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北师港浸大（UIC）地处粤港澳大湾区的珠海市，毗邻港澳，优越的地理条件和多元的校园文化吸引了不少国际生和交换生。
本学年有来自 美国、法国、俄罗斯、西班牙、韩国、印度尼西亚等 国家的新同学加入UIC。在大湾区上大学，对于他们而言是一种怎样的体验？
从大湾区感受中国发展
McKenzie Grover是来自美国博雅型大学Concordia College的大二交换生，在本校主修中国与全球研究。她对中国的文化和历史非常感兴趣，已学习中文约五年，她还有一个中文名字——郭天慈。
首次来到中国学习，这里的风景、食物、人文等对郭天慈而言都新鲜有趣。在UIC，郭天慈选修了一门与大湾区相关的课程，以了解大湾区的现状与发展。她说：“粤港澳大湾区是一个非常激动人心的概念。我希望通过具体学习一个区域的发展来了解中国，感受中国现代发展的脉搏。”郭天慈希望未来可以在跨文化领域继续学习深造。
对中国电影心驰神往
Daniyar Muratuly来自哈萨克斯坦，是UIC新闻传播学类的大一学生。Muratuly从中学起就对电影制作有浓厚兴趣。他对王家卫的电影作品如数家珍。选择来到UIC，Muratuly感觉自己和中国电影又靠近了一步，同时也能继续学习中文。
Muratuly表示，UIC的博雅教育和师资力量能让他充分成长，在电影制作的道路上不断前行。“老师们都很热心帮助学生，在课后交流时，对于我的问题，他们都会给我充分的指导意见。”这给了他更大的信心和动力，他希望通过努力，将来投身电影行业，实现少年时的电影梦。
在城市打卡中体验文化魅力
Guillaume Szonyi是一名来自法国知名商学院 IÉSEG School of Management的大三交换生，在本校主修商业管理和经济学。
选择交换的院校时，UIC优美的校园和珠海舒适的环境深深吸引了他。“这里的环境和我在巴黎的学校完全不同，UIC校园设计很现代化。我也非常享受在海滨城市的生活。”
Szonyi参观了珠海的普陀寺、珠海大剧院等景点，他还利用国庆假期参观了深圳、香港、上海等城市，进一步了解中国文化。
对苑舍生活充满期待
Nancy Xu（许南希）来自美国，是工商管理类的大一学生。在来到UIC之前，Nancy曾在加拿大学习，但未体验过宿舍生活。
许南希笑称，住宿舍和参加丰富多彩的苑舍活动是她来UIC前最期待的事情之一。目前她是UIC概帮慈善社的一员，希望能通过参与学生社团公益活动，结识更多朋友，在UIC创造更多可能性。
国际生和交换生在UIC参加了丰富的校园活动，包括新生游园、制作中秋月饼和灯笼等。
国庆期间，UIC国际生和交换生还游览了粤港澳大湾区多个城市及上海等地，享受节日气氛和城市风情。
Embracing diversity! UIC welcomes international and exchange students
As the fall semester begins, UIC welcomes a new intake of international and exchange-in students worldwide. With diverse backgrounds and experiences, these students bring unique perspectives to campus to enrich UIC's academic and cultural environment.
UIC has received 17 international and exchange-in students this year, hailing from nations and regions including the United States, France, Russia, South Korea, Spain, Indonesia, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Cambodia and Hong Kong SAR, China.
McKenzie Grover is a second-year exchange-in student from Concordia College, a liberal arts college in the United States, majoring in Chinese and global studies focusing on East Asia. Grover was drawn to China's culture and history and had studied Chinese for around five years. She also has a Chinese name, Guo Tianci (郭天慈).
Attracted by UIC's location and English-teaching environment, she was determined to explore China from Zhuhai, a city in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA). She was engaged by the notion of GBA and took a course at UIC. "I hope not to learn about China broadly but dig into one particular region systematically as a case study from the perspective of intercultural communication," she said.
Daniyar Muratuly is a first-year student from Kazakhstan enrolled in the broad-based admission in Journalism and Communication, and he has chosen UIC firmly for its advantages in media industries. With a passion for films and a particular admiration for Wong Kar-Wai, Muratuly was unwavering in his aspiration to pursue a career in the global film industry.
He mentioned that UIC's professors were supportive and approachable whenever he sought consultations. "I am interested in filmmaking and I think UIC is where I can get well-trained," he said.
Guillaume Szonyi is a third-year exchange-in student from IÉSEG School of Management, a famous Business School in France, majoring in business management and economics. Upon his arrival at UIC, he was amazed by the campus environment and the city's coastal landscape, which were quite different from his home college in Paris. "The campus is large and modern, and the seaside is quite beautiful," he said.
Szonyi said he had already visited some cultural attractions in Zhuhai, like Pu Tuo Temple, and he hoped to explore China by visiting more cities in the future and delving deeper into Chinese culture.
Nancy Xu is a first-year student from the US of the Faculty of Business and Management. The pandemic disturbed her school life in Canada, so she decided to come here and have a good taste of living on campus.
"Being at UIC opens up many more possibilities. I get to meet a lot more people and make friends with diverse backgrounds," she said. She had joined the UIC Soup Kitchen Charity Association and looked forward to the upcoming charitable activities.
To welcome the new international and exchange-in students, UIC organised several events, including an orientation tour around the campus and a Mid-Autumn Festival party in which they made mooncakes and painted lanterns to celebrate together.
During the National Holiday, the students also travelled around China, visiting cities including Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Shanghai, enjoying the high spirit of the holiday and the fascinating city vibe.