I highly recommend living an academic experience in the United Kingdom

Hello, my name is Alan, proudly Mexican, I graduated as a mechatronic engineer, and since high school I wanted to have an international experience.

That's finally achieved!

Thanks to social networks I found a post from Across the Pond, I asked them some general questions, they motivated me to start the process and without further ado this new experience began.

As I was thinking of continuing my academic development focused on robotics, I managed to find the University of York, which has a specialized laboratory on the subject as well as professors who have been awarded for their achievements in the area. At first, I was worried about my decision, but I ended up realizing that things happen for a reason, and that is that I ended up more than happy to have studied at this UK university.

It is notorious at the university, and I can tell you that it left me with a very good feeling that 100% of the professors who taught me had a vocation for teaching, which is something that left a great mark on me. I feel that they not only developed me academically, but also personally, in addition to the fact that this opened many doors for me to be able to practice my profession.

Social life at the university and in the city is very easy, since the vast majority are foreigners and socializing become something natural. I would venture to say that most are more receptive, they want to help you and include you in their social circle.

As you can see from the name of the university, I lived in the walled city, York, this city has something special, totally recommendable to live, you can get everywhere on foot, the history of the city surrounds you, it never gets tedious, there are many people there that you can meet and that will leave something good in your life. I can assure you that this city fully met my expectations.

I would like to mention the issue of accommodation because it is something challenging that most experience, and the solution is to look for it in advance, there are many options, some very close to the university and in other locations you only must take a short walk. There is a wide range of prices, my situation was very particular since I traveled with my wife, and as I already mentioned, it is something that can be solved by searching in advance.

In conclusion, I highly recommend living an academic experience in the United Kingdom, not everything can be explained in words what you have to experience, it is something that I feel proud and happy to have done.

- Alan