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Sunday, September 02, 2007
Saw this when 'm checking my mail...
SINGAPORE : China is fast becoming a major commercial and cultural hub with its fast growing economy.
And that's what lured a group of 40 Nanyang Polytechnic IT students to Beijing, the location of the school's first offshore campus.
Visiting places like the Chinese capital is not part of every school curriculum.
The Nanyang Polytechnic IT students did just that when they spent an eight-week stint at the Beijing campus.
Along with mementos, the students brought back a new-found sense of capability and perspective.
Lim Loon Shin, Student, Nanyang Poly, says: "Overall I think that I've gained a lot from this trip because I have made a lot of new friends and also I learned a lot of things - like I learned how to take care of myself and how to be independent."
Instructors say they hope the Beijing experience will prepare the students for work in a globalised world.
Tang Xiaoling, Lecturer, School of Information Technology, Nanyang Poly, says: "Besides doing projects they are also involved in campus life there and they visit the historical places in Beijing. The objective is to provide the students opportunity to immerse in China...so that they can have a global mindset to benefit their future."
Kelvin Ng Wei Ming, Student, Nanyang Poly, says: "I had really benefit quite a lot from this because I have expand my networks to overseas like China where their economy is growing and it's pretty good for my future. I really hope to if I got a chance to work overseas in China, I got friends over there."
The school plans to send a total of 160 students each academic year. -
so xin fu...