According to news released from Hubei Provincial Department of Education, 20 students are funded 3 hundred thousand Yuan to go summer camping at Bolton University of UK, a joint partner of HUAT. This is the second time HUAT has been funded for its students’ summer camp since it was funded 2 hundred thousand Yuan last year.
The 20 students who are outstanding in academic performance and personal qualities are chosen from different schools and colleges and they will spend 26 days in Britain and engage in different activities organized by Bolton University. In order to make more students of HUAT interested in it, the University of Bolton will also fund another two applicants for free travel.
It is reported that overseas summer camp for college students is a project promoted by Hubei Provincial Department of Education. The funded students can visit top foreign universities or institutes in the summer to experience foreign culture and customs by attending different activities such as course study, visiting museums, sightseeing, communication with foreign teachers and students etc so as to gain diversified cultural concept and thinking habits and improve their foreign language and communication skills as well as comprehensive qualities.