that it is more open-minded than Mexico, which I liked
I liked it, although it had its exceptions like everything else.
And the hardest part?
Living in a country that speaks another
language, and adapting to the schedules there (both meals and going to school at night).
going to school at night)
What do you expect as a person and as a
professional from this program?
Applying the knowledge acquired in this exchange
I have matured as a person, become more responsible, work and study hard to return to Brazil one day
study hard to return someday to Brazil and to visit the friends I made in the world.
in the world.
These opportunities provided by the Uni
do you recommend them to your colleagues?
I recommend them
100%, it is a unique opportunity and an unforgettable experience that you will not regret.
you will not regret.
Nuestro alumno Anibal
Omar Villanueva de Ingenieria Industrial Administrativa, nos comparte la
experiencia que está viviendo en su estancia en la Pontificia Universidad
Catolica Do Rio Grande Do Sul, Brasil.
When you entered Uni did you know there were international programs?
Si, fue una de las razones que influyeron para
entrar a la UNI.
When you entered your career, did you think you would go to live and study abroad?
Estaba en mis planes desde que entré, así que hacia
lo posible para tomar alguna oportunidad de beca y poder conseguirlo.
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 otro idioma y vivir la experiencia que te da grandes conocimientos
académicos y también de crecimiento personal.
Why did you decide to study in that country?
Principalmente porque era otro idioma y otra
cultura completamente diferente, es un país conocido por su gran extensión
territorial y por sus increíbles lugares de naturaleza.
How did you feel when you arrived in the new country?
Mucha emoción y nervios por saber cómo serían estos 6 meses de nuevas experiencias.
How have you been received at the university where you arrived?
De una manera muy agradable y muy hospitalaria, todas las personas muy amables para ayudar en cualquier duda que tuviera o dificultad en cuestión del idioma.
What will you miss most about Mexico?
Indudablemente la comida y mi familia. La comida es muy diferente en Brasil que en México así que, si fue un cambio muy radical, mi familia, aunque la comunicación era siempre por mensaje y por video llamada cuando podíamos, siempre tenia muchas ganas de verlos.
What about the Uni?
La comida y mis amigos.
What is the most exciting thing you have experienced so far in this experience?
Conocer otra cultura, hacer muchos amigos de otros países e incluso de México, viajar dentro de Brasil y a otros países.
And the hardest part?
El idioma y acostumbrarme a la comida.
What do you expect as a person and as a professional from this program?
Que esta experiencia me sirva para mi
desarrollo tanto personal como profesional, el idioma me sirva en un futuro.
Do you recommend these opportunities provided by Uni to your colleagues?
Totalmente, es algo que recomendaría mucho vivir,
es muy emocionante y que te llena de nuevas experiencias.
Nuestro alumno Andrés Hernández de la Licenciatura en Comunicación y Medios Audiovisuales, nos comparte la experiencia de su estancia en Guangdong University South China Business College of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou, China.
¿Cuándo entraste a la Uni sabías que
había programas internacionales?
De
hecho, decidí continuar mis estudios de Prepa UNI hasta la licenciatura en
Comunicación y Medios Audiovisuales, precisamente porque la Universidad de
Celaya tiene vínculos con Universidades en el extranjero que permiten al alumno
tener un desarrollo de impacto global añadiendo experiencias con calidad en
cualquier parte del mundo.
Cuando
entraste a tu carrera ¿Creíste que te irías a vivir y estudiar en el
extranjero?
Al inicio fue difícil, mis
planes familiares y personales iban por otro rumbo, pero gracias al ímpetu que
ofrece el Departamento de Internacionalización, mi estancia en China ha sido mi
tercera experiencia internacional y estoy agradecido con las oportunidades que
ofrece nuestra institución.
Have you ever lived or studied outside
Mexico?
Gracias
a los convenios que tiene la Universidad con el Gobierno del Estado, he podido
realizar un voluntariado social en Soliéres, Bélgica al ser ganador de la
Primer Generación de la Beca Manos por el Mundo en 2017, para éste 2019 logré
conseguir la beca denominada “DC Internships” para realizar prácticas
profesionales y un seminario de políticas públicas y desarrollo profesional en
Washington DC, en la capital de los Estados Unidos de marzo a junio del
presente año, para así terminar mis estudios en mi último semestre ahora en
Guangzhou, China.
