Editor's note: We have asked foreign participants of various university summer programs in Shanghai to share their stories. Connor Vlahos is from the 2023 Australian National University (ANU)-East China Normal University (ECNU) Summer Program. Connor Vlahos on the Waibaidu Bridge, also known as the Garden Bridge, a landmark in Shanghai. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]Hello, my name is Co...

Dear teachers and students,Good morning!I’m LE THI THUY NGAN, from Vietnam. First of all, on behalf of all the international graduate students of the Class of 2023, I would like to express my gratitude to ECNU and our teachers for their cultivation and instruction. Also, I would like to extend my warm congratulations to all the graduate students like me!The Chinese essay question for this year...

The list of “2022 Shanghai University Student of the Year” recently unveiled the ten individuals who were selected across the city of Shanghai. Chen Liang, a PhD candidate from ECNU’s School of Life Sciences was among the honorees to make the list.Chen Liang, a PhD candidate from the School of Life Sciences of ECNU’s Class of 2020, is also known as the class monitor and a member of the CPC ...

In his twelfth year in Shanghai, Ni Haoran of Egypt has transformed from a middle-school student who couldn’t communicate a single word or sentence in Mandarin-Chinese to a capable and independent “Gen Z” entrepreneur. Like many young people of this generation, he has witnessed the rapid development of Shanghai over the past decade or so—“from the city-wide traffic network to the convenien...

How many roles can one play at one time? For Xu Xueren, a student majoring in Art of Broadcasting and Hosting of the Class 2023, ECNU, his answer is: infinite. Rather than going by his formal name, he is better known by his online name “胖雪人Ozu”.Xu Xueren, a student majoring in Art of Broadcasting and Hosting of the Class 2023, ECNUIn his videos, he is able to dub five roles in SpongeBob Sq...

December 11th, the 16th ECNU International Cultural Festival was held on Putuo Campus.At the opening ceremony, Ole Eidskrem, a Norwegian international student representative of ECNU’s School of International Chinese Studies, passionately made a speech in fluent Chinese to express his sincere affections to China and ECNU. “In this summer, when the plane landed in Shanghai, I exclaimed ‘I am f...

“In the future, I will persist in the academic path I am fond of, and also hope to continue to develop more valuable and practical cutting-edge technologies to benefit human health in a wider range of application scenarios”, said Chen Liang, a PhD student from the School of Life Sciences at ECNU.Chen Liang, a PhD. candidate from the School of Life Sciences, is currently conducting scientific ...

On December 7th, Chinese President Xi Jinping was invited to visit Saudi Arabia. Over 100 young Mandarin-Chinese learners from Saudi Arabia wrote to President Xi, sharing their feelings of love for learning Chinese language and culture. President Xi, in his written response to the Saudi youth, encouraged them to enhance understandings and friendship with Chinese youth, so as to promote the Chin...

October 16th, 2022 witnessed not only the 71st anniversary of the founding of ECNU, but also the Annual Alumni Day. Let's get to know a special alumnus, Li Zhendong, a Ph.D. graduate in physical chemi...