Although the new semester has started, UIC students still carry the marks left by their summer holiday.
Besides doing internships and visiting world-renowned universities, some UIC students took part in the summer programmes of diversity and colour.
UIC students and teachers visit an art exhibition during the summer programmes
This year, UIC offered 25 summer courses and opened them up to outside students for the first time, attracting more than 300 students from inside and outside the campus.
Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) launched around 20 summer courses covering various disciplines, and nearly 100 UICers joined it and had a rewarding summer.
UIC students take summer courses at HKBU
Chen Xingyu is a fourth-year student of UIC's Applied Translation Studies Programme and he took two courses, Business and Financial Reporting (BFR) and Japanese, at UIC this summer. He said he had formed an understanding of finance from scratch and learned the Japanese 50-syllable chart and basic grammar.
Chen Xingyu takes summer courses at UIC
Xiao Xiaoyao is a third-year student of UIC's Media and Communication Studies Programme and she chose two courses, Intercultural Communication and Data Journalism, at HKBU. She said that the summer programmes laid a foundation for her future studies and helped her make new friends at HKBU.
Xiao Xiaoyao takes summer courses at HKBU
The School of General Education (SGE) also organised summer programmes for students to broaden their horizons.
He Xuwen is a third-year student of UIC's Public Relations and Advertising Programme and participated in the Bingdao Tea Summer Programme. She experienced the complete process of tea making and tea cake packaging, and had gained a deeper understanding of Pu'er tea during the summer.
He Xuwen learns about tea-making
Huang Zihan is a fourth-year student of UIC's Accounting Programme and joined the Equestrian Summer Programme. She gained a beginner's certificate in equestrianism and knew how to communicate with a horse after the class.
Huang Zihan learns about equestrian
SGE provided programmes including Tibet Cultural Experience, Jingdezhen Ceramic Art Programme, Silk Road Summer Programme and Dream Coach Summer Programme.
SGE provides various programmes for UIC students to choose and participate in
From MPRO
Reporter: Cecilia Yu
Photos provided by SGE, Tan Daqiang, Luo Duoer and the interviewees
Editor: Deen He
