Category: China
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Life in Ningbo is very refreshing, relaxing and overall just amazing. Ningbo is located away from all the hustle bustle, a very suburban area with vast lands, a stark contrast from Sydney. My host university UNNC (University of Nottingham Ningbo) has a beautiful campus, with scenic views, such as rivers and parks, on the routes…
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I was both excited and nervous about embarking on the two-week intensive language course in Beijing China at the Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT). This was partly because I feared the course would be very difficult as it was supposed to equate to the subject Chinese 3 in just two weeks, and partly because I…
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Attending a business course at Shanghai University right after a stressful exam period was not how I envisioned spending the beginning of my summer holiday. There was a moment of sheer panic when I realised that I had just over two weeks to organise my flights, apply for a visa, and prepare for the cold,…
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Something I hold dear to my heart is skating on the lake of the Summer Palace in Beijing. I’ll never forget it. I had been to the Summer Palace twice, heard all about the Empress Dowager Cixi and walked under the gorgeous corridor. It was one of my favorite places to have visited and so…
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When I stepped out of Sydney Airport and was hit with a blazing hot summer breeze, I felt a sense of relief to be back home but at the same time, I yearned for the times I enjoyed in Beijing over my 2-week language and culture program with the Beijing Institute of Technology. I will…
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From the minute the plane landed in Shanghai my mind was blown. It all seemed too surreal. The weeks dwindled to days and the days passed, leaving only wee hours before it was time to leave my life back at home, it all happened too quickly, and my brain was still trying to register the…
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Share the experiences of three students who completed the Shanghai University-UTS SILC Winter School Program. How did this BUILD Abroad Program relate to your course or future goals? As a business student, the SILC program offered subjects that were particularly helpful for my management course. It was basically a crash course about business in China,…
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Shanghai is a vibrant metropolitan city with a great variety of food to fit all budgets, well connected public transport network and lots of historical and modern landmarks/architecture to explore. It feels like the endless streets always have some form of café, restaurant, entertainment and clothing store to offer. There is also an abundance of…
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If you were to ask me why I would return to Shanghai, my straight up answer would be for the food. It was delicious, as well as cheap. $4 for fried rice prepared right in front of you, $6 for 12 traditionally-made dumplings, $13 per person for Korean-BBQ, and the list goes on. Why would…
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I recently spent a month in the bustling city of Beijing, studying the internet of things (IOT) alongside UTS, ANU and Swinburne students at the Beijing Institute of Technology. Being thrown into the heart of China with my broken Chinese was an experience I’ll never forget – to say the least. Facilitated by the helpers…
