LI QIAN: PRE SALES ENGINEER

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Li Qian started her engineering studies at Beijing Jiaotong University in China. In 2007 she decided to study at Group T Leuven Campus to become a Master’s degree in Electronics Engineering. It was not an obvious decision to make but it determined the course of her further life and career. Li Qian is now Pre Sales Engineer at the head quarters of the high-tech company PEC in Leuven.

“ Campus Group T was my first experience abroad”, explains Li Qian. “Everything was new: the people, the food, the traffic, then weather, the scenes, the student life, you name it. But – and it needs saying – everything fell into place quickly. I could count on a good support of the International Office and helpful professors, assistants and fellow students. After all, Group T Leuven Campus was and is familiar with international students, especially with those who come from China.”

Li Qian has not regretted her decision for one moment. “ Leuven is a hospitable and friendly city where I felt at home quickly. Still, engineering education is fundamentally different from I was used in China: more practical, more attention to teamwork and learning by doing. The Engineering Experiences are a good example of that. Working together on open assignments with an ever-increasing degree of complexity and independence. At Group T Leuven Campus this will turn you to an entrepreneur of your own learning process”.

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“My company started in 1984 in Leuven as an engineering services business, realizing complex automation projects, including mechanics, robotics, electronics and software. Now PEC has management groups in Germany, Hungary, the United States , China and Japan”.

“At PEC, we believe that innovation means more than just developing products and solutions”, Li Qian says. “I am working with customers worldwide to create new processes and to assist them in setting up successfully volumes, quality and performance. Twice a year I travel to China to meet potential clients and to explore new ways of working with technology suppliers and business partners. And – last but not least – to see my family”.

Yves Persoons