Sharing by Participating Students of Winter Activities under CU in Mainland & Taiwan 2017
In collaboration with various mainland partner institutions, Office of Academic Links (China) (OALC) coordinated 23 student interflow programmes during the winter break of 2017, sending over 320 CUHK students to mainland China. The following are extracts of sharing articles from our participating students (edited):
Miss Tess Tam (Participant of "The 14th Moonlet Winter Programme" by Harbin Institute of Technology)
While the cold front was taking its toll, we were welcomed by hospitable friends from HIT, who gave us handy tips on how to confront the bone-chilling weather. Before I embarked on the journey, I mistaken thought that wearing multiple layers is the best way to keep myself warm, but actually this notion is only applicable to places where day-night temperature difference is huge, e.g. summer in Australia. Perhaps due to the bone-chilling weather there, we found that local people tend to possess a straight and direct way of speaking, and they usually just spill their thoughts right away without exchanging pleasantries.
Miss Nicole Liang (Participant of "Study Camp on Intangible Cultural Heritage" by Nanjing University)
Nantong is a city that many would miss out, or simply glance through, when deciding on a list of potential travel destinations in China – it is not a typical city you will find tourists at, nor does it market itself as a tourist city. Nevertheless, one will be surprised by the abundance of cultural outposts and the richness of craftsmanship and artisanship in this industrial city that sits right across Shanghai, separated by the Yangtze River. Coined as the 'First Modern City of China', the remnants of the city's rampant modernization during the late 19th Century to early 20th Century has incubated a lineage of dedicated educators, craftsman, artisans and innovators who are simultaneously the guardians of the intangible heritage passed through several generations – kinship or not. Our trip has provided us with exclusive opportunities to engage in an array of traditional cultural practices and a glimpse at the values they uphold.
Mr Maxwell Lau (Participant of "Cultural Study Camp to Guangdong" by South China University of Technology)
My initial intention to participate in this trip is to take a break from the endless work during semester break, but what I gained from this trip is definitely more than just taking a rest. ... Special thanks and tremendous respect are given to the mainland students. They are taking care of us in every single bit, hoping to make the trip smooth and to make us happy. What I appreciated most is their attitude towards this trip. Even though some of them are just of similar age to us, they are paying 110% effort and spending much time on working out things that could be just voluntary to them. It is not about where to visit, but about how I visit the places - the mind to explore, to ask and to share.
Programme enquiries and feedback can be forwarded to Mr. Simon LEUNG of OALC at 39434412 or via simoncnleung@cuhk.edu.hk. You are most welcome to click here for further programme information or visit our webpage at
http://www.oalc.cuhk.edu.hk/cu-in-mainland-and-taiwan/en-gb/
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Summer Activities under CU in Mainland & Taiwan 2018 Now Open for Application!
In collaboration with various partner institutions, OALC will coordinate some 40 programmes to mainland China and Taiwan, providing more than 430 experiential learning opportunities for CUHK students during the summer break. Below is the list of our new activities this year:
Programmes | Hosts (Destinations) | No. of CUHK Participants | Categories |
Green Competition Camp under Cross-Strait Green University Consortium | Beijing Normal University (Beijing) | 20 | Competitions |
Summer Camp on Cultural Heritage along the Silk Road 2018 | Beijing Normal University (Beijing) | 5 | Cultural Experience |
Summer Camp on Changan Traditional Cultures 2018 | Xi'an Jiaotong University (Xi'an) | 10 | Cultural Experience |
Summer Cultural Camp on "New Chongqing" and Sino-European History and Cultures | Southwest University (Chongqing, Czech Republic, Austria, Slovakia, etc.) | 10 | Cultural Experience |
The 2nd Sino-Russian Summer School Programme | Harbin Institute of Technology (Harbin, Russia) | 5 | Summer Course |
Zhejiang University Summer School Programme for C9 University Students | Zhejiang University (Hangzhou) | 5 | Summer Course |
Summer Camp for New Internationalized Elites | Zhejiang University (Hangzhou) | 20 | Theme Studies |
Ecotour to Limiao, Hainan Province | Hainan University (Haikou) | 20 | Theme Studies |
Summer Cultural Camp on Chinese Traditional Art | Shenzhen University (Shenzhen) | 5 | Cultural Experience |
Study Camp on Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine | South China Agricultural University (Guangzhou) | 5 | Cultural Experience |
Exloring Guizhou Ethnic Minority Groups | Guizhou University (Nanjing) | 20 | Cultural Experience |
Exloring Yunnan Ethnic Minority Groups and Monkeys | Yunnan University of Finance and Economics (Kunming, Lijiang) | 20 | Cultural Experience |
Ningbo-HongKong Exchange Programme | Ningbo University (Ningbo) | 20 | Cultural Experience |
Exploring the New Silk Road: Leadership and Cultural Programme on the National Belt and Road Initiative | Lanzhou University, Tsinghua University (Lanzhou, Dunhuang, Beijing) | 20 | Cultural Experience |
Ready to plan for a unique and amazing summer? We are organizing an Information Session to introduce some 70 student interflow programmes to mainland China and Taiwan to be coordinated by OALC in 2018, ranging from credit-bearing summer courses, cultural exploration tours, academic competitions, service-learning trips and career development programmes (including internships). Details of the session are as follows:
Date: February 23, 2018 (Friday)
Time: 15:00 – 16:30
Venue: LT4, 2/F, Yasumoto International Academic Park
Highlights: Programme introduction, students' sharing and photo exhibition
Light refreshments will be served after the session. You will learn more about our activities via meeting with OALC Friends and staff members. Participants will also be given priority ONCE in their applications for our student interflow programmes this year. Join us by applying here!
