36 International students from France, Britain, Spain, Norway, Poland and America participated in the 7th HUST Short-term Chinese Program (SCP) from July 4 to 30 July, 2016.
During the past one month, the International students learnt Chinese language, played Chinese Kungfu and made Chinese dumplings, in which they were exposed to the Chinese culture. Meanwhile, they experienced Wuhan’s long history in the Yellow Crane Tower, appreciated Wuhan Opera, tasted authentic Wuhan snacks in the Hubuxiang lane and experienced Wuhan’s development blueprint at the Wuhan Planning Exhibition Hall. Through the four weeks, all the International students had a profound understanding of Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan and even the whole China.
"I think it was very interesting, because for most of us, it was our first time in China, and in Asia. So I think it was great, because we discovered a lot of things. We discovered the culture, the Chinese culture.” Said Amel El Yaaqoubi, a student from Institut Supérieur d'Electronique de Paris (ISEP) when talking about this program. Benjamin Andersen, coming from Telemark University College, wrote on his WeChat, " Thanks for an incredibly awesome stay at HUST! We will meet again!"
Owing to the assistance of 20 Chinese volunteers, this program ends up to be a success. When asked about the work of volunteers, Pierre-Jean Drieu La Rochelle, a student who also comes from ISEP said: ”They are always helpful, and if we are asking you in the WeChat group to ask for some help, there is always someone who can help us.”
7月4日至30日，来自法国、英国、西班牙、挪威、波兰和美国等国家的36名国际学生来我校参加华中科技大学第七届暑期中文项目。
项目期间，国际学生们学中文、打太极、包饺子，领略了中国文化的魅力；同时，他们还在黄鹤楼体验了武汉的历史底蕴，在汉剧大舞台欣赏汉剧，在户部巷品尝了地道的汉味小吃，在武汉规划展览馆将武汉的发展蓝图尽收眼底。短短四个星期，他们对华中科技大学、对武汉、乃至中国都有了较为深入的了解。
“我觉得这个项目很有趣，因为我们中的大部分都是第一次来中国，甚至是第一次来亚洲。这个项目很棒，因为我们了解了许多新事物，尤其是中国文化。”来自法国巴黎高等电子学院的艾雅这样评价她的中国之旅。来自挪威泰利马克大学的安嘉明则在微信上写到，“在华中科技大学的这些天，简直太棒了！非常感谢！我们还会相见的！”
该项目的顺利进行有赖于20名中国志愿者的帮助。在被问到志愿者工作的时候，同样来自巴黎高电的罗杰这样回答道：“志愿者们一直对我们很有帮助，只要我们在微信群里求助，总有人出来帮助我们。”
撰稿/翻译：邓兆云
编辑：尹新林
摄影：王金龙 田小桐
