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Meet Tessa, Bachelor in Psychology student at IE University and find out about her classes, why she likes living in Segovia and why Psychology is the bachelor for her

Tessa Heimbach, a Bachelor in Psychology 2nd year student, talks about her studies and life at IE University.

Tell us a little about yourself and your background.

My name is Tessa and I am 21 years old. I live in Germany and I have a brother who is 19 years old. My mother is a consultant and my dad is a medical doctor. I went to boarding school for 5 years from which I spent my junior year in the states (also in a boarding school). I graduated from Salem International College in 2009. 

When did you begin to think seriously about studying Psychology? 

I always wanted to become a medical doctor and started a nursing apprenticeship after I graduated. But I quickly noticed that the hospital wasn’t the right choice for me. I had friends who were already studying Business at IE University. I visited them in Segovia for a week and I was amazed by the atmosphere, starting with my arrival in Spain, and mostly by the circle of friends and the other students who welcomed me warmly and did not treat me like a stranger – rather like someone in the group. I was positively surprised by the architecture of the IE University campus and it reminded me of the boarding schools I missed already. I heard about the chance to study Psychology with a focus in business, so I was highly interested in applying. I did not really know what to expect, but talking to advisors at my school, they highly recommended this bachelor. I was then looking into the courses, and did research about the job expectations.  

What made you feel the program at IE University was a good “fit” for you? 

The reason I applied to IE University was the possibility to combine Psychology with business, due to the fact that after the Bachelor, I would like to pursue a business career using the fundamentals of Psychology. At least this is the plan so far, and I am generally open to other paths as well. I really liked the idea of having small classes. As the pioneers of the program, we are only 5 which made us like an international family. The connection we have with the professors is very special, due to the fact that we can get in touch with them at any point of the week. They are willing to help with questions about a certain task or exams, but are also open to feedback and evaluations about their course.

Describe the kind of environment you find yourself in now? 

In class there are 2 Spanish, 1 Moroccan, 1 French, and me. We are very different people, but that rounds the whole situation up. We have loads of fun – in class and outside of the University. The University is rather small itself, so I know most my fellow students from other Bachelor degrees and in the years above and below me which makes it very personal. For me, Segovia is a very nice city to live in. When I go out into the city, it’s normal to coincidently meet a fellow student. Walking to a friend’s apartment takes max. 10-15 minutes. Although it is not Madrid, there is also a night life in Segovia with nice pubs and small clubs where students meet up a couple of   times during the week to celebrate together.

See Tessa talk about her experiences at IE University

The book Proceedings of the International Congress on Public Safety in a Diverse Society is presented by IE University in Madrid on next Tuesday, March the 6^th.  The book includes the results of the International Congress which gathered at IE University almost two hundred experts from different countries and disciplines, who analyzed the interdisciplinary future of public safety. 

The Congress, which took place in October of last year with the collaboration of more than thirty national and international institutions, held more than a hundred communications of specialists from fifteen countries addressing innovative practices in public safety and related fields, such as court issues, criminal research, ex-convict programs, urban planning, and public management and organization.   During four intense days, key topics on current challenges in this field were jointly analyzed, and new lines of work were drawn for a public safety in a diversity of societies throughout the world.  As a result, the book includes some International Guidelines for a Public Safety in a Diverse Society agreed in the Congress, which “may be used as a model for local, national, and international institutions and communities based on global views, reflecting the reality of a more and more interconnected world”, according to Miguel Ángel Gandarillas, professor of IE University and Congress Director.

Besides these results, the 444-pages book gathers the communication abstracts and thirty three original papers from Spain, Portugal, England, USA, Brazil, Italy, and Panama of Congress participants.  The book also includes the Congress Conclusions, resulting from a joint merging of the different debates in the twelve thematic panels, with a series of principles and proposals on the challenges of our diverse societies. 

Authorities of collaborative institutions such as Madrid City Government, Regional Prosecutor, Home Affairs Ministry (through the Home Safety Studies Cabinet – GESI), and Madrid Regional Government (through the Medical-Forensic Clinic and the Agency for the Reeducation and Rehabilitation of Minor Offenders –ARRMI) will attend the book presentation.  Both the International Congress and the book are included in the “Security in Diversity” European research project, coordinated by professor Miguel Ángel Gandarillas from IE University, and funded by the European Commission. 

The event will take place at 7:00 pm at IE (C/ Serrano 105, Madrid).

Presentación del libro del Congreso Internacional de Seguridad Ciudadana de IE University 

El martes 6 de marzo se presenta en Madrid el libro Proceedings of the International Congress of Public Safety in a Diverse Society (“Memoria del Congreso Internacional sobre Seguridad Ciudadana en la Sociedad Diversa”) que recoge los resultados de este congreso internacional que reunió en los campus de IE University de Segovia y Madrid a  más de un centenar de especialistas de diferentes países y disciplinas que debatieron sobre el carácter multiprofesional del futuro de la seguridad ciudadana.  

El Congreso, celebrado en octubre de 2011 con la colaboración de diversas entidades nacionales e internacionales, contó con la participación de más de un centenar de ponencias de expertos de quince países sobre prácticas innovadoras en seguridad ciudadana y en materias relacionadas en este campo, como aspectos jurídicos, técnicas y procedimientos criminalísticos, reinserción social de exreclusos, urbanismo y organización y gestión pública, entre otros asuntos. 