What motivated you to study in another country?
to study in another country?
Creo
firmemente que las capacidades y habilidades que poseemos como seres
profesionales nos marcan, así que las experiencias internacionales siempre son
de gran apoyo para tu desarrollo personal y profesional, así que yo
recomendaría a todo joven universitario que aunque sienta que no tiene
posibilidades para salir al extranjero, yo digo que sí se puede, que a pesar de
notar ciertas dificultades, nunca se rindan, que los sueños siempre se pueden
alcanzar si luchas por ellos.
Why did you decide to study in that country?
country?
Conocí
a muchos amigos de China a lo largo de mi carrera, cada año llegaban nuevas
personas con una actitud muy amable, cariñosos, sinceros y siempre motivándote
a conocer su país, razones que tuve que tomar en cuenta para así también
aprender un idioma más añadiendo la experiencia de vivir una cultura diferente
y desarrollarme en una de las potencias mundiales con características
peculiares y un desarrollo tecnológico y económico de impacto.
What did you feel when you arrived in the
new country?
A
decir verdad me sentía nervioso, porque en China específicamente en el centro
de la ciudad o alrededores de la Universidad, no hablan inglés, entonces al
inicio era difícil ya que no veníamos con un nivel de mandarín avanzado, pero
poco a poco con los estudios, realmente puedes aprender cosas básicas para
llevar una vida tranquila en China, pero el idioma poco a poco fue quedando de
lado como una barrera para desenvolverte en cualquier ámbito.
¿Cómo te han recibido en la universidad
a la que llegaste?
La
amabilidad que ofrecen los docentes, las personas encargadas de las oficinas de
la Universidad, siempre están al pendiente de tus actividades, si tienes un
viaje te mandan recomendaciones, velan por tu seguridad, están al pendiente de
lo que hagas o no hagas, pero siempre con la atención necesaria, a parte, con
nuestras amistades que hicimos en México con Chinos, nos ayudaron bastante al
inicio para adaptarnos al sistema y también con nuevas amistades en China.
¿Qué es lo que más extrañarás de
México?
De
México por supuesto extraño a mi familia, han sido el pilar fundamental de
motivación para poder desarrollarme personal y profesionalmente con
experiencias en el extranjero y experiencias a nivel nacional.
La
comida se extraña al inicio, obviamente como buenos mexicanos, los tacos no
tienen punto de comparación, pero también hemos tenido experiencias con eventos
en la Embajada en Guangzhou, que nos han removido nuestros sentidos para
revivir antojitos de nuestro país.
What about the Uni?
Dejé
amistades de China en México que me hubiera gustado o que ellos pudieran
ayudarme a conocer un poco más de la cultura China o yo poder apoyarlos en lo
que necesitaran durante su estancia en México, pero creo que es una razón
importante por la cual extraño a la Uni, aparte de cómo fue mi último semestre
de la licenciatura, no poder estar con mis compañeros en la ceremonia de
graduación fue difícil pero ha valido totalmente la pena esta experiencia.
What is the most exciting thing you have
experience so far?
Uno
de los regalos más importantes ha sido la amistad que he formado con mis
compañeros mexicanos, pero así mismo las amistades internacionales son muy
interesantes, convivimos con una francesa que prácticamente la adoptamos como
mexicana, también rusos, coreanos y obviamente las amistades chinas que siempre
nos han tendido la mano en cualquier circunstancia.
Prácticamente
iba a ser difícil mi traslado a Beijing, pero existen los milagros y pudimos
visitar la Gran Muralla China donde recorrimos de lado a lado, una vista
inmemorable y ver por primera vez en mi vida nieve ha sido lo más maravilloso
que he podido ver durante mi estancia en China.
Aparte
pude quedar en segundo lugar en un concurso de oratoria en Chino – Mandarín,
primer lugar en el concurso de popularidad en el mismo y sentí un apoyo moral
por parte de mis amistades chinas como nunca en la vida, agradecido totalmente
con cada uno de ellos por atenciones y apoyo.
And the hardest part?
