Faculty Study Trip China

02 June-17 June 2018 Guilin桂林

03-06 June 2018

Guilin, formerly romanized as Kweilin, is a prefecture-level city in the northeast of China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It is situated on the west bank of the Li River and borders Hunan to the north. Its name means “Forest of Sweet Osmanthus”, owing to the large number of fragrant sweet osmanthus trees located in the city. The city has long been renowned for its scenery of karst topography and is one of China’s most popular tourist destinations.

Guilin University of Technology (GUT)

Guilin University of Technology (GUT), founded in 1956, is situated in the world famous scenic city of Guilin. GUT consists of 16 teaching units, offering 49 undergraduate programmes and 35 postgraduate programmes with more than 16,000 full time students and 1,700 staff. In cooperation with other universities, it also enrolls PhD candidates. GUT is a university where engineering takes the lead among its multiple discipline offerings including the liberal arts, science, management, business, law, and agriculture. International exchange has been highlighted by the university. GUT has established a 2+2 programme of BA (Hons) Marketing with BCU. Nanjinga南京

07-09 June 2018

Nanjing is the city situated in the heartland of lower Yangtze River region in China, which has long been a major centre of culture, education, research, politics, economy, transport networks and tourism. It is the capital city of Jiangsu province of People’s Republic of China and the second largest city in the east China region, with acreage about 6600 square kilometers and a total population of 8,230,000. Nanjing remains the de jure official legal capital of the Republic of China, which lost control of the mainland during the civil war in 1949.

Nanjing has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having served as the capitals of various Chinese dynasties, kingdoms and republican governments dating from the 3rd century CE to 1949. As a city located in southern part of China, it first became Chinese national capital as early as in Jin dynasty, and the name Nanjing was officially designated to the city in Ming dynasty, about a thousand years later. Nanjing is particularly known as Jinling or Ginling and the old name has been used since the Warring States Period in Zhou Dynasty.

Nanjing University of Science and Technology (NUST)

Nanjing University of Science and Technology (NUST) is one of the national key universities under the guidance of the

Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The university has more than sixty years’ experience in providing inspiring and broadened-hori- zon education. It has become a multi-disciplinary university comprising academic fields including: science, engineering, liberal arts, economics, business, management, law and education. In addition, NUST encompasses a wide array of centers, institutes, programs, and administrative support offices.

Led by a distinguished faculty, NUST carries on its education and research on both undergraduate and post graduate levels in the graduate and professional schools: School of Mechanical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, School of Electric Engineering and Optoelectronic Technology, School of Computer Science and Technology, School of Automation, School of Power Engineering, School of Economics and Management, School of Science, School of Humanities and Social Science, School of Material Science and Engineering, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, School of Foreign Languages, School of Design and Communication. It also has the school of international joint education and the school of adult education. Currently, nearly 30,000 students attend NUST.

NUST has energetically conducted exchange and cooperation of education and research at home and abroad, having established sound cooperative relationships with nearly 100 universities and research institutes in dozens of countries. Changshu常熟

10-15 June 2018

Changshu is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Suzhou, Jiangsu province, and is part of the Yangtze River Delta. It borders the prefec- ture-level city of Nantong to the northeast across the Yangtze River. Due to the mild climate and terrain there, it has enjoyed a high level of agriculture civilization since ancient times, and is named after this, for the first character of its name means “always, often”, while the second means “ripe”. The name of the adjacent county-level city of Taicang means “great granary”. Changshu comprises 9 towns and 2 subdistricts and two provincial economy and technology development districts. As a historically and culturally famous city, Changshu is known for its long history, beautiful scenery and prosperity. It is one of the most well developed counties in China ranking among the top 10 county-level divisions nationally. Changshu has a history of more than 3000 years. It has four distinct seasons with mild climate. The annual average temperature is about 15.4 degree celsius. It is awarded one of the ten green cities and also one of the best human habitats in China.

