UT strengthens ties in Latin America

04 / 04 / 2017 | Michaela Nesvarova

The University of Twente is starting a cooperation with CONACyT (the Mexican National Council of Science and Technology). This collaboration will allow Mexican students to obtain a grant for a Master’s degree course or PhD research at the UT. At the same time, it will give UT students the possibility to do a fellowship at one of Mexico’s top universities.

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CONACyT (Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología) is Mexico's entity in charge of the promotion of scientific and technological activities, comparable to the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). The University of Twente is now one of the two Dutch universities officially working with CONACyT.

CONACyT offers grants to Mexican Master’s and PhD students. Thanks to UT’s collaboration with this organization, UT students will now also get the opportunity and financial support to take part in a short stay visiting program (fellowship) at a university in Mexico, such as the Universidad Autónoma de Mexico (UNAM), which is the largest research university in Latin America.

Met een ‘Mexico Week’ van 21 tot en met 23 mei willen betrokkenen ‘kleur geven’ aan de recent bekrachtigde samenwerking met partnerinstelling Tecnológico de Monterrey. Landencoördinator en initiatiefnemer Karin Paardenkooper over het programma, de samenwerking en wat de UT en de Mexicaanse universiteit van elkaar kunnen leren.

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Mexico Week UT: ‘We can learn from each other’

With a 'Mexico Week' from 21 to 23 May, those involved want to 'give colour' to the recently reinforced collaboration with partner institution Tecnológico de Monterrey. Country coordinator and initiator Karin Paardenkooper about the programme, the collaboration and what the UT and the Mexican university can learn from each other.

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Eenzame international wil meer Nederlanders leren kennen

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Lonely international students want to get to know more Dutch people

Many international students experience mental health issues from time to time. Half of them would like more contact with Dutch students and one in four does not feel at home here.

01 / 03 / 2019

‘Get the guidance for international students in order’

How should the UT deal with the 34 percent non-European first-year Bachelor students who experience psychological and social problems on campus? The Platform International Affairs (PIA) met this week to come up with an advice for the University Committee for Education.

01 / 01 / 2019

‘Begeleiding internationale bachelors goed op orde te krijgen’

Hoe moet de UT omgaan met de 34 procent niet-Europese eerstejaars bachelorstudenten die psychische en sociale problemen ondervinden op de campus? Daarover vergaderde het Platform International Affairs (PIA) afgelopen week om tot een advies te komen voor de universitaire commissie onderwijs.

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‘As an international you are pushed out’

'I don’t want compassion, but help,' says the Mexican bachelor student Javier. Because compassion is what he got when he talked to the UT psychologist about the alienation he felt from all those other students.

01 / 01 / 2019

‘Je wordt er als international uitgedrukt’

‘Ik wil geen medelijden, maar hulp’, zegt de Mexicaanse bachelorstudent Javier. Medelijden is wat hij kreeg toen hij aanklopte bij de UT-psycholoog. Hij voelde zich vervreemd van al die andere studenten.