PROJECT  INTRODUCTION  Explore  China   is   ini/ated  to  make  the  world  understand  China  be7er   through  bridging  

the  west   and   east.   Foreign   volunteer  will   par/cipate   in   a   series   of   Chinese   culture   to   have   a  wider   engagement   and   interac/on   with   local   Chinese   local   Chinese   people.   Gaining  comprehensive   experiences   of   Chinese   culture,   the   foreign   volunteers   will   u/lize   the   social  media  to  spread  what  they  have  witnessed  and  learnt  about  China.  The  long  term  vision  for  the  project  is  to  establish  a  new  plaDorm  between  university  students  across  the  world  to  promote  Chinese  intangible  culture  heritage  and  raise  the  awareness  of  Chinese  tradi/onal  inheritance.  

 Explore   China   started   in   2010.   From   2013-­‐2014,   there   are   more   than   130   foreign  

volunteers  and  650  Chinese  volunteer   involved   in  Explore  China  project.  We  went   to  10  more  provinces   to   explore   the   local   Chinese   cultures   and   cooperated   with   more   than   195   cultural  ins/tu/ons.  As   one  of   the  most   impacDul   cross-­‐cultural   experience  project,   Explore  China   get  more  than  78  media  exposures.  

MEDIA EXPOSURE

PROJECT OUTCOMES

VIDEO  LINK:  h7p://i.youku.com/u/UMTU2ODA5Mzg5Ng==/videos      

Photography  Exhibi/on   Global  village  

h7p://hope.huanqiu.com/special/deep_into_china/index.html    

TRAINEE FEEDBACKS

“My   AIESEC   internship   in   Beijing   was   a   life/me   experience   which   I   will   be   treasuring   along   with   my  memories  and  friendships.  It  was  a  unique  opportunity  to  experience  a  completely  different  culture  than  my  own,  which  was  challenging  and  extremely  rewarding.  It  also  made  me  re-­‐evaluate  many  things  in  my  life.  The  hos/ng  commi7ee  was  very  welcoming,  they  devoted  much  of  their  /me  with  us  and  I  would  like  to  men/on  that  on  many  occasions  they  spent  money  from  their  own  budget  in  order  to  be  by  our  side  during   these  7  weeks.   They  also  devoted  much  /me   fulfilling   the  much  necessary   transla/on  and  interpreta/on  tasks,  I  wholeheartedly  thank  them  all.  The  accommoda/on  was  excellent,  during  the  first  five  weeks  we  lived  in  an  apartment  far  be7er  than  the  original  expecta/on,  then  we  all  had  to  move  into  hos/ng  families  where  we  were  all  welcomed  and  taken  care  of  beyond  belief.  Leaving  them  behind  was  sorrowful  to  say  the  least.  I  would  also  want  to  men/on  that  all  of  my  nine  flatmates  were  extraordinary,  the   combina/on   of   people   and   personali/es  was   unmatched,   I   feel   like   I   have   a  member   of  my   own  family  in  each  of  those  countries.  My  tasks  regarding  my  job  there  were  various  due  to  the  mul/faceted  nature  of  the  project.   I  came  in  touch  with  several  people  from  various  backgrounds   in  China  and  they  contributed  to  me  being  a  different  and  hopefully  be7er  person.  I  will  be  missing  the  children  in  the  NGO  I   spent  /me   to,   and  every   single   individual   I  met  during  my  /me   in   this   ins/tu/on.  They  gave  me   the  mo/ve  to  try  harder  and  develop  a  be7er  understanding  for  the  weaker  and  less  privileged  members  of  our  society,  for  this  I  will  be  always  grateful.  No  doubt  I   leg  a  piece  of  me  behind  in  China,  and  I  thank  both  AIESEC  and  each  person  I  met  there  that  transformed  this  Summer  in  one  of  the  most  meaningful  experiences  of  my  life.”  

EP-­‐In-­‐GR-­‐NO-­‐2014-­‐1718  Trainee  from  Greece  Deep  into  China  2014  AIESEC  BFSU    

NPS  10  

TRAINEE CRITERIAS

Interested  in  cultural  differences,  prefer  major  in  media  or  culture  rela/ng  field  

Good  at  photographing,  video  making,  ar/cle  wri/ng  or  event  management  

Excellent  English  and  good  communica/on  skill,  prefer  Chinese  if  possible  

Cultural  adapta/on  and  understanding  

CHANGSHA,  ZJU,  TJU,  HUST,  UNNC,  BFSU,  SYSU  EC Host LCs

General Timeline

Visa Information

About Accommodation

We  highly   suggest  you  could  apply   for  F  visa  for  6  weeks,  or  F  visa  for  30  days  and  extend  in   China.   If   you   cannot   get   F   visa,   you   could  apply  for  L  visa  and  get  extension  in  China.  No  ma7er  which  kind  of  visa  you  get,  make  sure  you   go   to   police   sta/on   to   get   registra/on  when  come  to  China.  

Accommoda/on   varies   in   different   LCs.  Normally,   we   provide   host   families,   trainee  house  or  hostels.  You  may  have  to  pay  for  the  accommoda/on.   Please   refer   to   specific   TN  forms.   LCs   will   arrange   the   airport   pick-­‐up  and  you  will  have  a  buddy  during  exchange.  

MORE  INFORMATION  

Explore  China  is  an  all-­‐year-­‐round  project.  Rela/vely  summer  and  winter  could  be  regarded  as  peaks.  

EC National Project Manager Cindy Jiang +86 13824127825 cindy.jiang@aiesec.net

National Project Group NST Chair Tiffany Tao tiffany.tao@aiesec.net +86 18817950350

MC VP iGCDP of AIESEC MoC

Martian Zhang martian.zhang@aiesec.net +86 18500679583