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It’s not a “Goodbye”, it’s a “See you soon Shanghai”
By @petragingera, Shanghai Summer School Alumni 2017 I am sitting onboard the Shanghai-Guilin high-speed train (which by the way, is a technological marvel that goes up to 306km/h, making it one of the world’s fastest!), speeding by the countryside of Jiangxi Province. With
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Exploring China: How did you travel around China without speaking a word of Mandarin?
The first questions my friends ask when I tell them about how I spent my summer in China as a participant of the Shanghai Summer School and travelling around China are often not about what I saw and did, but
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The Benefits of Studying Abroad, part 1 of 2
Based on the article originally published on TopUniversities.com. Studying abroad may be one of the most beneficial experiences for a college student. By studying abroad, students have the opportunity to study in a foreign nation and take in the allure and culture of
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Embracing Change and Venturing into the Unknown
Written by Matic Pilko, our friend and 2016 Shanghai Summer School Alumni As they say, change is the only constant. In my humble opinion, the best way to live is to embrace change and make the most of it. And which
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Happy Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year, also called Spring Festival, has more than 4,000 years of history. It is the grandest and the most important annual event for Chinese people. February 16th marks the beginning of Spring Festival, also known as Chinese New Year
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Emiel van Der Molen | Shanghai – The City that Stole my Heart
In this new series of interviews, we catch up with Shanghai Summer School Global Family members to see what they have been up to since they attended Shanghai Summer School. First up, we have Emiel, an ambitious young student from