A trip to remember!

Last November, a group of students from the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU, had an exchange trip to Jingyi University (Taiwan). The trip took place from November 8 to November 15. This was the first time that I, as well as most of the students in the group, had the opportunity to exchange, study and experience in Taiwan. Therefore, everyone was extremely excited.

Taking souvenir photos with the President of Jingyi University, Director of the International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Education, Taiwan, Vice Presidents and foreign experts.

As soon as the group of students from the University of Social Sciences and Humanities arrived in Taiwan, they were warmly welcomed by volunteers. From the airport, the group moved to the accommodation that Tinh Nghi University had prepared.

Giving souvenirs to staff and volunteers of Tinh Nghi University

On the first morning, we visited the campus of Tinh Nghi University. Walking on the campus, everyone was amazed by the architecture and harmonious beauty of the campus.

Take souvenir photos at Tinh Nghi University campus

In the afternoon, we attended a very interesting class about Taiwanese culture, which was to make objects from a special kind of edible dough in a variety of colors. It seemed that this type of culture was similar to the Vietnamese clay figurine Tò he. When we saw the teacher displaying the works he made, everyone was very excited and wanted to try it right away.

Take a souvenir photo with the teacher after the animal sculpture art class

On the second morning, volunteers took us on a tour of Taichung city with famous places such as City Hall, Taichung Opera House, etc.

Taichung City Drama Theater

Then we moved back to school to prepare for the afternoon class on Chinese Language. With the teacher's attractive and effective teaching method, all Vietnamese students listened enthusiastically. By the second class on language, most of the students in the class were able to introduce themselves in Chinese and more importantly, remembered questions about prices, directions... to practice while shopping and sightseeing in the evenings.

Giving souvenirs to Chinese teachers

Perhaps one of the most surprising things for all the students in the group was the class on Taiwanese culture taught by Mr. Ly Vinh Long. What was special was that he not only brought extremely useful knowledge but also shared a "secret": "I am also a student of Humanities" - that sentence made everyone burst into tears. He did not use English or Chinese to talk or lecture, but he used Vietnamese to talk to the students in the group. This made everyone extremely excited. He studied for a PhD at the Faculty of Political Science of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities for more than 4 years, so his Vietnamese is very good. During class, he not only taught about Taiwanese culture but also talked about his experiences in Vietnam. That made the class even more interesting.

Souvenir photo after class on Taiwan Culture and Tourism by Associate Professor Dr. Ly Vinh Long

In addition to the extremely useful classroom hours, on the two weekends, we got to visit extremely famous places in Taiwan, such as Lukang, Rainbow Village, the Old Town, Sun Moon Lake... Not only sightseeing, we also got to enjoy the special, traditional dishes of Taiwan in general and Taichung in particular, including: milk tea, pineapple cakes, fried dumplings, beef noodles, ...

Time passed so quickly, and soon it was time for the closing ceremony of the exchange program here. During the ceremony, the teachers introduced the school's scholarship program for students who wanted to study abroad here. This ignited the dream of studying abroad in Taiwan of the members of the delegation. The school awarded certificates of successful completion of the exchange program to each member. In the traditional Vietnamese ao dai, everyone looked radiant, but it seemed that in each smile there was something lingering that could not be expressed in words.

Take a souvenir photo at the certificate award ceremony

Just one week in Taichung is enough for everyone to have special feelings for this place, enough for everyone to have memorable experiences about studying and living of the people here. Memorable memories about the school, teachers, students of Jingyi University and this lovely land of Taichung.

Taking a souvenir photo with the Director of the Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Education, Taiwan, the President and Vice Presidents of Jingyi University

Thank you to the school and teachers for creating conditions for us to have such useful and interesting trips. Hopefully in the future there will be more trips like this so that students can exchange, experience and absorb knowledge for themselves through such lively and practical trips!