At CIBU we have students from all over the world, our most valued characteristics is our students and the elements which make them so diverse adding to the total environment of our institution.
Houtan is among our most campus wide involved students. He is head of the school events planning committee and lead social media producer for CIBU’s efforts on facebook, twitter and pinterest. He is from eastern France and has dreams to open a communications agency back in France after finishing school at CIBU.
Read on to learn more about Houtan, how he found CIBU and the elements of San Diego he has come to be so fond of.
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Where are you from?
I’m from Strasbourg, in eastern France, but I was born and raised in Iran
What do you like most about San Diego?
I love everything about San Diego. Everyone loves this city. I mean it’s a great place to live and study. You have the sun, beaches, friendly people and lots of activities to do. There’s always something to discover here and you don’t have the time to be bored!
What are your hobbies?
Since arriving to San Diego my hobbies have become going to the beach, walking around town and going shopping in the huge malls here. With weather like this we have the opportunity to go out almost every day and play Basketball and traveling around California is really fun.
What degree are you working on and what is your major?
Like everybody from France at CIBU, I’m pursuing my Bachelor of Science in Management. My final goal is to get my MBA with ISEG and St John’s University of New York.
How did you hear about CIBU?
When I was looking for a Business School in France, I read the ISEG brochure and found out during the third year we would have the opportunity to study abroad and one of the choices was CIBU. It was actually one of my biggest motivations to get into ISEG because I really wanted to come and study in San Diego!
What do you want to do when you are done with school?
I am currently working on a personal project. When I return to France I want to open up a Communication Agency. I’ve always been interested in communication and advertising and I would love to do that for a living.
What do you miss most about home?
My family and my close friends. It’s good to live here, but since the experience is nine months long, you miss people who you care about! Honestly, I don’t really miss France.
What do you like most about CIBU?
It’s good to work so close with instructors at CIBU. Americans have a completely different way of teaching. It’s more based on situations and not only theory. We have the opportunity to work by on our won and discover interesting subjects through case studies. It is also important to me that our classes are composed of fewer students. Our goal is to learn English and about American culture, it’s the best way experience it.
What’s your favorite food, musician, and actor?
My favorite food is the food from my home country. Out of every kind of cuisines, no one cooks better than my mom.
Musicians: Lil Jon, LMFAO, Skrillex, Ice Cube…
Actors: Tom Hanks and Will Smith are my most favorite actors.