Practical training in Querétaro, Mexico, 2014-2015

We are Juri Kopp (23) and Bengü Sivit (26) and are studying mechanical engineering in our 5th semester at FH Aachen. Mechanical engineering students have a mobility window in the 5th semester as an integral part of their degree programme, which offers the opportunity to complete a semester abroad or an internship abroad or in Germany.
Thanks to the lecture given by Prof. Buchkremer and Prof. Kämper in April 2014, we learned about the cooperation between FH Aachen and Cidesi (Centro de Ingeniería y Desarollo Industrial), the Mexican research and development centre. After an application and a short wait, we received an acceptance letter and were able to start planning and packing. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Prof Dr rer. nat. Klaus-Peter Kämper, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics, and Prof Hermann-Josef Buchkremer, Director of the Freshman Institute, for their support, which made it possible for us to complete this practical training.
The mobility window made us mobile and now we are on the road from 10 August 2014 to 28 January 2015... After 5 days in New York and a short two-week trip to Quintana Roo and Yucatan (Mexico), we finally arrived in Mexico in Querétaro. Thanks to Mr Salvador Perez Arce Silva, our local contact, we already had a pleasant place to stay.

Querétaro itself is an industrial city with many international companies. It has a beautiful, historic city centre and the Christmas season with its sunshine made this city even more fascinating. Cidesi is a research and development centre in the middle of Mexico on a large and green enclosure that is very well maintained. Here, engineers are offered the opportunity to expand their qualifications. There are Master's students, PhD students, doctors... Everyone works together and supports each other - we were also helped in all situations.

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Yuri Kopp's project was to design and develop a remote-controlled underwater boat that should not exceed an approximate length of 400 mm. Bengü Sivit's project was to design and develop a remote-controlled transport boat for the underwater boat, which should have a length of 1500 mm.

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Both projects are linked by the fact that the submarine has to be loaded and unloaded without human assistance. Furthermore, as the prototypes will be manufactured in September 2015, we should rely on existing projects, but use the most useful ones. With the help of doctors, engineers and other students from the fields of mechanical engineering, mechatronics and electronics, our result looks like this:

Nach 18 Wochen Praktikum und 7 Wochen Auslandsaufenthalt freuen wir uns zwar auf zu Hause, verlassen Mexiko aber auch mit einem weinenden Auge, da wir hier nicht nur tolle Orte gesehen haben, sondern auch neue Freunde und liebevolle Menschen ins Herz geschlossen haben. Dank der vielen Freunde, einer guten Zeitplanung und eines spontanen Urlaubs während der Weihnachtszeit) konnten wir viele Orte bereisen und kennen lernen: New York, Cancun, Playa del Carmen, Tulum, Isla Mujeres, Holbox, Merida, Mexicocity, San Francisco, Yosemite und Sequoia Nationalpark, Las Vegas, Grand Canyon, San Diego, Los Angeles, Mikos, Tamasopo, Tamuin, Leon, Guanajuato, San Miguel de Allende und natürlich Querétaro.

Juri Kopp und Bengü Sivit

Practical training in Querétaro, Mexico, 2014-2015

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Photos from the semester abroad

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