Summer School 2016

Welcome!

This blog is a reflection of the work of various students and staff involved in the Summer School as it has evolved over the years.

The Summer School is hosted by one of the Faculty’s partner institutions, Xiamen University, in south-eastern China.

On behalf of everyone who participated in the Summer School, I would like to thank Tang Maosha, Huang Ying and all of the other staff in Xiamen SOE, along with Zhao Tiefu, our colleague who helped to make the trip such a tremendous success. I would also like to thank the fabulous volunteers who went out of their way to make our students feel welcome and ensured that they had a truly authentic experience of Xiamen student life.

I hope you enjoy looking at the blog and that you are inspired to join the trip in future years.

Song Utz

Senior Manager | Faculty International Office, Social Sciences

 

A message from Mark Cranshaw, Director of the Faculty International Office in 2016:

From the feedback we received from students this year I can say with confidence that they all had a fantastic experience in Xiamen. Problems with WiFi access at the hotel made the timely update of the blog a major challenge, but we did get there in the end.  Despite a very intensive week of activities we put some time aside for a 360 degree reflection on the Xiamen experience and we made some great presentations which we shared with the volunteers from Xiamen on the final day.

You can see two of them below:

Pascal,Oli,Chris-Presentation  (The Director’s cut)

Our Xiamen Experience Jag Adam

If you are interested in taking part in future Xiamen Summer Schools, do not hesitate to contact our team at FSS-Int@soton.ac.uk. We look forward to meeting you!

Mark