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My first year of Engineering and my last year in the Higher Technical Degree in IT Systems
A personal and academic journey marked by the closing of a technical stage and the beginning of an engineering path, combining study, practice, projects and an increasingly comprehensive vision of technology.
Some years feel like a simple continuation, while others clearly mark a turning point. For me, the transition between the final stage of my Higher Technical Degree in IT Systems and the start of my Engineering degree was precisely that: a turning point.
On the one hand, completing the technical degree meant consolidating knowledge much closer to the professional and applied world. During that time, my training was closely connected to tools, processes, concrete problem-solving, and a work logic largely aligned with real industry needs. This allowed me to strengthen a useful and actionable technical foundation.
On the other hand, starting Engineering meant entering a different layer of technical thinking. It's not just about learning new tools or technologies, but about developing a more structural perspective: better understanding systems, modeling problems in greater depth, and building criteria for making more robust design decisions.
Experiencing both stages simultaneously had something particularly valuable. The technical degree pushed me to solve problems and deliver results. Engineering forced me to abstract, question, and provide better justifications. Between the two, I began to notice a combination that I now consider central to my profile: the ability to move between the practical and the conceptual.
That year also reinforced something I already suspected: that learning technology isn't just about studying isolated topics, but about building a way of thinking. A way that connects software, hardware, analysis, design, and context of use. As I progressed, it became increasingly natural for me to link academic learning with real-world projects, automation, and the development of applied tools and systems.
Looking back, that period wasn't just an overlap of studies. It was a transition in my professional identity. I began to move from "learning tools" to "understanding systems." And that significantly changes the way you approach projects, work, and even future opportunities.
Today, I see that year as an important foundation for everything that came after. Not because I had all the answers, but because it helped me ask better questions and build a more complete, more technical profile, while also being more focused on real-world impact.