European Student Diary -- Germany Edition

Author: Wang Xuejun
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: "Study abroad," a familiar yet unfamiliar term; "students studying abroad," a group of strangers yet familiar people. Today, you may still yearn for the life of studying abroad; tomorrow, your siblings, classmates, friends, or even yourself, might become part of it. From the hard work of Cong Rong in Yale University, where the figure of Chinese descendants first appeared in Western universities, to contemporary Chinese students studying in universities across over 100 countries worldwide. They have left behind many memorable stories. Today, what we record is the life of contemporary students studying abroad. From high school students to undergraduate students, and then to master's, doctoral, and even postdoctoral researchers, fellow countrymen from the fertile Northeast provinces, the prosperous coastal regions, and the mysterious Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, they are shining for their motherland with their intelligence and wisdom in schools, universities, and research institutions in Germany. In the lively dormitories or quiet rented apartments, they spend the most important years of their lives,, leaving their footprints in Germany, a country with a long history, rich culture, and a strong emphasis on rationality.