Spanish student shares his experiences of study abroad programme
Fri, 17 Jan 2014 14:14:00 GMT
My name is Ignacio Quirós Cabello, but people call me ‘Nacho’. I am from Andalucía, Spain and I’m currently in my fourth year of Criminology studies.
I am a student at the European University of Madrid and it was through my teacher, Jorge Ramiro that I heard about the University of Huddersfield. Jorge is preparing his doctorate with the University and he told me how impressive and inspiring it was.
I had heard about the Erasmus study abroad programme as I had a keen interested in experiencing life abroad and the University, plus the town itself, seemed to be the perfect place that could offer me everything I was interested in.
Addressing my interests and overcoming challenges
I am studying both Law and Criminology (at the same time) and my future ambition is to become a Lawyer. The programme here really gelled with my interests, for example I was involved in three seminars in the first term which were composed of lectures about terrorism and conflict resolutions, Police and policing, and working with offenders and victims.
There are always difficult situations and challenges you face when approaching something new, but I have learnt to overcome them, allowing me to improve myself in so many ways. I have been supported throughout my time here by tutors. They continually ask how you are getting on with the subjects and they always offer to help when you may be faced with a problem.
The facilities here are impressive. I have done all my assignments in the library on campus because you can find any information you need in there; books, computers, printers, assistant and so on.
Being involved and making friends
What I’ve also really enjoyed is being part of the Huddersfield University Football Club (which I proudly share my picture in the University’s colours). I owe everything to each member of this fantastic group. I’ve been able to play my favourite sport with them, we’ve been out together and they are definitely the main friends I’ve gained during my three month stay in the UK. They will be, undoubtedly, the people I will miss most.
I would strongly recommend the program to any student who wanted to experience life abroad. I do believe, however, that if you’re a student with a goal of achieving complete knowledge of a new language, you would need to stay a little longer than three months.
A key and fundamental opportunity
When people ask me about my experience, the answer is always the same – ‘short but intense’. I have learnt so much and experienced so many new things in such a short period of time. However, I am a strong believer that studying abroad as part of your degree is a key aspect in gaining a job in the future. You learn new languages, learn how to adapt to new surroundings and experiences and become more independent.
If I could use just one work to sum up the experience at the University of Huddersfield, it would be ‘awesome’!
