Faculty Study Trip 2nd – 18th June 2017 中 国 China Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences Wuhan武汉 and WuhanTextilesUniversity. Institute ofFashionandCreativeArts), ajointinstituteofBCU You willalsohavetheopportunitytovisit BIFCA(Birmingham to meetWUST students andvisitWuhan withthem. local museums&companies. During yourvisit,youwillbeinvolvedinseminarsandvisitsto enterprises inChina. istry ofEducationPRCandthe6largestmegasteel erate underthejointaegisofHubeiProvincialGovernment,Min- Provincial Government.Sincelate2013WUST has cometoop- handover fromChina’s MinistryofMetallurgy tothelocalHubei University acquireditscurrentnamein1999following Viceroy ofHuguangProvinceinthelateQingDynast Institute) foundedin1898byZhangZhidong(1837-1909), It datesbacktotheHubeiGongyiXuetang(Hubei humanities, art,lawandphilosophy. popular disciplinessuchasmedicine,economics,management, engineering andsciencesthatareintegratedwithcontemporary public higherlearninginstitutionclaimingtraditionalstrengthsin Wuhan UniversityofScience and Technology (WUST) Wuhan UniversityofScienceand scenic bankofEastLake,Wuchang, isanidealplacetovisit. In addition,thefamousVilla ofChairmanMaoZedongonthe with abird’s-eye viewoftheriverfromtowerwindo Westerners) caninspireyour spiritasyoupretendtobeapoet inscriptions onthetower, (althoughunrecognizabletomost in music,acousticsandmetallurgy from tombsrevealtheincredibleachievementsofancientpeople Chinese historyandculture.Inthemuseum,chimesexcavated Yellow Crane history andnaturalwonders.HubeiProvincialMuseum Wuchang ontheeast.Wuhanfind both istheplaceto Wuhan’ with HankouandHanyangonthewestbank, Divided bythe port fora by theHanjiangRiverjoining situated onJianghanPlain,ariver-crossedfertilelandcreated Wuhan, thecapitalcityofHubeiProvinceincentralChina,is 03-09 June2017 Yangtze Rivercruiseandisamajortransportationhub. Tower aretwoplacestoappreciateancient Y angtze, thecityisknownas‘Three You willalsohavetheopportunity Yangtze River Technology (WUST)isakey . Theclassicpoemsand . Thisisaroutine Technical y . The w. Towns of
Huai’An淮安 Huai’An淮安 10-13 June2017 economics, scienceandengineering. fifty-two majorscoveringlaw, literature,education,management, There arenineteendepartmentsandanaffiliatedcollege,with primary andsecondaryschools,withahistoryofoverfiftyyears. University ischaracterizedbythecultivationofteachersfor As aprovincialinstitutionofhigherlearning,HuaiyinNormal the richlandandculture. Wu Cheng’en,nationalheroGuan Tianpei, whohaveaddedto modern, suchasthegreatmilitarystrategistHanXin,litterateur relics, thislandisnostrangertocelebrities,ancientor and expressways.Beautifulinlandscape,abundantcultural the Xinyi-Changxingrailwayandseveralunder-constructionrails provided bytheGrandCanal,Beijing-ShanghaiExpressway, productive HongzeLake,boastingoftheconvenience Enlai, Huai’ancityliestotheeastofpicturesqueand Province. KnownasthehometownoflatePremierZhou Huaiyin NormalUniversityislocatedinHuai’an,Jiangsu University (HNU) Huaiyin Normal Hongze. Huai’an andHuaiyin,4counties,Xuyi,Lianshui,Jinhu Now Huai’anCityareoperatingover4districts,Qinghe,Qingpu, Wangyin. The countyborderswerealsobeslightlymodified. original HuaiyinCountywiththedistrictofficeattownof town ofHuaichenandHuaiyinDistrictwasestablishedfrom established fromoriginalHuai’anCitywiththedistrictofficeat office sitedatQingheDistrictwhileHuai’anwas 21, 2000,HuaiyinCitywasrenamedtoHuai’anwiththecity By theorderapprovedbyDepartmentofStateonDecember lastingly peacefulHuaiRiver. and thenameofHuai’anexpressesresidents’ hopefora The areaofHuai’anspansanancientcanaltheHuaiRiver, southwest. Yangzhou tothesoutheast,andChuzhou(Anhui) Lianyungang, Suqiantothenorth, Yancheng tothenortheast, city incentralJiangsuprovinceofEasternChina.Itborders Huai’an formerlycalledHuaiyinuntil2001,isaprefecture-level Practice. Institution inNationalUndergraduates’ Summer Vacation Social Garden-style CampusofJiangsuProvince, and Advanced of JiangsuProvince,civilizedCampus ofJiangsuProvince, the CivilizedInstitutionsofJiangsuProvince, CivilizedInstitution The universityhaswonmanytitlesand prizes,suchasModelof Nanjing南京
research institutes in dozensofcountries. sound cooperative relationships withnearly100universities and education andresearchathomeabroad, havingestablished NUST hasenergetically conductedexchangeandcooperationof education. Currently, nearly30,000studentsattendNUST. the schoolofinternationaljointeducation andtheschoolofadult Languages, SchoolofDesignandCommunication. Italsohas Environmental andBiologicalEngineering, SchoolofForeign School ofMaterialScienceandEngineering, Schoolof School ofScience,HumanitiesandSocial Power Engineering,SchoolofEconomicsandManagement, Science and Technology, Schoolof Automation, Schoolof Engineering andOptoelectronic Technology, SchoolofComputer Engineering, SchoolofChemicalElectric in thegraduateandprofessionalschools:SchoolofMechanical and researchonbothundergraduatepostgraduatelevels Led byadistinguishedfaculty, NUST carriesonitseducation