Group photo of the opening ceremony

开幕式合影

The 4-day summer school attracted 15 international students from seven countries along the "Belt and Road". Zhao Fengwen, secretary of Shandong Polytechnic, introduced at the opening ceremony that as an engineering school with outstanding advantages in rail transportation and humanistic features, Shandong Polytechnic has already made internationalization attempts in the fields of ASEAN vocational education industry-academia-research, service for the construction of the "One Belt and One Road" and the overseas development of Chinese-funded enterprises. The expert team of this summer school, including senior engineering and technology teachers from Shandong Polytechnic, experts from local museums and cultural centers as well as the professional team of traditional culture dissemination, showed the international students the development history of China's high-speed railways and the development of related engineering and technology education as well as the Confucian cultural heritage of Shandong as the hometown of Confucius and Mencius, through wonderful lectures, on-site demonstrations and field trips.

International students attended the series of lectures on China's railroad development and the construction of related majors

国际学生参加中国铁路发展及学校相关专业建设系列讲座

International students learned and understood the basic principles of high-speed railway operation, and conducted interdisciplinary discussions on the structure and related technologies of high-speed railway combining physics, engineering and technology management, etc. Meanwhile, the summer school participants went into the chemistry laboratory, high-speed railway parts manufacturing laboratory, fabrication workshop, high-speed railway experiential classroom as well as simulation classrooms of airports and subway stations, so as to have more intuitive experience and understanding of high-speed railway operation forms and speeds. They had a more intuitive experience and understanding of the operation and speed of high-speed rail.

International Students Experience High-speed Railway Driving 

国际学生体验高铁驾驶

In order to enhance international students' understanding of Chinese culture, a series of cultural experience activities were carefully planned for the summer school. Through practical participation and hands-on experience, they were able to better understand the profound heritage and rich diversity of Chinese culture. Participants learned different schools of Taiji and experienced the rhythm and philosophical spirit of Chinese martial arts; tried engraved printing, which plays a key role in the history of Chinese civilization, and understood the key role of printing in the accumulation and transmission of culture, including literature, philosophy, science, art and other fields of knowledge. They also observed the "Space of Chinese Characters" and gained a more intuitive understanding of the structure, writing, history and changes of Chinese characters; visited the Longshan Culture Museum and gained an in-depth understanding of prehistoric Chinese social life, the development of agriculture, the production of pottery, and learned about the major transformation of human civilization from nomadic herding to farming, as well as the continuity of China's history and culture.

Learning Chinese Calligraphy and Mutual Understanding of Civilizations

学习中国书法，开展文明互鉴

Experience Chen's Taiji

体验陈氏太极拳

Experiencing the non-heritage program of engraved printing

体验非遗项目雕版印刷术

Visit Longshan Culture Museum

参观龙山文化博物馆

The summer school set up a cultural exchange program, allowing international students to meet face-to-face with students from Shandong Polytechnic, each introducing their own cultural background and hometown as well as what they thought when choosing their majors. Through the exchanges, the international students saw the good spirit of the new generation of Chinese young people, and felt the family and national sentiments surging among the young generation, which also allowed Chinese students to learn about their own country's culture. During the closing ceremony, Chinese and foreign students sang and danced, and showed the cultural essence of different countries in various art type. On the stage of transnational nationality and cross-culture, young people from different countries enlightened each other, broadened their horizons, and enhanced their appreciation and respect for different cultures.

Singing and dancing with Chinese students.

与中国同学一齐载歌载舞

The success of the International Student Summer School on Frontier and Interdisciplinary of University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) has provided a precious communication platform for Chinese and foreign students to promote China's high-speed rail and modern engineering technology to international students from the Belt and Road countries, and at the same time, the cultural exchanges and collisions have become a bridge of friendship and understanding. Through exchanges and cooperation, international students, together with Chinese students, not only inspire each other in scientific research ideas, but also have a deeper understanding of each other's cultures and establish a closer emotional bond.

Closing ceremony group photo

结业合影