China International Venture

June 16, 2016 | Michelle Lambdin

A team of ten King’s students traveled with a staff member to Shanghai, Hangzhou and Beijing to meet Chinese university students, give presentations on cross-cultural topics, and even engage informally with Chinese people and culture by serving in a soup kitchen.

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Photos 1 and 2: King’s student Alex Kim (’18) and a professor from Duke, Darla Deardorff. She is a leading expert and researcher in the field of Intercultural Competence (Alex’s topic). Alex quoted her work throughout his presentation and then found out when we arrived that she would actually be on campus and in the class when Alex presented (See photo 2).

FullSizeRender — Photo 3: Phillip Reeves (’19) presenting on democracy as an idea and value of the West.

Photo 4: Chinese and King’s students playing a simulation game about cultural differences – observing differences and how we respond.

Photo 6: Cynthia Ferraiolo (’19) serving food in a soup kitchen in Shanghai. The team got to see a different part of Chinese society outside the students in the Chinese university setting.

Photo 7: Cara Byrns (’16) serving food in a soup kitchen in Shanghai.

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