centers, institutes,programs,andadministrativesupportoffices. and education.Inaddition,NUST encompassesawidearrayof engineering, liberalarts,economics,business,management,law university comprisingacademicfieldsincluding:science, broadened-horizon education.Ithasbecomeamulti-disciplinary has morethansixtyyears’ experienceinprovidinginspiringand Ministry ofIndustryandInformation Technology. The university the nationalkeyuniversitiesunderguidanceof Nanjing UniversityofScienceand Technology (NUST)isoneof Technology (NUST) Nanjing UniversityofScienceand the Warring StatesPeriodinZhouDynasty. known asJinlingorGinlingandtheoldnamehasbeenusedsince dynasty, aboutathousandyears later. Nanjingisparticularly the nameNanjingwasofficiallydesignatedtocityinMing became ChinesenationalcapitalasearlyinJindynasty, and CE to1949. As acitylocatedinsouthernpartofChina,itfirst kingdoms andrepublicangovernmentsdatingfromthe3rdcentury having servedasthecapitalsofvariousChinesedynasties, Nanjing hasaprominentplaceinChinesehistoryandculture, during thecivilwarin1949. capital oftheRepublicChina,whichlostcontrolmainland population of8,230,000.Nanjingremainsthedejureofficiallegal region, withacreageabout6600squarekilometersandatotal Republic ofChinaandthesecondlargestcityineast tourism. ItisthecapitalcityofJiangsuprovincePeople’s education, research,politics,economy, transportnetworksand region inChina,whichhaslongbeenamajorcentreofculture, Nanjing isthecitysituatedinheartlandoflower Yangtze River 14-16 June2017
Shanghai上海 Shanghai上海 the CityGod Temple andthe Yu Garden. museums andhistoricbuildings,suchasthosealong The Bund, economy ofmainlandChina;renownedforitsLujiazuiskyline, Shanghai hasbeendescribedasthe“showpiece”ofbooming and isboundedtotheeastbyEastChinaSea. provinces ofJiangsuandZhejiangtothenorth,southwest, portion oftheChinesecoast. The municipalitybordersthe on thesouthedgeofmouth Yangtze inthemiddle Located inthe Yangtze RiverDeltainEastChina,Shanghaisits and atransporthubwiththeworld’s busiestcontainerport. more than24millionasof2014.Itisaglobalfinancialcentre, direct-controlled municipalitiesofChina,withapopulation the mostpopulouscityproperinworld.Itisoneoffour Shanghai isthesecondofmostpopulouscityinChinaand 17 June2017 Wuhan Nanjing Huai’An Shanghai Key Facts Room: C229Curzon Building Tel: 01212028667 Email: [email protected] Please contactBLSS Academic Coordinator Min Chen(Monica) For MoreInformation • 2017 7th April • The Facultywillpaythebalance. • • or two. You willbeinformed immediatelyshouldanychangesbemadetothesesdates. • Full Cost:£1,850-coveredbyFaculty. The workproduceduringthisperiodisnotmeanttobeassessedandtherefore shouldnotconstitutepartof • Monica ChenatC229.Pleasesubmityourapplicationformto • • Cost • • • to Apply How • • • • • • • • The FeeIncludes Please submityouapplicationformtoMonicaChenatC229. The other15candidatesarerequiredtopayanother£300.Butremember The Top 5candidatesselectedonthebasisofexcellentacademicperformance willonlypaythedeposit. A depositof£100(non-refundable)isrequiredwithallselectedcandidatestosecuretheirplaces. Please makesureyourpassportisvalidforatleast6monthsfrom7th April 2017. Please notethattheFacultyStudy Trip doesnotcontributetotheunitswhichstudentsarestudying. E-form andinformationleafletwillbesendtoyouruniversityemailaccount. Please notethatdepartureandreturndatesaresubjecttoflightavailability Application deadline: Open toyear1&2undergraduatestudentsatBLSSonly. Limited to20places.Byapplicationonlyandinterviewsrequired. Lecture fees. A Faculty T-shirt andbag. English andMandarinspeakingstaff whowillaccompanythetrip. All accommodationandsomemeals. Tickets andadministrationfeesforculturalvisits. All localtransportationinChina. Visa arrangementsandapplicationfees. All internationalandinternaleconomy-classflights. , youwillreceive£100earlybirddiscount. 10th February2017 . , ifyoupaythebalanceby , butshouldonlyvarybyaday They arealsoavailable
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Lectures andSeminars,meetNUST students Cultural Visit -NanjingMuseum,MingCityWall, Confucius Temple, QinghuaiRiver Leave HNUtoNanjing,pickupbyNanjing UniveristyofScienceand Technology (NUST) Lectures andSeminars,ProjectwithHNU students Lectures andSeminars,ProjectwithHNUstudents Cultural Visit High speedtraintoNanjing,pickupbyHuaiyinNormalUniversity(HNU) Joint PlacementPresentationandCertificate Award Joint Placement-presentationpreparation Joint PlacementandCompanyvisit Joint PlacementandCompanyvisit Joint PlacementandCompanyvisit and Hubuxiang(Localfoodstreet) Meet WUST studentsandCulturalvisitto Yellow Crane Tower Arrival, PickupbuWuhan UniversityofScienceand Technology (WUST) (subject tominorchanges) - DeparturetoChina - HandinPassportandVisa Application Form - BalancePaymentDeadline Deadline Payment Deposit - - Interview - Application Deadline - ReturntoUK - Pre-departureMeetingandColletct Travel Pack - Visa Workshop - EarlyBirdDiscountDeadline - InterviewResultRelease - Interview - InformationRelease