Sun Jie
Shandong University, School of Civil Engineering
2020/9〜2021/3
Nagasaki University, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Long Term Student Exchange based on the Double Degree Program （1 Year）

Thoughts on studying abroad
In 2019, we applied for the study abroad program jointly established by the collegeand Nagasaki University. Due to the impact of the epidemic, we delayed for nearly threemonths, but finally embarked on the journey of studying in Japan. In the Japanese
university with many excellent scholars, we felt a pure and elegant atmosphere and alonging for science. It's been nine months so far. During this period, I gained a lot inboth study and life.
My tutor here is Professor Omine of the school of environment. He is rigorous andserious. He often invites me to discuss academic issues with him and teach me
knowledge. He is extremely harsh on scientific issues, which makes me feel thedifferences in the teaching styles of teachers from the two countries. Our courses arebasically taught with Japanese students, especially elective courses. Those sitting next
to you may be students from the classmate Department of the University. In class, theremay be some pressure, including unfamiliar with the content and language
disadvantages, but it also promotes our progress. The courses there are mainly divided
into three forms: offline lectures, online lectures, and practical courses. In the form ofexamination, it mainly includes writing reports, making ppt speeches and papers. Youcan learn something from the teacher at the beginning of the course. Compared withJapanese students, we may have some deficiencies in language expression. They canuse their own language, but we can only use English, but as long as the answers are inplace, we will still achieve satisfactory results.
In terms of life, Nagasaki University provides great convenience for international
students. The first is the enrollment guidance week mentioned earlier. With the help ofsenior brothers and teachers, we will complete a series of cumbersome procedures suchas registration, card handling and insurance, and take freshmen to understand the school
and urban transportation in advance. Secondly, the dormitory reserved in advance by
the school allows us to avoid the pain of looking for houses in a foreign country.
Moreover, the dormitory of the school is very comfortable. It only takes 15 minutes towalk to the school, and there are flowers and trees all the way. We can meet crows,
eagles and many cats almost every day. Animals are not afraid of people, which is mymost surprised and pleasant. The food provided by the canteen is also rich and delicious.
Of course, I prefer to cook in the dormitory most of the time, so my cooking has also
improved greatly. Nagasaki is a particularly suitable place to live, especially in summer,with sea view and snow mountains, sunny, or swimming in the open air in theswimming pool, or having a cup of coffee in the nearby shop, stop to enjoy thepicturesque beauty and calm your heart. At the weekend, I hiked along the beach withseveral friends for more than ten or twenty kilometers. Each time it was a different
scenery. I felt that I was walking in the switching computer screen. Of course, such abeautiful environment is also closely related to some small environmental protection
actions in Japanese life, such as garbage classification and animal protection, which isespecially worth learning from. Outside the campus life, my friends and I took
advantage of the holidays and winter and summer vacation to travel to several
surrounding places. We reached Yunxian island and were lucky to see wild dolphins;
Take a cruise ship and experience the beautiful scenery of Yiwang island; Hiking,experiencing hot springs in daozuo mountain, enjoying one of the four night scenes in
the world, etc.
In addition, I gained a lot of friendship in the past year. Many friends in thebedroom nearby treated me very warmly. Several senior doctors of Nagasaki University
have also helped me many times in both study and life. Especially the three brothers
who went with us, we had classes together, prepared for the exam together, traveled
together, and slowly got to know each other. Xuesen's ability, Wang Jing's meticulous,
Zheng Yang's open-minded, these shining points of character are worth learning andslowly affect me! In short, I gained a lot from my one-year experience in Japan. I likethe city of Nagasaki and all the people I met there.