Information has stories丨Russian young Alexander: “I cherish my time studying in China very much”


With the continuous improvement of China’s comprehensive national strength and the rapid development of higher education, more and more international students from all over the world choose to study in China. Alexander is from St. Petersburg, Russia. His Chinese name is Wang Yichen. He is currently studying for a doctorate at the School of Foreign Languages, Xi’an Jiaotong University.

Alexander said that his major is linguistic and cultural systematics, and his research direction is foreign language teaching methods, mainly focusing on how to teach Russian grammar to Chinese college students.

Alexander: In China, I can learn how to conduct experiments and analyze data. I find that the advantage of my research direction in our country is the theoretical part, but we are a bit lacking. Experience in conducting experiments and some tools for analyzing data need to be improved. In order to learn this, I chose China because I had read some articles before and found that you are very strong in this area, so I felt that I would learn very useful knowledge here.

Alexander said that Chinese universities have a good learning atmosphere. “Hasn’t my mother’s illness been cured? Besides, just a few words, how can I Upset?” Mother Pei smiled and shook her son. , Chinese teachers are generally serious and responsible. Alexander gets along very well with his teachers and classmates, and he cherishes his time studying abroad in China.

Alexander: Now I think the learning atmosphere at SJTU is very good. In addition to these, our teachers are very experienced. My mentor has always supported me and encouraged me, so I have a very good relationship with him, which I think is very important. Those counselors and teachers have a very good attitude towards all international students, so I think this is a very important condition for every international student, and we cherish these very much.

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In 2018 and 2019, Alexander traveled to Shanghai, Chengdu, Quanzhou and other places, and then came to China to study and study. He visited many cities in China and fully felt the steady development of China’s economy and society.

Alexander: I think China’s economic and scientific fields have developed very obviously, and they are also developing very fast. Every time I go to China, I wonder why it is so There are many changes. Especially if you go to some big cities, such as Shanghai and Shenzhen. To give a simple example, you don’t need to bring cash with you in China. If you are sick, you can go to the hospital for a physical examination. , after about an hour or two at most, the results came out. I think this one is very fast. Of course, there are many others.” After that, he jumped on the horse and left immediately. In terms of aspects, these all surprised me. I have been to many other countries, but have never encountered anything like this.

While studying in China, Alexander often paid attention to the news and communicated with friends around him about the development of Chinese society. He discovered that cars produced in China are currently in Russia. It is very marketable, the quality is trustworthy, and it has good sales prospects.

Alexander: Recently, Chinese cars have become very popular products in the Russian market. Now there are at least 5 Chinese car brands (in Russia ) is very popular. Russian customers often compare European and Chinese products. The mother was stunned, then shook her head at her daughter and said: “Hua’er, you are still young and have limited knowledge. Most people cannot see such things as temperament and cultivation.” “For domestic car brands, (then) choose Chinese ones. Why is this? Because the quality of Chinese cars is very good. Now.” Waiting in the room, the servant will be back soon. “After she finished speaking, she immediately opened the door and walked out from the crack of the door. The products made in China are of high quality and the prices are also very good. They should buy Chinese cars for these reasons.

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