As we are stepping into the Digital Age, we can make things happen just by using our smart phones and mobile devices. However, for our senior citizens who have difficulties in handling the “Apps and systems”, the common use of digital systems becomes a digital divide. Since 2014 the WPEO Voluntary Service Development Centre has organized volunteer activities for senior citizens to bridge the ...
In November 2021 the Zhuhai Hengqin International Tennis Center hosted the "China Sports Lottery Cup" Invitational Tennis Tournament with a participation of 14 universities, including Guangzhou Institute of Science and Technology, Macau University of Science and Technology, Guangdong Polytechnic, and UIC.After intense competition, UIC’s Yizheng Huang won the Men’s Singles championship, while ...
In November 2021 the Zhuhai Sports Federation organized the 2021 Zhuhai Citizens "China Sports Lottery Cup" Open Table Tennis Tournament with a participation of 60 teams from various authorities, enterprises, institutions and clubs. Similar to the competition mode of the Tokyo Olympics, matches were played as best-of-five games with 11 points per game.The UIC Table Tennis Team participated in t...
After the launch of the Zhuhai Ecological Civilization University Action Alliance (ZECUAA), the WPEO Environmental Development Center and the Student Affairs Office co-organized the first ZECUAA seminar at UIC on 26th November 2021. The seminar invited Ms. Jieqiong Luo, Deputy Director of the Policy and Regulations Department of Zhuhai Ecological Environment Bureau, who introduced the purpose, ...
On Wednesday, 17 November, some of the ELC staff visited Jinwan Centre for Disability Services (Jinkangyuan Branch) and spent a wonderful time with the parents of disabled children. I was honoured to be part of the team.We received a warm welcome from all the staff and parents in Jinkangyuan. In the first part, some of the lecturers played guitar and performed English songs and all of us were e...
On 16th November 2021, the Whole Person Education Office opened a featured porcelain exhibition at the UIC Learning Resource Centre, displaying more than 30 pieces of porcelain which are historic relics of the 17th century Maritime Silk Road. Mr. Sam Tang, CEO of China Universal Company, which provided the exhibition, explained that the porcelain was made during the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dy...
Two UIC students participated in the 2021 Provincial Round of the Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press (FLTRP) Cup English Public Speaking Contest on 6 November at Shaoguan University. Second-year Accounting student Li Xiang (Olive) performed well and won the third prize.A total of 147 contestants from top-flight universities in Guangdong entered the provincial showdown. The two UIC par...
On Wednesday, November 3rd, ELC and the UIC Board Games Club partnered to host an English-language Game Night. By the time I arrived, several games, including Codenames, were already underway, but I was able to join in a new game of Settlers of Catan. Having never played it before, I got a bit dazed by myriad of rules, then decided just to have fun. Everyone was quite welcoming and patient, an...
