On April 27th, the 3rd Class Meeting of
Spring 2018 was held at Room 505, International School. The topics of this
class meeting were China Space Day and Intercultural Activities. Participants
from 2016 & 2017 MASTA/DOCSTA Program were in attendance. The Class Meeting
was hosted by Ms. Wu Ke, student advisor of the Centre.
Firstly, Ms. Wu Ke briefly introduced Poster Design
Contest for China Space Day 2018 and showed selected works to the participants.
Then, MUHAMMAD ARSALAN from Pakistan, who went to Harbin, the main conference
site of China Space Day 2018, was invited to do a presentation about China
Space Day. In his presentation, he talked about the origin of China Space Day
and the main activities for this year’s event. With more exposure to related
activities of “China Space Day”, participants would have better understanding
of the development and current situation of China aerospace industry. It also
inspired them to participate in more related activities and make contribution
to the world space development.
Then, intercultural activities were continued.
Participants from Bolivia and Brazil made wonderful presentations on their countries
respectively. CONDORI MENDOZA MARCELO FERNANDO, RENE ROMAN CEREZO PAREDES and SUSTACH
GARCIA DAVID, three (3) Bolivian participants of 2017 MASTA program introduced
Bolivian Culture through vivid demonstrations, interesting video clips and
carefully prepared souvenirs. There are rich natural and cultural heritage in
Bolivia, and the culture is diverse with the integration of Western Culture and
American Indian Culture. The second cultural presentation was given by three
(3) Brazilian participants, STRIEDER CRISTIANO, XIE WANG DANIEL and DOS SANTOS
OLIVEIRA LUAN HENRIQUE. They showed Brazil from the aspects of its history,
famous universities, holidays and capital city.
The 2nd Intercultural Activity also
received warm response from participants. Many participants thanked the Centre
for the previous opportunity of learning different cultures in the world, which
would also be beneficial for their future development in the world stage.