Al
inicio adaptarte a la tecnología y ritmo de vida fue lo más difícil, tienes qué
usar una aplicación para poder hacer pagos en cualquier parte de China, el
dinero en efectivo por lo regular no se usa y es más fácil y cómodo usar Alipay
o WeChat Pay para realizar cualquier tipo de compra, también fue difícil
adaptarte a los horarios de alimentación, desayunos por las 8 de la mañana,
comida fuerte a las 12pm y 5pm, con horarios de descanso casi después de la
hora de la comida donde la universidad de vaciaba ya que los chinos tienen que
ir a descansar para recuperar energía durante el día.
What do you expect as a person and as a
professional from this program?
Enfocados
en un tema de negocios o desarrollo humano al aprender un idioma diferente,
viviendo el idioma día a día, es una habilidad que te permite madurar en todos
los sentidos, desde valerte por ti mismo, pero también una cosa importante es
el querer aprender en todos los sentidos, puedes estudiar, pero también tienes
las posibilidades de desenvolverte en otros ámbitos, sociales y profesionales.
Do you recommend these opportunities provided by Uni to your colleagues?
Como
lo mencionaba, recomiendo totalmente vivir una experiencia de éste calibre, ya
que la madurez que tienes como resultado es importante para tu desarrollo de
impacto a nivel global, recomiendo que nunca digan no puedo, porque sí se
puede, que tengan en mente una meta, identifiquen qué tienen qué hacer para
conseguirla, pero que también sepan qué están haciendo hoy en día para llevarlo
a cabo, que los sueños se cumplen si están dispuestos a sacrificar ciertas
cosas con tal motivo de beneficiarse con otras, comparto una de las frases que
me han ayudado a desenvolverme como persona y profesional a lo largo de mi
vida:
“La diferencia entre lo posible y lo imposible es la determinación de la persona, no nos quedemos con los brazos cruzados y seamos el cambio que requiere nuestra sociedad”.
Our student Melissa Anette Martinez from the Architecture program, shares the wonderful experience of her stay in Florence, Italy. Unifi. Università degli Studi di Firenze.
When you entered Uni did you know there were international programs?
Yes I knew it, it was one of the reasons why I decided to study at the Uni.
Uni.
When you entered your career, did you think you would go to live and study abroad?
I always saw it as a dream, it was an experience I wanted to have, but I knew it wasn't that easy.
I knew it wasn't that easy.
Have you ever lived or studied outside of Mexico before?
No, I had only made short stays in other countries such as China and Canada.
China and Canada.
What prompted or motivated you to study in another country?
One of the main
One of the main reasons was to grow professionally, to get to know other approaches in my career, teaching methods and to expand my
teaching methods and to broaden my curriculum.
But I also
but I also wanted to grow personally, to live this experience while studying, to interact with different
with people of different nationalities, get to know new cultures in depth and face new challenges, as well as
and face new challenges, in addition to practicing a new language.
Why did you decide to study in that country?
Studying in Italy was one of my long term goals, when I entered Uni this country was not yet available for exchanges.
when I entered university this country was not yet available for exchanges, but when we were given the opportunity to study in Florence, I had to try.
but when we were given the opportunity to study in Florence, I had to give it a try.
There is no better
place to study architecture than in the cradle of the Renaissance, it is a city that overflows with art and culture.
that overflows with art and culture. It's like living in a museum!
In addition, practicing a new language, living and getting to know Italian culture was something I wanted to do.
practice a new language, live and get to know the Italian culture was something I wanted to experience.
to experience.
How did you feel when you arrived in the new country?
I felt nervous, stressed and excited all at the same time. I wanted to
I wanted to learn as much as I could as soon as possible but I also wanted to make the most of the
the program that the university was offering me.
How have you been received at the university where you arrived?
Well, they have welcomed me in the best way and helped me in what I need, and my colleagues are very kind.
my colleagues are very kind.
What will you miss most about Mexico?
The food, it's a cliché answer, but the spiciness and intense flavor of Mexican food is one of the things I miss most.
the spiciness and intense flavor of Mexican food is one of the things I miss most and also the
hospitality and good vibes that characterize us Mexicans.
What about the Uni?
