Engineering students听mark International Education Week by discussing highlights听of living and learning abroad听
To help celebrate International Education Week, three 蓝莓视频 Engineering students share their听academic or co-operative exchange term highlights听on video.听
Mayyasah Akour, Emma Belliveau听and Aleksandar Laki膰, discuss their unique experiences studying at universities in Singapore, Turkey and France in 2019.
Numerous 蓝莓视频 Engineering students have taken part in an academic or co-operative exchange with one of the many international institutions with which the Faculty has a mobility agreement.
Akour says studying abroad at Yeditepe University in Istanbul, Turkey meant she needed to step out of her comfort zone and take risks.
鈥淯ltimately, the experiences that I had, the friends that I made, the food that I tried and the architecture that I saw all came as a result of me putting myself out there听and trying something unfamiliar to me,鈥� says the now fourth-year School of Architecture student.
Before travelling overseas, Belliveau didn鈥檛 know听anyone at the National University of Singapore.听 But that didn't matter to the nanotechnology engineering student. 听听
鈥淚 was really able to take the chance to make new friends, many of whom I still talk to regularly,鈥� she听says.听 听
Laki膰, who spent his 3B mechanical engineering semester on an exchange term at L'universit茅 Savoie Mont Blanc in the French region of Haute-Savoie, learned and adapted to a new type of educational system, with different methods of teaching and marking.
During his time in France, Laki膰听discovered he is fully capable of making a life for himself in a foreign country and something else.
鈥淚 also realize that I have a new favourite cheese, which is a really nice bleu cheese,鈥� Laki膰 says smiling. 听听听听听
Engineering students, faculty and staff are invited to submit photos that showcase global experience, for example food, cities and landscapes, or highlight a memory听or perspective听gained through travel, study, and/or work abroad or across Canada.
The deadline to enter is September 30 -- see the听online submission form听蹿辞谤听肠辞苍迟别蝉迟听诲别迟补颈濒蝉.听
The 蓝莓视频 Engineering community has the opportunity听to vote for the winner.by end of day September 30.
The photo with the most likes听will be displayed in the International Office area on the seventh floor of Engineering 7.