Changshu Institute of Technology (CIT)

Changshu Institute of Technology (CIT) is located in Changshu, Suzhou – a national historical and cultural garden city with international flavor. CIT as a provincial full-time undergraduate institute was established in 1958, characterized by cultivating applied talents. It covers an area of 120 hectares with two campuses – Donghu and Dongnan campus. Exclusive foreign teachers apartment and international students apartment are provided on campus. CIT comprises 53 undergraduate majors of 12 schools which involve 9 disciplines —engineering, science, literature, economics, management, history, law, education, art, etc. It has an enrollment of over 18200 students. Among its nearly 1,200 staff, there are over 250 with doctor degree, and about 450 with senior professional title.

With “Breed integrity, seek truth – keep at it and every day will record your progress” as its motto, CIT has been persistent in serving the locality, developing interactively with regional economy and social causes, and establishing several professional school with some famous enterprises, such as elevator engineering school, international service engineering school, photovoltaic technology school, automobile engineering school, and so on. Shanghai 上海

16 June 2018

Shanghai is the second of the most populous city in China and the most populous city proper in the world. It is one of the four direct-controlled municipalities of China, with a population of more than 24 million as of 2014. It is a global financial centre, and a transport hub with the world’s busiest container port.

Located in the Yangtze River Delta in East China, Shanghai sits on the south edge of the mouth of the Yangtze in the middle portion of the Chinese coast. The municipality borders the provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang to the north, south and west, and is bounded to the east by the East China Sea.

Shanghai has been described as the “showpiece” of the booming economy of mainland China; renowned for its Lujiazui skyline, museums and historic buildings, such as those along The Bund, the City God Temple and the Yu Garden. Cost

Full Cost: £1,850 How to Apply

Total cost to student: £450, the • Limited to 15 places. By application only and balance will be covered by the interviews required. • Open to year 1&2 undergraduate students at Faculty. BLSS only. • Application deadline: 2nd March 2018. • A deposit of £100 (non-refundable) is • Information leaflet will be send to your required with all selected candidates to university email account. They are also secure their places by 30th March 2018. available Monica Chen at C218. Please apply • If you pay the balance by 6th April 2018, you through online application. will receive £50 early bird discount. • Please note that the Faculty Study Trip does • Please apply through the online application not contribute to the units which students form by 2nd March 2018. are studying. The work produce during • Please make sure your passport is valid for this period is not meant to be assessed and at least 6 months from 2nd March 2018. therefore should not constitute part of • Please note that departure and return subject. dates are subject to flight availability, but should only vary by a day or two. You will be informed immediately should any changes For More Information be made to theses dates. Please contact BLSS Academic Coordinator Min Chen (Monica) Email: [email protected] Tel: 01212028667 The Fee Includes Room: C218 Curzon Building

• All international and internal economy-class flights. • Visa arrangements and application fees. • All local transportations in China. • Tickets and administration fees for cultural visits. • All accommodation. • English and Mandarin speaking staff who will accompany the trip. • A Faculty T-shirt and bag. • Lecture fees. Itinerary (subject to minor changes)

2 June Departure – Birmingham • 3 - 6 June Guilin • 3rd Arrival, Pick up by Guilin University of Technology (GUT) • 4th Meet GUT students Small Project/ Lecture and Seminars • 5th Local Cultural Experience & Visit Guilin City • 6th Cultural Visit • 7th Depart from Guilin to Nanjing, Pick up by Nanjing University of Science and Technology (NUST) • 8th Lecture and Seminars Meet NUST students • 9th Cultural Visit • 10th Depart from Nanjing to Changshu, Pick up by Changshu Institute of Technology (CIT), Meet CIT students and campus tour • 11th Joint Placement/Company visit • 12th Joint Placement/Company visit • 13th Joint Placement/Company visit • 14th Joint Placement Presentation and Certificate Award • 15th Cultural Visit • 16th Shanghai • 17th Back to Birmingham