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  • 29 02/2024
    From dream to reality: ECNUer’s journey as a young entrepreneur
    Since June 2020, 4 cohorts of outstanding students from Asia Europe Business School (AEBS) have successfully completed their studies, entered top universities at home and abroad for further studies, or worked in large and medium-sized enterprises, striving towards their ideals.  AEBS has always paid close attention to the development of each AEBSer, and showcases their rich and colorful life tr...
  • 26 02/2024
    ECNU PhD candidate meets challenges with global perspective
    Liu Yuting is a Ph.D. candidate of the Class of 2021 engaged in the Sino-French Joint Ph.D. Program at the School of Social Development of ECNU, specializing in Digital Society and Social Transformation. She is conducting research under the guidance of Prof. Wen Jun and Prof. Laurence Roulleau-Berger, who are her Chinese and French supervisors in the PhD program.During her graduate studies, she...
  • 23 11/2023
    Mitchell: Coming to ECNU was the best decision I've ever made in my life (A speech at the 17th International Cultural Festival)
    Dear distinguished guests, teachers, classmates, good morning, everyone!Welcome to East China Normal University's 17th International Cultural Festival! We are delighted to be here with everyone on this special day. I am Mitchell from Canada, an undergraduate majoring in Business Chinese at ECNU. I am delighted to be speaking on behalf of all international students today. When the teachers told ...
  • 15 11/2023
    Kazakhstan girls make a splash at CIIE
    “This is the BEST KOSTANAY flour from our country, made from high-quality wheat grown in Kostanay, renowned as the granary of Kazakhstan.” The 6th China International Import Expo (CIIE) featured a bustling “Made in Kazakhstan” pavilion, with a continuous stream of visitors. Yelshibek Tomiris, a Kazakh girl, proficient in Chinese, enthusiastically introduced their hometown’s quality product...
  • 03 09/2023
    Australian student: My unforgettable summer in Shanghai
    Editor's note: We have asked foreign participants of various university summer programs in Shanghai to share their stories. Reuben Kozary is from the 2023 Australian National University (ANU)-East China Normal University (ECNU) Summer Program.After completing the 2023 ANU-ECNU Summer Program, Reuben Kozary (L) receives a certificate of completion. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]My name is...
  • 03 09/2023
    Connor Vlahos:When even my dreams were in Chinese
    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...
  • 21 06/2023
    LE THI THUY NGAN:Speech at the Graduation Ceremony
    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...
  • 12 06/2023
    ECNU PhD candidate Chen Liang made the list of only ten for “2022 Shanghai University Student of the 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 ...
  • 22 05/2023
    Egyptian “Gen Z” Ni Haoran: Teaching Mandarin-Chinese to Foreigners in Shanghai
    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...