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The “Sweden Returned Alumni” event in Beijing

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Day two in Beijing.  My colleague Eva, who runs the website www.workinginsweden.se, and I had the wonderful opportunity to meet with Sweden Returned Alumni – Chinese international students who have returned to China after finishing their studies in Sweden. The alumni association boasts some 100 members.

Over 100 attended the SRA alumni event, in the photo, just a few of us. Photo by: Yu Jason

Over 100 attended the SRA alumni event, in the photo, just a few of us. Photo by: Yu Jason

The SRA had invited all of their members to attend this event and offered a fantastic program featuring the head of HR & organization at Ericsson, the HR manager from IKEA, plus people from the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in China, Growth Analysis, the Swedish Embassy and the Swedish Institute, to name just a few

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Eric, one of two incharge of holding the alumni event

.I’m pretty sure that all who attended were inspired and will stay in touch. The SRA event was held at the same location as the ongoing Swedish Fashion exhibition, which has been touring the world showcases a new generation of Swedish fashion talent. If you’re in Beijing and happen to be in the 798 Art District, I highly recommend you to visit it.

Maureen Hoppers - Study

November 4, 2010

Visiting the Swedish-speaking at Beijing Foreign Language University

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The Chinese capital is an ENORMOUS city, with a population twice the size of Sweden. I’m really impressed. Working with marketing of Swedish education abroad, one of the must-dos in Beijing for me was to visit the Swedish class at Beijing Foreign Language University.

My Chinese name, given by the students!

The Swedish class at Beijing Foreign Language University

There were some 25 Chinese students in the class and they had been studying Swedish for just over a year with their three teachers. Although still beginners in Swedish, they could have fooled me – they were pretty decent already.

We had a nice discussion with the Swedish students about what they associate with Sweden, and they mentioned Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Henrik Larsson, both famous football players, as well as the famous scientist Carl von Linné.

My Chinese name, given by the students!

My Chinese name, given by the students!

All of the students had been given a Swedish name by their teachers, and they delighted me by giving me a Chinese name — Mò Lì, which means Jasmine.

I sure hope there’ll be more opportunities for me to meet these students again….

Maureen Hoppers - Study

November 2, 2010