What Does Studying Abroad Mean to You?

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Thanks to an exchange agreement between the University of Lima and the University of Bordeaux, commercial sciences undergraduate Léo Pailler found himself studying international business in Lima for a year.

When asked what made him decide to study in Peru, there were a number of reasons. Léo said:

“I found out there was an agreement between both universities. I have friends who have already studied at the University of Lima. I talked to them to find out how it was, and they all told me it was a good university for exchanges. It’s one of the best universities in Lima.

“For a long time I wanted to discover Latin America and Peru was a good option with its stable economy and many attractions.”

“The first thing I did [when I arrived] was take a three-week Spanish course, which allowed me to learn the language.”

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Thanks to an internship agreement signed by the Engineering and Architecture Faculty, Alexis Bibens was able to study at the University of Lima and take advantage of its Digital Fabrication Laboratory (Fab Lab) at the Technological Innovation Center (CIT).

During his time at the university, Alexis had the opportunity to work on two projects – one of which focused on the development of tactile walking surface indicators for people with visual impairments, which he plans to take into a special-education school in the city.

Grateful for the opportunity to work with such innovative tools and insightful professors, Alexis spoke about the quality of education he experienced at the university:

“For me, it’s important to know how people work in other countries and learn in different ways.

“I chose Peru, firstly because of its culture. In addition, I found in the University of Lima the conditions I needed to carry out my projects; my colleagues highly recommended it, and here I corroborated everything they told me about its Fab Lab and the quality of its professors.”

Before coming to Lima, Alexis was a student at the CESI Graduate School of Engineering in Angouleme, France.

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Jairo Toro Díaz, PhD, is a Professor at the Autonomous University of Manizales in Colombia. Through the Pacific Alliance Scholarship, Jairo had the opportunity to come to Lima to further develop his postdoctoral research on financial risk.

Jairo’s initial research focused on Colombia and subsequently the Spanish Stock Exchange. After working closely with the Latin American Integrated Market (MILA), Jairo decided his next study would focus on Peru.

Speaking about his experience in Lima, Jairo praised the university’s infrastructure, academic processes and facilities.

“I arrived and found not only a university with very good academic processes but also other things. I found an infrastructure that, as I mentioned to my colleagues in Colombia, I haven’t seen in Spain, Mexico or even in the United States. In my opinion, it has high-quality facilities.

“In Colombia, I also work as an academic peer for the Ministry in quality assurance processes. I have to visit different universities and for me, this university meets high quality standards comparable with the best Latin-American universities.”

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