Visiting International Research Students at Western University
Visiting research only students are great ambassadors for Western University, adding to the diversity of campus and helping advance research collaboration.
Osmany Hernandez Cruz, a visiting student from Holguín, Cuba, recalls his first night in London, Ont., where he experienced bitter cold, a stark contrast to the 33 C temperature he left behind.
“When we took off from Holguín, it was 33 C and by the time we landed in Toronto, it was -19 C. Then I took the shuttle to London, where it felt like -38 C,”
Cruz arrived at Western at the invitation of engineering professor Greg Kopp, as a Visiting Research Only (VRO) student, which changed the course of his research and future.
Author's summary: Visiting students enhance campus diversity and research collaboration.