On December 15th, the 2021 Student Social Studies Summary Conference of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) was successfully held in Chen Ruiqiu Building. The summer social studies team of the School of Education (SOE) stood out among hundreds of teams. Not only did the SOE’s team win the Grand Prize for Summer Social Studies of SJTU, but also was named "National Best Team" in the activity of "Finding the National Top 100 Summer Social Studies Teams of University Students".
Lin Jie, leader of the SOE’s team, receiving the award
SOE winning the National Best Team
Grand Prize for Summer Social Studies of SJTU
The SOE’s team was also commended as one of the "National and Municipal Honors" in the "Power of Role Model" in the 2021 Outstanding Student Conference of SJTU.
The SOE’s team was awarded at the conference
The SOE's team went to the rural areas of Yunnan and the ones inhabited by ethnic minorities, researched on the development of basic education in the western part of China, and put forward targeted policy advice and suggestions. The team also visited the National Southwestern Associated University, one of the top universities in modern China, in memory of the prominent Chinese scholars, and Zhang Guimei, Principal of Huaping High School for Girls, listening to her stories as a fighter for girls' education dreams in rural China.
Team members at the National Southwestern Associated University
Principal Zhang Guimei welcoming the SOE’s team
