Tapping into traditional Chinese culture and combining global vision, UIC creates an environment rich in cultural diversity and international perspectives for both staff and students with its liberal education.
On 8 May 2024, UIC President Prof Chen Zhi shared his insights into The Book of Songs and ancient Chinese culture in a lecture of UIC's Contemporary World and China Lecture Series. In the lecture, he explored Confucian ideology, relationships among Xia-Shang-Zhou dynasties and the evolution of the system of rites and music ('Yayue'). During the Q&A session, he recommended several books related to early ancient Chinese history culture, facilitating further study research for teachers and students.
Prof Chen Zhi at UIC's Contemporary World and China Lecture Series
On the same day, UIC hosted a forum on liberal arts education globally. Guests from Waseda University, Yale-NUS College, Hong Kong Baptist University, Duke Kunshan University, and UIC discussed liberal arts education's development history, practices worldwide and future trends, reaching a consensus that more diverse and innovative curriculums could better fulfil students' comprehensive development needs while promoting further practice and development of liberal arts.
Guests discuss issues related to liberal arts education at the forum
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UIC's 15th Annual Chinese Creative Culture Competition was also organised on 8 May. Six historical plays created by the students displayed their reflections on historical events, including the 1937 Nanjing Massacre and the May Fourth Movement,.
Prof Chen Zhi presents the trophy to the champion team
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UIC is also expanding its collaboration network. Recently, representatives from international universities, including the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia; University of Glasgow, UK; and Nova School of Business and Economics (Nova SBE), Portugal, visited UIC respectively to deepen mutual communication and explore more collaboration opportunities in talent cultivation and more.
Representatives from different universities and colleges
From MPRO
Reporter: Cecilia Yu
Photographer: Kristin Jin, Chen Yining, Liu Yong, Grace Yu, Chang Jiayuan, Cecilia Yu
Editor: Deen He
