On 25 June 2016, the LSE Confucius Institute for Business London, CIBL, successfully ran a Pre-Departure training course for students attending the CIBL/Tsinghua Youth Leaders this summer. More than 20 trainees attended the training and which took the form of a series lectures and workshops on topics including differences between western and Chinese culture, survival Chinese language, the China visa application process and a panel discussion including last year’s participants.
All the trainees were actively involved in the training and felt that it was very useful to them. After the training had come to an end the event moved on to a Chinese restaurant where the participants enjoyed a 9 course Chinese meal and learned about Chinese culinary culture. This was a great way of experiencing Chinese culture and getting to know the rest of the group.
Both the trainers and the trainees benefit a lot from this event. It encourages CIBL to continue to provide quality service to all its learners and it also helped the trainees to prepare for their coming summer in China.