Steeve Simbert with Chinese Students
Steeve Simbert, an upcoming sophomore at St. Thomas University (STU) double majoring in Global Leadership and Political Science was selected to attend the 2011 US-China International Youth Festival, a program initiated by the Education Association for China Tomorrow. This program embodies the US-China Joint Statement on November 17, 2009, which featured great importance to people-to-people and cultural exchanges, particularly to the 100,000 Strong Initiative announced by President Barack Obama. EACT selected 100 outstanding US youth to attend the 4-week IYF in China, Beijing in order to provide a valuable opportunity for them to have direct dialogues and cultural exchanges with youth from around the world to personally experience the development, openness, progress and freedom of modern China.
Steeve says: "The best thing that could happen in a student's life is to experience different cultures of other countries. It was so empowering to meet these selective representatives from a variety of prestigious universities getting together for a common purpose to do cultural exchange with some incredible Chinese students. We all gathered to do something greater than ourselves. We all joined together to exchange ideas about what we as future world leaders can do to be part of the change we want to see soon. We all at this memorable summit hold ourselves accountable for our own actions and are determined that the time is now for us young minds of the world to do our part to contribute to the betterment of our society."
The IYF serves as a platform for global youth representatives to exchange innovative ideas and perspective on how to pursue self-improvement and mutual progress in order to create a better world for future generations.
The IYF is highly encouraged by President Barack Obama’s 2011 State of the Union Address with the theme of “winning the future by out-innovating, out-educating, and out-building.”
Steeve encourages his fellow STU students to join together in our own backyard to do something memorable for STU 50th Anniversary.
Steeve says: "I want to thank the Magic Wand Foundation and Scott Shickler for sponsoring my trip to China. I also want to thank St. Thomas University's officials for always supporting me with all my dreams. St. Thomas University opened its doors for me when I moved to the USA after the earthquake in Haiti. Now the university truly embraces my core values in life, as its motto is 'Developing Leaders for Life'. I simply want to thank everyone at STU for allowing me to share my experience with you."
No comments:
Post a Comment