Gustavo Castaneda Fuentes, 25 years old from Mexico are studying Engineering and mechatronics at University of Applied Sciences in Osnabrück. Participated in the summer university and worked in the project Developmet of a measurement system measuring movements, acceleration and position.
Project during the summeruniversity: Development of a measurement system measuring movements, acceleration and position.
Did the summer university meet your expectations?
I didn’t really have any expectations, but I was interested in coming to see what it’s like here, to learn new things, meet new people and see new things.
Would you go back to Mid Sweden University if you had the opportunity?
I’ll definitely think about studying for a Master’s Degree in Sweden and I’d like to come here in the winter to see the northern lights.
What have you learned during the summer university?
I’ve learned about whole new culture! There’s a lot to learn from each other, the Swedes are nice people and I really liked Mid Sweden University.
How come you participated in the summer university?
I was here in Sundsvall earlier on an Erasmus exchange and then I saw a poster and thought why not. At first I thought I wanted to see more of Sweden and Sundsvall and my friends, and then I also thought it would be great to meet new people with new ideas and specialists with new technical solutions, like Martin Sharman. It was a great experience hearing him lecture.
What was it like working with the project?
It was cool working with the project; my team was the biology team. I was the only biologist and worked with one student from economics and one from informatics. It was a great cooperation so we had a lot of fun. The project was also really good.
How did you combine your skills?
We looked at the costs and benefits of different solutions; our work was based on cooperation, real-life cooperation. We had some ideas and we discussed them, tried them and abandoned some of them.
What did you like the best about the summer university?
Everything! The lectures, meetings, spending time together, the Swedes are great. It was the best!