shenzhen university nantes college welcomes 37 foreign exchange students to experience chinese culture through rich activities
2024-09-23
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in september, shenzhen nantes institute of financial technology (hereinafter referred to as "safti") welcomed 37 international exchange students from 10 countries including france, germany, argentina, etc. from audencia business school in france. they will spend half a year studying and living in shenzhen university.
2024 marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between china and france. at the opening ceremony of safti, zhang xiaohong, vice president of shenzhen university, said that the establishment and development of safti nantes financial technology institute witnessed the deepening and expansion of educational cooperation between china and france, and the institute has gradually developed into a well-known sino-foreign cooperative education institution in china.
sébastien tran, president of audencia business school, said that the school will continue to make safti the core of its international strategy. "creativity, initiative, innovation... these are all valuable qualities that will be cultivated and exercised in your learning process. these international talent training advantages will make you stronger and enable you to have differentiated value that stands out among the new generation of chinese graduates."
nylam gauthier, director of the guangzhou center of the french higher education agency, encouraged students to learn more about china, learn chinese culture, try to integrate into shenzhen, and go deeper into liyuan.
the new students entered the school during the mid-autumn festival. the college carefully prepared a mid-autumn festival theme event to allow chinese and french teachers and students to experience the unique charm and historical heritage of chinese traditional culture in their learning experience. the exchange students enthusiastically shuttled through the booths of the "nice rabbit meet u-young mid-autumn festival, the flower of sino-french youth cultural exchange", personally experienced chinese traditional culture, and celebrated the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between china and france with chinese students.
aida, eva and juliette from france and morocco couldn't wait to put on the exquisite and elegant hanfu and take photos in front of the background wall full of chinese ink painting style. more foreign students were particularly interested in the traditional intangible cultural heritage cloisonné enamel painting. under the guidance of the inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage cloisonné technique, they personally did the whole process from sticking silk to applying blue. every stroke of the line and every smear of paint made them deeply feel the chinese culture.
in the "moonlight invitation" board game experience area, international students from france, pakistan, india and other countries joined in the board game feast. at the event, chinese and foreign students transformed into moon rabbits, pulling carrots, throwing rings, eating moon cakes... it was as if they were back in their childhood. although the students spoke different native languages, the interesting games brought them closer together, shared the joy of the festival, and conveyed the good wishes of reunion.
in order to help international exchange students understand shenzhen and integrate into shenzhen as quickly as possible, safti college has started a shenzhen exploration trip for exchange students that combines historical depth with modern atmosphere. they visited shenzhen museum and lianhuashan park to enjoy the new era style at the forefront of reform and opening up. tadeo from argentina was shocked by shenzhen's technological progress. he said that he was impressed by the convenient and fast payment methods when shopping.
the head of the college introduced that the college has always given full play to the characteristics of sino-foreign cooperation in running schools and carried out a series of activities focusing on sino-french cultural exchanges. summer camp for visiting scholars in nantes, winter camp for french, french cultural exchange day, sharing session on life in france, experience of french food culture, chinese and french teachers and students toured shenzhen... the rich and colorful sino-french cultural activities helped students expand their international horizons and let the flower of sino-french friendship bloom in liyuan. (wang xu, china daily shenzhen station)
source: china daily