The method of teaching and evaluation, as well as the facilities.
What is the most exciting thing you have experienced so far in this experience?
The most exciting thing has been getting to know so many different places and people.
Everyone has something new to contribute, they have a world of knowledge and ways of working that are very different from what I am used to.
and also ways of working that are very different from what I'm used to,
I never tire of discovering places literally around the corner.
And the hardest part?
Learning to live on my own, I had already traveled on my own, but starting from scratch in a new place with no one close
but starting from scratch in a new place with no one nearby is a completely different story.
different.
What do you expect as a person and as a professional from this program?
Being on
I have realized that we acquire learning not only on an academic level, but also on a personal level, it is an opportunity to develop skills that we did not know we had,
but also personally, it is an opportunity to develop skills that we didn't know we needed because we were in our comfort zone.
we didn't know we needed because we were in our comfort zone.
On a professional
professional level, in addition to general work links with people that I have met on this side of the world, you
from this side of the world, you acquire new social and cultural visions that contribute to your decision making.
you learn to relate in a multicultural environment and you are more receptive when working in a team
multicultural environment and you are more receptive when working in a team or dealing with people to
with people to solve problems in a language that is not yours.
Do you recommend these opportunities provided by Uni to your colleagues?
Of course! This
opportunities like this are not found every day or in every place,
having the support of the university to achieve these links is something we can't leave aside.
we can't leave aside.
It is up to us
how we use these tools, but it's an experience that I think everyone should have at least once
that everyone should live at least once, not only do you grow in the academic and professional
not only do you grow academically and professionally, you also grow as a person and I think it helps you to have a different
have a different perspective of your goals.
Our student Armando Stefanon Nieto, student of Industrial Engineering and Administration at the University of Celaya and winner of the Uni Scholarship for a stay at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PURCS), Brazil, shares with us more about this incredible opportunity.
When you entered Uni did you know there were international programs?
Yes, that was one of the reasons I sought out Uni.
When you entered your career, did you think you would go to live and study abroad?
The truth is that I wasn't sure I didn't believe that by applying
I would win it.
Have you ever lived or studied outside of Mexico before?
No, this
was the first time I left the country.
What prompted or motivated you to study in another country?
Meeting people from all over the world, making friends and knowing what it is like to be an exchange student.
to be an exchange student.
Why did you decide to study in that country?
This was my
my second choice, however I chose Brazil because of the fame it has for all the nature found there.
nature that is found there.
How did you feel when you arrived in the new country?
I felt a lot of excitement and intrigue, always with the open thought that everything would be different but I would like it, I knew I would have to make new friends, integrate into the classrooms etc., I didn't know how easy it would be to do it. Oh and I also felt nervous about the language.
How have you been received at the university where you arrived?
I think they gave us the best
I think they gave us the best treatment that could be given, there were many workshops that not only served us to learn the
not only helped us to learn the basics needed to be there but also to make new friends.
to make new friends.
What will you miss most about Mexico?
The
food!!!! And obviously the family.
What about the Uni?
The
colleagues, the system to which one is already accustomed.
What is the most exciting thing you have experienced so far in this experience?
Traveling with
new friends from different countries with different thoughts, sharing all the experiences
experiences, and also the effort to understand all the classes and communicate when I had to do anything alone.
communicating when I had to do anything alone.
And the hardest part?
Getting used to
to living without the food in Mexico, the schedules and the weather.
What do you expect as a person and as a professional from this program?
I believe that I have
I have made many relationships with people from other countries who would welcome me into their homes as well as
their homes as well as me in mine, that has changed the way I see things, I have learned about the different ways of thinking of others
different ways of thinking of others, I learned about some topics of my career that have a lot of work to do in this
I learned about some subjects of my career that have a lot of work in this country and in others.
It made me strive to learn another language and reminded me how important English is.
English is. I think all this gives me new professional skills as well as higher expectations for my life.
greater expectations for my life.
Do you recommend these opportunities provided by Uni to your colleagues?
I highly recommend it, I think it is a necessary experience to grow, all students can take advantage of it. All the agreements, support, scholarships and programs that Uni has, I think, is what gives us the greatest advantage over other universities, so you have to take advantage of them to the end.
