Peru – national flag The flag was officially adopted in 1825. The choice of the red and white colors is believed to be inspired by an event in 1820 during the independence struggle with Spain, where a flock of birds with white bows and red wings flew over the freedom hero José de San Martín’s… Read More »
Subchapters: Business Relationships Foreign direct investment FTAs and Treaties Development Cooperation Prospective fields of study (MOP) Business relations Trade relations with the EU The EU was Peru’s third most important trading partner in 2021 (after China and the USA). Exports to Peru reached a value of EUR 3.53 billion in 2021, imports to the EU… Read More »
The theocratic empire of the Inca. – When the Spaniards conquered the region, they found a great political unity established there, the so-called empire of the Inca, referred to in the language of the country with the official name of Tahuantinsuyu, or “The four cantons”, or provinces. These were: the Western, or Cuntisuyu; the northern… Read More »
Peru was the best decision of my life! Thanks to MicroEDU, I became aware of the Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola: one of the three most expensive but also the best universities in Lima. It is characterized by the fact that it places a high emphasis on internationality. Around 100 students from other countries find… Read More »
Even when I was thinking about a semester abroad in the first semester, it was clear to me that I would like to spend a semester in a Spanish-speaking country. I would have liked to have spent a semester abroad in Seville, at the partner university of my FH, but I couldn’t go abroad for… Read More »
District The USIL is located in the La Molina district and is super easy to reach via the Javier Prado with the Combis. La Molina is one of the richest neighborhoods and when you walk through the residential areas, you can see that too. The absolute tourist areas are Miraflores and Barranco. Most of the… Read More »
Before the semester At my university in Germany, the fifth semester is planned as a semester abroad. I always wanted to do one and now the only question that had to be answered was whether I would like to travel to an English or Spanish speaking country. I decided to study Spanish, but I also… Read More »
I am happy to report on my experiences that I was able to gain at USIL during my semester abroad in Peru, Lima. What options I had, ie which universities in which countries would fit my studies in South America, I was able to find out via MicroEDU. It was described in a very clear… Read More »
It was clear to me that if I would do a semester abroad, it would be in South America. So the first thing I did was get some information from my university in Bochum. In the field of architecture it is rather unusual to do a semester abroad and unfortunately my university doesn’t have many… Read More »
I’m Katharina, 26 years old and I spent my 4th master’s semester at the Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola (USIL) in Lima. First of all, the organization – with MicroEDU it worked really easily and well. I started thinking about my semester abroad in April and arrived in Lima in August. MicroEDU gave me really… Read More »
Management strategies This course taught how business value is generated by using a strategic management model to diagnose current business scenarios and how decisions are made in such situations. The management strategy scenarios learned were all discussed using practical examples. The course included topics on the formulation and implementation of specific strategies and the analysis… Read More »
First of all, you should think about where you would like to spend your theory semester abroad. For me, the language of the country and the language of instruction were primarily important. Since I’ve always wanted to learn Spanish and at the same time want to attend classes in English, I decided to go to… Read More »
Preparation Before I started my trip, I had completed the 4th Spanish course at my university, which was very helpful. It is not a matter of course in Lima that English is spoken. It is therefore advisable to acquire some knowledge of Spanish in advance. For the first few days I have reserved a hostel… Read More »
USIL During my time in Peru, studying was of secondary importance and I had planned it that way beforehand. Those who want to advance their studies significantly with a semester at USIL will not have much success. This is not only due to the fact that in many ways the USIL has very little to… Read More »
The most important thing first of all: If you are considering doing a semester abroad (and possibly also far away): Do it! The semester in Peru was one of the best and definitely the most exciting half year of my life. And don’t let it fail because of financial worries. I z. B. financed my… Read More »
Application When the decision was made to go to Peru, I received an email from MicroEDU with the necessary application documents. The application consists of a few forms in which you can also name course requests, etc., a number of necessary documents such as the certificate of study and the transcript of records and a… Read More »
I am studying cultural economics and business administration at the University of Passau and a semester abroad was planned for my fifth semester. I quickly realized that I wanted to improve my language skills in both English and Spanish and that I wanted to do my semester abroad very far away ! So I quickly… Read More »
There is also the option of using the metro, which has only been open since the beginning of 2012. The metro is a subway that runs from the south to the north of Lima. Unfortunately, this one route is nowhere near enough and you can rarely use it. Peruvian students are sometimes quite jealous of… Read More »
Why Peru? I have had to answer this question countless times. It was clear to me right from the start that I would like to spend my semester abroad in South America. The reasons for this were the different way of life, the language and the many, distant travel destinations. So I first found out… Read More »