Northeastern State University Delegation Visits Shanghai Business School — Experiencing Intangible Cultural Heritage and Promoting International Exchanges

On March 27, a delegation of 10 students and 2 accompanying faculty members from Northeastern State University (NSU) visited the Caobao Road Campus of Shanghai Business School (SBS) for an exchange and study tour.

A welcome ceremony was held in Conference Room 302, hosted by the International Exchange Office and the College of Shanghai Lausanne Hospitality Management (SLH) of our university, who also accompanied the delegation throughout the visit. With culture as the bond, teachers and students from the two universities enhanced mutual understanding and deepened friendship through interactions, embarking on a cross-cultural exchange journey together.

The distinctive features of SBS's school running, disciplinary strengths, as well as the professional development, talent cultivation models and international exchange achievements of SLH were elaborated at the ceremony, giving the visiting delegation a comprehensive and in-depth understanding of SBS's educational philosophy, development orientation and international school-running characteristics.

Following the welcome ceremony, the NSU delegation took a guided campus tour led by student ambassadors from SLH. Wandering around the campus, the visitors felt the strong academic atmosphere and unique cultural heritage up close, and gained a direct insight into SBS's teaching facilities, education environment and campus layout. During the tour, they often stopped to observe and discuss, speaking highly of the university's modern teaching conditions and distinctive school-running features.

The highlight of the visit was the experience of tea art, a Chinese intangible cultural heritage. In the school's Tea Art Room, the visiting teachers and students engaged in an immersive experience of traditional Chinese tea culture, learned tea brewing skills and felt the unique charm of China's outstanding traditional culture firsthand. Amid the curling tea fragrance, they practiced the whole process of making and tasting tea by themselves, further deepening their understanding and love for Chinese traditional culture in a relaxed and lively interactive atmosphere.

This nearly two-hour visit featured a compact and rich itinerary. It not only built a high-quality platform for NSU teachers and students to understand SBS and experience Chinese traditional culture, but also enhanced mutual understanding between the two universities, laying a solid foundation for future in-depth cooperation such as academic exchanges and faculty-student visits. Going forward, Shanghai Business School will continue to deepen international exchanges and cooperation with an open and inclusive attitude, build more cross-cultural exchange platforms, and promote mutual learning and integration of Chinese and foreign education and culture.

Brief Introduction to Northeastern State University (NSU)

Northeastern State University (NSU), located in Oklahoma, the United States, traces its roots back to a normal school founded by the Cherokee Nation in 1851 and was officially established as a university in 1909. As the oldest institution of higher education in Oklahoma and one of the most ancient higher education establishments west of the Mississippi River, NSU is among the first overseas regular public universities recognized by the Ministry of Education of China. As a public comprehensive university in the US, NSU adheres to the educational philosophy of "Gather here. Go far.". It adopts a small-class teaching system with a student-to-faculty ratio of 23:1 and offers flexible learning formats including daytime, evening, online and weekend courses. Meanwhile, it provides a conditional admission pathway for students who have not yet met the language proficiency requirements. NSU's academic credentials are accredited by authoritative institutions such as the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association and the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education. Renowned for its high-quality teaching, affordable study and living costs, and distinctive school-running features, NSU has become an important benchmark for higher education in Oklahoma.

Writers: Wang Tianxiang, Yang Yumeng

Reviewers: Yang Bing, Hu Xiaohan