china.org.cn
Date: July 29, 2018

An ongoing expo in Taiwan is putting emphasis on the practical experiences of college students.

The University Social Responsibility (USR) Expo 2018 began Saturday in Taiwan University, drawing a large crowd. The expo presents 93 social practice projects conducted by college teachers and students in Taiwan.

“Our students helped grow environmentally friendly paddy rice in the rural areas of Tainan,” said Chu Kuo-wei, who participated in the project of Cheng Kung University. “The project not only produced healthy products, but also improved local environment, because we used no pesticide.”

Chen Shih-ming, an associate professor of the university, said that the social practice project allowed students to walk out of classrooms, and work and live with farmers.

“They used their knowledge to help the farmers, and the experiences also laid a solid foundation for their career development,” Chen said.    [FULL  STORY]