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The 2008 Beijing International Education expo opens in the capital.(Photo: CCTV.com) |
The 2008 Beijing International Education expo opens in the capital. In its fifth year, the expo is one of the largest platforms of its kind in Asia. Besides providing information about international student exchanges, this year, the expo also focuses on the capital's rich educational resources.
Even on land, you can feel the exhilaration of rowing. Through simulation, these people are rowing in a five-hundred-meter competition. The simulator makes use of "isokinetic rowing". That means rowers will overcome the same force as if they were rowing in water.
Interactivity is the feature of this year's expo. For the first time, the expo offer visitors a chance to learn how athletes practice for Olympics.
A visitor said, "Extremely hard. Now you see I'm out of breath. It's my first attempt at professional rowing. Before I have only rowed on lakes in parks. "
The expo also showcases latest developments in the capital's education system. In September, high middle school students in Beijing will have a new subject. It will call upon students to apply their knowledge to paper - to design and build a creation all their own.
Wang Wei, physics teacher of Beijing Shunyi No. 10 Middle School, said, "Our school is one of the experimental sites for the course. The result is if there are 50 students, there will be 50 productions. It helps the young minds to create based on a full-round knowledge like Math, physics, art and so on."
The expo is more international than ever before. About 200 colleges and universities from 18 countries have joined. For the first time, students can also go through the process of studying abroad at the simulation gallery.
With a rich variety of schools, colleges, teachers and students, Beijing, the center of education in China has also been attracting more overseas students for study in Beijing.
An Indian student of Tsinghua University said, "As my experiences in Beijing, I've learnt of many of the Chinese culture. I can find a lot of, you can see, a variety of technology here."
A student from Italy said, "I am an exchange student from Italy. I will learn in Beijing for one month with local Chinese students. My major is hair and costume style. I am also interested in the tea culture."
Another new element focuses on providing better education for the children of foreigners living in Beijing. The fifth Beijing International Education Expo runs to Saturday at the Beijing International Exhibition Center.
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The 2008 Beijing International Education expo opens in the
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