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On November 16th, professors and students from Wenzhou-Kean University first experienced Chinese traditional clothing, Hanfu. The activity organized by the Overseas Department from Students Media and Design Center (SMDC) and FREE House Chinese Culture Club aims to deepen the understanding of traditional Chinese culture and enrich the life of foreign faculty. ? ? With delicate clothing and make-up, professors experienced the pitch-pot (a conventional Chinese game prevails in Tang Dynasty), ridd…

On November 1st, more than 40 foreign teachers and their families from Wenzhou- Kean?University?enjoyed a fantastic trip to Wenzhou, experiencing the traditional customs of Wenzhou and Chinese culture. ? ? Wandering around?Park Road, Wuma?Street and the Dragon Boat Park, appreciating the light show… foreign teachers and their families had unforgettable moments and a cozy one-day journey. ? ? One of the stops?is Wuma Street—an epitome of Wenzhou’s cultural change. It is a place of tourist att…

Teachers’ Day Tea Reception 2020 was held September 11th?to award outstanding faculty in the academic year of 2019-2020 and provide an?occasion for informal networking. Vice Chancellor Xia Caiguo presided the Reception, announced the recipients of the awards.?Later, WANG Beijiao, Party Secretary, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Dr. WANG Li, Chancellor, presented awards to the winners. Speaking on behalf of the winners, Vincent Peu Duvallon, the assistant professor of College of Archite…

On August 5th, Staff English Vocabulary Games was held on Wenzhou-Kean University campus. With the aim of enriching the life of the staff, enhancing the team cohesion, and motivating staff on English learning, the event gained in popularity since it had been unveiled. After intense competition, the event wrapped up in a cheerful atmosphere. At the beginning, each team was lined up by randomly drawing lots. They were asked to take part in several sections, including guessing vocabularies based on…

Today is the 35th Teacher’s Day. To celebrate this honorable day, in the morning, WKU held a Teacher’s Day Tea Reception, at which winners of the President’s Excellence Award and the Advanced Education Award of the 2018-2019 school year were commended. The reception was hosted by Dr. Yang Yixin, Acting Academic Vice President of WKU. As a Chinese-foreign joint university, WKU’s faculties come from 31 countries and regions around the world. There are now 115 teachers and 233 Chinese employees. T…

“Linglingling~~”At 6:00am on September 10, The alarm bell on Peter Foley’s bedside rang. He quickly got up, washed and got changed. Not as usual, Starting out from home, He came to Wenzhou’s charity organization ——Hongri Pavilion on Huancheng Road instead of WKU. How is the activity going? Let’s take a look! On Teacher’s Day, two foreign teachers of WKU—— Peter Foley from Australia and Raquel Stuart from the United States, with more than a dozen college students, volunteered to distribute moonc…

Today marks a traditional?Chinese?festival, Dongzhi Festival, and we are glad to have good news: WKU Returned Overseas Chinese Federation & Overseas Students and Family Association (the Federation and Association) is established. At the founding conference, Xia Caiguo, the director of HR Department and member of CPC Committee of Wenzhou-Kean University, was selected as chairman of the Federation and director of the Association, with Lin Yangfan?and Huang?Jian?acting as vice chairman of the…

On the afternoon of October 15th, 2017, Wenzhou-Kean University Network Culture Communication Center went with Wenzhou-Kean University professors, international exchange students and Dalton Primary School professors to Wenzhou University to visit the Wenzhou University Hair Embroidery Research Institute and the Wenzhou University Folk Culture Museum. The works of hair embroidery and the rich folk culture let the foreign professors and the international exchange students experience the profoundn…

On Dec. 29th, the 2016 New Year Reception for Expatriates in Wenzhou was held at the Sheraton Hotel. The reception was sponsored by the Wenzhou Foreign and Overseas Affairs Office and Wenzhou People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, and co-sponsored by the Wenzhou branch of the Zhejiang Foreign Service Corp. WKU Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs Dr. Holger Henke and numerous faculty members, together with other expatriates in Wenzhou attended this splendidly organized and…

Thirteen WKU faculty members visited Anfu Temple to experience traditional Culture on December 12, on a trip sponsored by WKU Office of Human Resources. ? ? ? ?? Anfu Temple is situated at Tiansheng Mountain, in Wencheng County, Wenzhou. It is said that Temple Anfu is also a place representing the spiritual enlightenment of Shakyamuni Buddha. Surrounded by forests, the environment was quiet, tranquil, and peaceful. Accompanied by the Temple monks, the faculty group visited the Main Hall of the T…