Res. Asst. Rumeysa Nur AKBAŞ, who experienced ERASMUS+ Staff Mobility hosted by The University of Manchester, conveyed the following information:
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, I was able to make this visit, which I was entitled to about 3 years ago. I have been on touristic trips to many European countries before. But the first country I went to for educational purposes was the United Kingdom.
The UK has always been a country that I was curious about and wanted to visit. It was a pleasure for me to realize this request within the scope of ERASMUS+.
Even the thought of visiting Manchester, which witnessed the history, was the city where the atom was first disintegrated, the first railway was built, the book written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, together with being an industrial city, and I was very excited.
In addition to its historical past, the calmness and quietness of the city, the sense of peace brought by this situation, and the lush nature of its nature attracted my attention. Since the city is not very big, I adapted to the city center in a few days and visited the places to go. During this visit, I was also in London, the capital and most populous city of the country.
During my time at The University of Manchester, I met many university academic staff and doctoral student colleagues. In this way, I had the opportunity to participate in many theoretical and practical trainings where I gained new awareness.
I recommend that all our students experience the ERASMUS+ Study or Internship Mobility experience, and I would like to thank Istanbul Gelişim University, Foreign Relations and ERASMUS Coordinatorship for providing me this opportunity.