A lo largo de cuatro intensos días, en el congreso se analizó de forma conjunta temáticas clave y retos actuales en este campo, y se establecieron líneas de trabajo para abordarlas adecuadamente en la diversidad de sociedades del mundo. En este sentido, el libro recoge unas “Directrices Directrices Internacionales para una Seguridad Ciudadana en la Sociedad Diversa”, aprobadas en el congreso, “que deben de servir como modelo para su aplicación por instituciones locales, nacionales e internacionales desde enfoques globales, reflejo de la realidad de un mundo cada vez más abierto e interconectado”, asegura el profesor de IE University, Miguel Ángel Gandarillas (en la foto), director del congreso. 

Además de estas orientaciones, la obra recoge los resúmenes de las ponencias y  treinta y cuatro artículos inéditos de ponentes de España, Portugal, Inglaterra, Estados Unidos, Brasil, Italia, y Panamá.  Asimismo, el libro incluye las conclusiones del Congreso, fruto de la puesta en común de los diferentes debates por parte de los participantes en doce paneles temáticos, con una serie de propuestas sobre los retos de nuestra sociedad diversa. 

Al acto de presentación del libro asistirán autoridades de entidades colaboradoras como el Ayuntamiento de Madrid, la Fiscalía Provincial, el Ministerio de Interior (a través del Gabinete de Estudios de Seguridad Interior- GESI), y la Comunidad de Madrid (a través de la Clínica Médico-Forense, y la Agencia para la Reeducación y Reinserción del Menor Infractor – ARRMI).  

La presentación, presidida por el Vicerrector de Investigación de IE University , Marco Trombetta, contará con la intervención del profesor y Director del Congreso Miguel Ángel Gandarillas, la Directora – Gerente de la Agencia de la Comunidad de Madrid para la Reeducación y Reinserción del Menor, Regina Otaola Muguerza, el Comisario Responsable del Sistema de Seguimiento Integral de los casos de Violencia de Género (Gabinete de Estudios de Seguridad Interior  - Ministerio de Interior) Jorge Zurita Bayona y el Fiscal-Jefe  Provincial de Madrid, Ministerio de Justicia, Eduardo Esteban Rincón.

Tanto el Congreso Internacional como la Memoria del Congreso se enmarcan dentro del proyecto europeo de investigación “Seguridad en Diversidad”, dirigido por el profesor Miguel Ángel Gandarillas de IE University, y cofinanciado por la Comisión Europea.

El acto tendrá lugar a las 19:00 horas en la sede de IE  (C/ Serrano 105).

IE UNIVERSITY

IE University representa la extensión del modelo educativo de IE a la formación de grado y ofrece una innovadora propuesta de titulaciones de grado y de postgrado. Cuenta con 1.100 alumnos de 75 países y un claustro único integrado por cerca de 400 expertos nacionales e internacionales. IE University imparte grados oficiales en inglés y castellano en: Administración de Empresas, Arquitectura, Biología, Comunicación, Derecho, Finanzas, Psicología y Relaciones Internacionales. La universidad tiene una marcada orientación internacional y ofrece titulaciones de grado y postgrado, con un mayor énfasis en este último, tal y como sucede en las universidades norteamericanas.

Dr. Miguel Angel Gandarillas Solinís, professor of the School of Psychology at IE University, carried out an intense series of colloquiums, talks, and seminars in The Netherlands between the 24th of May and the 2nd of June.  Within an exchange Erasmus program with the University of Groningen, prof. Gandarillas organized in Groningen a Colloquium on the future of public safety in our diverse cities, with professors, researchers and practitioners.

On the 26^th, he had 2 oral communications at the 15^th European Congress on Work and Organizational Psychology in Maastricht.  One presented the new results of the research on “Diversity Leadership Styles among Bank Managers”, study carried out with Caja Segovia (a savings Bank) and the Rotterdam School of Management at the Erasmus University of Rotterdam. The other presentation, “Organizational Development to Community Governance Round-trip” addressed the opportunities of organizational change on public administrations through community-centred inter-organizational coordination.  

Finally, Dr. Gandarillas led a group of Spanish police chiefs visiting good practices and experiences in Amsterdam and Enschede on inter-agency coordination in public safety.  The visit was part of an International Seminar on Good Practices in Community Policing of IE University.

Photo: Visit with police chiefs in Enschede

Con el título “El papel de la psicología comunitaria ante la sociedad compleja”, IE organiza una mesa redonda en la que participan figuras de primer orden de la psicología social y comunitaria, moderada por Miguel Ángel Gandarillas Solinís, Profesor de Psicología de la IE University. Esta actividad se enmarca dentro del Programa Comunitario de Seguridad Ciudadana del proyecto europeo de investigación “Seguridad en Diversidad”. 

En esta mesa de debate participan el profesor de Psicología de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Fernando Chacón, el profesor de Psicología de la Universidad de Barcelona, Alipio Sánchez Vidal, y el profesor de Psicología de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Jorge López Martínez. Read more…