At some stage in my life I realized how important travelling is to me. I realized that a trip overseas is so much more than an opportunity to unwind or relax, but that it remains the only way to truly experience, and gain an appreciation of a foreign culture. I am a second year BSc Computer Science student and I had always been interested in university exchange opportunities. I had been to the typical travel destinations in the West, so when I saw the opportunity to go to China on the website of the Postgraduate & International Office I decided to go for it.
Tag: China
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Connie at Fudan University, China
Connie Louw-Smidt attended the Shanghai Summer School at Fudan University. Here is her story.
Pre-departure :
The days leading up to my departure for my Shanghai Summer School BRICS Program at Fudan University were filled with excitement, below are some pre-departure tips
Packing:
Remember to check the weather forecasts and climate for the months before you go. Since it is a summer school, it will be in Summer, and in many areas in China it gets seriously hot and humid, pack appropriately. And remember comfortable shoes to walk in!
Backpacks are the best kind of travel gear, I got one of those travel backpacks with the many straps and back support and it is completely worth it. Not only does it enable you to travel light (by forcing you to do so, as the volume is more limiting than regular suitcases) but it is also the easiest to carry around as you carry it through it becoming part of your body weight!
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Jonathan at the Renmin University of China
Pre-departure:
I am a final year Electronic Engineering student at Stellenbosch University and went to the Renmin University of China summer school in June 2015. I heard about the PGIO summer schools from a friend of mine who went the previous year. He said that it was one of the most fantastic experiences he had ever gone on and that I should enter no matter what. So I did just that, and filled in all the forms and made my video. I waited until the April holidays to get feedback about the summer school and then even longer for my application to RUC to be approved. RUC finally let me know I was fully accepted about a month before the school was to start, so once I was accepted I immediately had to book tickets and decide on my itinerary.
