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A total of 118 international students from 25 countries around the world will attend their studies during the first quarter of this year from 2014 to 2015 at the Polytechnic University of Cartagena, which represents an increase of 40 percent over the same period in before.

118 To these must be added the 95 to be included in the second quarter, bringing the total number of foreign students who complete their training in UPCT reach 213, compared to 192 last school year.

Director General Colleges, Luis Javier Lozano, attended by the rector UPCT Jose Antonio Franco, and the Vice Chancellor for Internationalisation, José Manuel Ferrández at welcoming ceremony to the first 118 students.

"Since the Ministry of Education, Culture and Universities will congratulate the Polytechnic University of Cartagena by this increase in foreign students shows the strength of the universities and the growing interest in his attractive academic offerings for students from around the world," said Luis Javier Lozano.

Most students come from countries of the European Union, although there is also a strong presence of Latin American students, Turkish and Maghreb.

The country that sends students to UPCT is Poland, followed by students from Romania, Italy, Turkey, France, Algeria, Brazil, Czech Republic and Tunisia.

These exchanges are part of the mobility programs keeps UPCT + as Erasmus, Erasmus Mundus, Science Without Borders program CMN-INPS Italy or Santander conventions and scholarships for Latin America.

These programs allow a rich academic, cultural and social exchange that countries and host cities and countries of origin benefit from both, and complete the academic, cultural and values ​​of students in training.

A report of the European Commission underlines that "the unemployment rate for students who have participated in Erasmus programs throughout their academic stage is 23 percent lower than the rest of college students," said the CEO of Universities.

Source: CARM