Categorie Week of the International Student

Week of the International Student: ‘I had never been to Europe before I moved to Breda’

Melisa Rodriguez moved from Mexico to Breda, to study Environmental Science for Sustainable Energy and Technology (ESSET). Now that she is in her second year, Punt asks her all about the experience of being an International student in Breda. How did you find Avans University?“I get asked that question a lot! I was looking for […]

Week van de Internationale Student: ‘Mijn familie heb ik sinds vorige zomer niet meer gezien’

Bij Avans studeren veel studenten uit het buitenland. Hoe ervaren zij het hier? Philbert Rugamba, derdejaars ESSET in Breda, kwam op de hogeschool terecht dankzij Google. Door covid-19 heeft hij al sinds juni geen klaslokaal van binnen gezien en dat voelt gek: “Het is de reden dat ik hier ben.” “Ik wilde iets studeren in […]

Week of the International Student: ‘Whenever I’m homesick my mum is not there to take care of me with a nice pot of soup’

Traveller, yoga instructor, student, environmentalist. All of these words can be used to describe Karime Mojica Handal. Hailing from Saltillo, Mexico she is now a second year student Environmental Sciences in Breda. “In the Netherlands I get the chance to be more independent.” In the past four years Karime spent more time abroad than at […]

Week of the International Student: ‘Whether we live in Breda, the USA or Brazil, we all watch Netflix’

Alberto Mori has been all over the world. From his home town of Fidenza in Italy to rural Kentucky USA and the slums of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz in Argentina, he’s seen it all. Now he studies International Business and Management at Avans in Breda. “I didn’t want to study in the same […]