The Catholic University of Murcia has brought together about 300 students selected to carry out the Erasmus program 2018/2019 of the total of 388 that applied for a place for this international stay.
It is one of the six mobility programs for students offered by the UCAM, so it represents only a percentage of the hundreds of students who will combine their studies with language learning outside of Spain.
Italy, Poland, Portugal and the Netherlands are some of the most preferred destinations.
Juan Antonio Rodríguez and Pablo Cristo Navarro, students of the Degree in Civil Engineering, have opted for the English of Ireland.
Cristina Pellicer, who will expand her education in the Netherlands, is a student of the Degree in Dance, and is really excited because it is the first year that is taught in the Region of Murcia and unique in Spain, and also "the cradle of contemporary dance he's in Holland. "
"The students understand that it is very important to leave Spain, and in this case to know Europe first because it is our home, it is not the foreigner, Europe is the house where they will be able to develop personal purposes, from marriages to business projects", pointed Pablo Blesa, vice chancellor of International Relations of the Catholic University of Murcia.
In short, it is about cultivating European citizenship: "We want them to improve as people, as university students, to broaden their personal horizons, to learn languages ​​and to be more employable in the labor market," the vice-rector emphasized.
Source: UCAM