On March 6, 2015, the Department of English held a meeting with 14 students who would be taking part in“Study-Abroad”Program at Northumbria University, U.K. Dean of the Department, Prof. Zhu Shichang, Associate Deans, Associate Prof. Ms Chen Cheng and Ms Shen Hongbo attended the meeting.

At the meeting, Prof. Zhu highlighted the significance of this“Study-Abroad”Program, saying that through participating in this activity, students might have aninvaluableexperience in their lifetime because they could gain the first-hand experience of the local culture, learn something about the life of the local inhabitants, enhance their ability to make judgment for the things  they might encounter. In addition, Prof. Zhu stressed the necessity that students integrate themselves into the target culture, building up the friendship with other students from different ethnic background.

Prof. Zhu asked the students to keep in mind the three points. To begin with, students should at all time have a strong sense of safety, bearing in mind that they should travel in group instead of on individual terms. Moreover, students should make use of this chance to the fullest extent, involvethemselvesactively in classroom activities and take the fullest advantage of the resources that Northumbria University offers. Finally, students should make the reasonable arrangement, enrich their life there, implement the customs, laws and regulations there and come back as scheduled.

 On March 11, 2015, Associate Dean Ms Shen Hongbo, on behalf of Prof. Zhu and the whole Department went to Pudong International Airport to see students off. 14 students, together with their parents, expressed their profound gratitude to the teachers , Department as well as the College for showing concern, and provide them such a wonderful opportunity. Bearing in mind the sincere wishes from teachers, 14 students left for Northumbria University in high spirits.