As the graduation season is approaching, it is time for students from Sino-German College of Design and Communication to go to the world and start their master's studies. This year's graduates are doing well in their further studies: up to now, we have a total of62 students succeeded in international studiesTotal received169 offers of admission to top schools(OFFER), which has46 students receivedQS top 100 colleges and universities' OFFERs.
In the "We're Sino-German" interview series, we will review the growth of these outstanding Sino-German students. In this interview, the main character is fromClass 19 wideCai Mingxuan, a suing major.
"'Dare to be the first, always strive to be the first' It has always been my motto. I have been actively trying to be the first in academic and practical activities, and I have been striving to be the first, not to be one of the top 100 universities in the world, but to achieve an impressive result through hard work. " Cai Mingxuan said in the face of the interview.
Cai Mingxuan, who is nearing graduation, has received a lot of money fromUniversity College London(University College London), theUniversity of Manchester(The University of Manchester), theUniversity of Sydney(University of Sydney), three QS top 50 institutions of higher learning in the world, for graduate school applications.
China and Germany "Buff Plus"
Cai Mingxuan said that the achievements he has obtained so far are mainly due toThe innovative teaching model and the international faculty of the Sino-German Institute of Design and Communication help.
The international courses offered by the Sino-German Academy have not only helped him to accumulate expertise in the field of brand communication, but also equipped him with dialectical thinking and the ability to analyze and solve problems in multiple dimensions. He particularly mentions two of the courses offered by the institute -The Scientific Work Method and Intercultural Competence Development. In the class of German foreign teachersScience at Work ActBefore this course, Cai Mingxuan never thought he could see the world from so many angles; Ms. Zhu Xiaomei'sIntercultural Competence DevelopmentThe course has helped him a lot in his later life abroad and enabled him to use the knowledge he acquired to deal with the challenges of life abroad more comfortably.
During his two years of study in Germany, Cai Mingxuan also accumulated a lot of practical experience.The German Brand University of Applied Sciences is an application-oriented university with a special focus on industry practiceHe has gained many opportunities to participate in practical projects in international companies and has gained more professional knowledge and real-world experience from them. In school withJung von Matt, a leading German advertising agencyIn the organized practice project, Cai Mingxuan's team was tasked to develop a brand promotion plan for Hisense, a local Chinese brand, to enter the European market. From preliminary research to data analysis, from writing the plan to road show reporting, each step was a process to test his knowledge and he benefited from each attempt. Each practical project experience has become a colorful stroke in his study abroad career.
Success does not pay off - when talking about the experience for the students, Cai Mingxuan recalled his past three years or so, perseverance in tackling difficulties is an important method to accomplish his goal.
Steadfast and persistent
"To grow upward, you must take root downward." From initially winning the third class scholarship at school, to nearing graduation receivingZhejiang Provincial Government ScholarshipThe company's efforts have been interpreted by Mingxuan Cai."Steady and steady"s style of acting. "I strive to makeWhat you do has a clear direction, carefully analyze the gap between your ability and the goal before taking action, and set up milestones so that you can continuously break through the ceiling and eventually achieve your ideal."
Facing up to the shortcomings and facing up to the difficulties
"During my four years of study in C.G.D., I developed a strong interest in knowledge related to education and intercultural classes, and made it my major direction for my graduate school application."Compared with students who applied to foreign institutions at the same time, Cai Mingxuan faced greater difficultiesHe has no practical experience in education or intercultural categories, but he is an advertising major.He needs more expertise than other competitors and enough practical experience to accumulate. As a result, he applied to be a teaching assistant at the Confucius Institute in Prague, Czech Republic, while studying in Germany, and combined these explorations and experiences with his own knowledge of the subject, culminating in an informative application to University College London.
"I feel like I've been on the ground every step of the way, trying to maintain a high GPA and learn a foreign language my freshman and sophomore years, and setting my direction my junior year while goingLook for every opportunity to enrich your experienceIn the end, you applied to the university and major of your choice for further studies. What I would like to suggest here is: Be sure toStick to your goals, don't falter."
Cai Mingxuan also specifically advised advertising students to not just get their knowledge from books, but more importantlyProactive attention to the latest trends of major brands, deepen the understanding of new things, in order to comply with the ever-changing advertising industry. Be sure to make good use of your winter and summer vacation time.Actively apply for internship opportunities in advertising agencies and departmentsYou will be able to submit a more competitive resume when applying to colleges in the future.
In terms of life, Mingxuan Cai suggests that students can all look for suitableYour own way of decompressing. His own way of relieving stress is to go to the local stadiums to watch football. We have a local German team here and the atmosphere is very good, with about 20,000 to 30,000 spectators at each game," he says. I follow the local team very closely and I have shaken hands with many of the players on the team. I am proud to tell the local audience that I am from China. They are also very tolerant of me as a foreigner. Every time I go to a game, I get a lot of friendliness and feel like I've integrated into the local life and the local culture."
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