The ULL welcomes more than one hundred Erasmus+ students and non-EU students

The University of La Laguna held a welcome ceremony this week for the Erasmus+ students who will be studying at the institution for the second semester. For the first time, students from outside the European Union, specifically from Mexico, Chile, and the United Kingdom, were also invited to participate. In total, around one hundred students have chosen this university, mostly from Germany, Poland, Denmark, and Italy. They have primarily selected degrees in Business Administration, Journalism, Mathematics, and Nutrition and Dietetics, as well as several official master's programs. 

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A dozen international students will continue their studies at the University of La Laguna through a mobility agreement with credit recognition, similar to the Erasmus+ program. The Vice-Rector for Outreach, Internationalization, and Cooperation, Lidia Cabrera, welcomed the students, emphasizing the importance of international education in a globalized world. 

“The most important thing about this experience is not just getting good grades, but learning to live alongside university students from La Laguna, in this case. This experience will make them citizens of the world and will help them get used to respecting the customs and traditions of other countries, as well as enabling them to work in other places with a greater capacity for adaptation,” Cabrera commented. 

Also participating in this event was María del Carmen Marrero, director of the Secretariat for Mobility and Extra-Community Relations for Africa, Latin America and Cooperation, who showed the students the main services and benefits offered by the university, such as Library or the Sports Service. María José Dorta, head of the European Programs Office, participated in the session.

François Moreno Hernández, from the NEXO cloister group and a representative of the association AEGEE Tenerife They welcomed the new arrivals and informed them about the cultural activities organized by the university. In addition, the active tourism company Tivity, contracted by the Vice-Rector's office, organized several games to promote interaction among the students. To conclude the event, traditional sweets from Arafo were distributed so that the international students could experience Canarian cuisine firsthand.