XJTLU Museum “W•E Talks” Event –“Education in My Eyes” and Opening Ceremony of “X Bar” in South Campus
A new landmark, X Bar, at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University’s south campus is an additional attraction showcasing highlights of XJTLU’s developments together with staff and student academic achievements. The Opening Ceremony of “X Bar” was held on 22nd September 2017. Another first for the University was the launch on the day of W•E (short for Wisdom & Exploration). Professor Xi (pictured below, middle), Dr Bing Chen (pictured below, left) from the Department of Urban Planning and Design, Hang Dong (pictured below, right), a PhD student from the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering were invited to share their opinions about education from their own experiences and stories.
In the AY2016/2017 Semester 2, we held the Tenth Culture Talk on 22 March. Professor Xuefang LIANG was invited to share about the history and development of “Suzhou embroidery”. Also she provided on-the-spot embroidery teaching for XJTLU students and staff. The Eleventh Culture Talk will be held in May. Please expecting! You can find more detail information via University Communications Mail, Museum official Weibo and WeChat.
The Twelfth XJTLU Museum Culture Lecture
XJTLU Museum held the Twelfth XJTLU Museum Culture Lecture “Su Fan” on 20th September 2017. Wang Jian, the inheritor of National Intangible Cultural Heritage Project (Fan-making skill) was invited to share about the history and development of “Su Fan Art”. Also he provided on-the-spot fan-making teaching for students and staff on that day.
A Book titled “Did you know XJTLU?” is published by XJTLU Museum
A book titled, Did you know XJTLU? was also officially launched on 22nd September 2017. This book answers many of the frequently asked questions by XJTLU Museum visitors and includes cartoon pictures, pull-out postcards and bookmarks.