International students’ guide to making the best of UNNC
May 13, 2014
By Chin Yu Kwan, MSci Global Issues and Contemporary Chinese. The China of today is very different from the China of before – a country once closed off to the world has now opened its doors. As an international student it’s a chance of a lifetime to study at The University of Nottingham Ningbo China …
Sports day at UNNC
December 20, 2013
By Ayush Poddar Every year a sports day is held at UNNC to commemorate the spirit of athleticism and this year for the first time international students had their own team to compete alongside other teams made up of undergraduate and postgraduate students. It was a great day in UNNC’s history and, just like the …
New to Ningbo? 3 Top Tips
June 5, 2013
By Tsang Chun Yi, (Chelsea) Hi there! Before giving you 3 tips to kick off your first year at UNNC, I’d like to share my recommendations for travelling in nearby cities. The National Day week in October is a great time for your first visit and I
Training for the Great Wall part two
May 8, 2013
As I’ve got more confident I have branched out in my training not only with distance but diversity. My favourite run takes in the stark contrast between urban and rural China. My apartment is literally on the edge of the city, as within the space of 500 meters the bright lights, modern streets and posh …
Training for the Great Wall Marathon part one
April 19, 2013
Training in Ningbo has been pretty challenging. Preparing for a marathon is hard enough but the Great Wall Marathon poses more than 5000 steps of mountainous terrain in the dry (smoggy) outskirts of Beijing. Unfortunately, the coastal city of Ningbo offers almost zero opportunity for gradients training. On a clear day (when factories are closed …
The Great Wall Marathon
I’m Rob, a master’s student at The University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC). In May I will be taking on the Great Wall Marathon, a grueling 26-mile race along China’s most iconic structure. A marathon is challenging enough but the wall was specifically built to be inhospitable and keep foreigners out of China. With 5000 steps it …
All You Ever Needed To Know About Dorms
July 27, 2012
One of my biggest questions before coming to China was about the “living situation”. Although I had a general idea of what my dorm room at UNNC may look like, I couldn’t find many pictures on how it “actually” looks like. Now I’ve lived here for nearly a year, and I sure know how it …
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