May Tan-Mullins and Ivaylo Gatev from IS at Yinzhou High School

The visit to Yinzhou High School in Ningbo took place on Friday, 30 October 2009 and was attended by 600 high school students. Staff members, May Tan-Mullins and Ivaylo Gatev, from the Division of International Studies spoke about the benefits of studying and living in the United Kingdom. Ivaylo’s presentation focused on the educational opportunities offered by the cities of London, Nottingham and Oxford. He described student life in these cities and spoke at length about their rich historical and architectural heritage. May discussed the cultural aspects of living in UK, including various festivals and its food culture. The presentations were followed by a Question and Answer session in which the two presenters responded to queries from the students on topics ranging from choice of UK university to ways of improving one’s English to foreigners’ experiences in China. The school visit was a great opportunity for Chinese high school students to get a feel for what it is like to live and study in Britain.