On 20th July, a group of 29 pre-selected undergraduates set out for the 2018 Global Immersion Program (GIP) at Cambridge University.

The GIP is an academic program between Cambridge University and Zhejiang University that covers an array of cutting-edge topics. This program encourages deep thinking and celebrates a speculative spirit through active questioning.

All All 8 courses of the 2018 GIP were delivered by heavyweight professors and senior lecturers from various disciplines at Cambridge University – Dr. Gill on the history and prospects of Cambridge high-tech industry; Dr. Scott on green energy and its development status in the UK; Dr. Wilson-Lee on Shakespeare; Dr. Impullitti on Brexit, globalization and international trade; Prof. Burnard on creativity; Dr. Daly on the operation of the English legal system; Prof. Daugman on artificial intelligence and Dr. Yin on Chinese business and the challenge of the digital age.

Outside the lecture room, the 29 students went deep into St. John’s innovation center and learned the operating philosophy and principles of the incubator.

In addition to the intense and brain-storming courses, the Programme Manager Miss Li Jinzhao from the Cambridge China Centre arranged a spectrum of cultural activities for everyone. Guided by several Cambridge students, the group traveled all over Cambridge landmarks. As a break, the students also went down to London for the Buckingham Palace changing ceremony and the British Museum.

By the end of the program, each small group presented their own venture project.

All 29 students learned a lot from the intense collision of ideas. As the Program Director Dr. Eden Yin mentioned, contemporary youngsters should have a sense of crisis and a spirit of innovation, and take on the responsibility of building a better society.