On 27th October 2021 the launching ceremony of the Zhuhai Ecological Civilization University Action Alliance (ZECUAA) was held at Beijing Normal University Zhuhai. Ms. Fanghua Li from WPEO attended the ceremony on behalf of UIC, along with representatives from 9 other universities and colleges. Commemorative plaques of the Alliance were issued to all 10 members of the ZECUAA during the ceremony...

On 30th September 2021 the WPEO Arts and Culture Development Center and the Zhuhai Boundless Art Center co-organized a workshop on Creativity and Innovation of Picture Books, which invited Mr. Ye Feng, the illustrator of the “The Messenger with the Lantern”, to share his creative work. During the workshop Mr. Feng introduced various picture books and the stories behind them, explaining that t...

On 24th September 2021 Dr. Yanjun WENG, Director of Jingdezhen Royal Kiln Museum and Director of Jingdezhen Ceramic Archaeology Institute, delivered a lecture on "Early Globalisation from the Perspective of Ceramic Archaeology" at UIC. Dr. WENG summarized the history of porcelain’s development and the trade routes of antique porcelain. He introduced the different features of ancient celadon, g...

Off-campus Programmes have returned summer 2021.This summer WPEO arranged a wide range of off-campus programmes for UIC students to participate, which covered Outdoor challenges, Voluntary services and Cultural sports. WPEO Off-campus summer programmes focused on providing chance of experiential learning to UIC students, in order to enhance their capability in many aspects to become a whole per...

The English Enhancement Programme (EEP) is UIC’s way to start the forthcoming semester for new students. This five-day intensive programme ran from 30 August until 3 September to help new students adapt to the English learning environment at UIC.                                              The EEP is an all-English programme run by the English Language Centre (ELC) that aims to improve studen...

The 5th annual UIC More English Talkers (MET) English Speaking Contest was held from April 7th to April 28th by the Learning Resource Centre and the English Language Centre. The aim of the contest was to motivate students to improve their spoken English and to build their confidence outside of the classroom. The contest was held through MET’s online platform, meaning that students could take p...

On Tuesday, May 4th, the English Language Centre and the Food Culture Club cooperated to host the second annual Meet Sweet DIY Cake-Making Event. Before the event, the Food Culture Club worked to match 20 different pairs of participants to take part in the festivities. The night began with a speech from representatives from the ELC and FCC.  After this brief introduction, several ELC teachers g...

On 24 October, three UIC students took part in the province-wide Union Cup Undergraduate English Essay Competition (Final Round). After competing against 179493 undergraduate students from 61 universi...