我的名字叫DIAKITE,来自非洲的马里。2018年是我人生命运的转折点——来到了为非洲各国发展做出了巨大贡献的中国。长江大学坐落于历史古都荆州，2018年9月11日是我在长江大学的第一天，我受到了学校师生热情的欢迎，这使远离祖国的我感到格外温暖。新生入学教育是我初到长江大学时上的第一门课。这门课主要是关于校园安全、学术生活和法律法规等。我第一次在同一个教室里与来自五大洲（非洲、欧洲、亚洲、美洲和大洋洲）的学生一起学习交流。这是一个很好的机会！感觉当时的教室就像一个“联合国”。大家皮肤的颜色、语言和宗教都不相同，虽然我们有不同，但我们建立了真诚的友谊，这我最引以为豪的事情之一。我们有时会在周围的餐馆见面，分享中国美食。
长江大学为大家共同学习和生活创造了良好的条件。国际教育学院鼓励国际学生参与各种体育和文化活动。下课后，我们在操场见面，开展各种运动（足球、篮球、排球、羽毛球、武术……）。作为长江大学城市建设学院风景园林学专业的硕士研究生，我经常参加各种学术活动，撰写论文和发表文章。自从我来到这里，我就一直和其他中国学生一起学习和交流。最令人印象深刻的是与我的导师王艳安老师进行的每周两次研究交流，这种学习方法非常高效。
我很自豪能成为长江大学的校友，感谢中国政府给予我的资助，感谢城市建设学院和国际教育学院的老师们一直以来的帮助，他们帮助我实现了梦想。回国后，我将用在长江大学学习的专业知识，竭尽全力推进马里的城市规划。我也强烈推荐各国学生选择长江大学，这里是你们实现梦想的摇篮。
My name is DIAKITE Siriman. I’m from Mali. The year 2018 has seen the fulfillment of my lifelong dream: studying in china, the country that is inspiring African nations engaged in the noble path of development. Jingzhou city, where is located Yangtze University, is an ancient city in China. September 11th, 2018 was my first day at Yangtze University with warm welcome of School of International Education. This felt particular good and heartwarming since I was far from my home country. New student orientation classes were the first courses I had on my first arrival at Yangtze University. The class was mainly about campus safety, academic life, and discipline to help us for a safe and happy stay. For the first time, I had to work with students from the five continents (Africa, Europe, Asia, America, and Oceania) in the same classroom. That was a great opportunity! It was like the “United Nations” in the classroom of Yangtze University. Neither the color of the skins, nor the languages, nor religions were the same. But, despite our differences, we develop a sincere friendship and that friendship is one of the things I am the most proud. We sometimes meet at the nice restaurants around and share the delights of Chinese and other national foods.
Yangtze University has created the conditions for living together. The School of International Education it by initiating and encouraging the participation of international students in sports and cultural activities. The University is equipped with appropriate infrastructure and equipment for those activities. After class, we meet at the appropriate places to practice all kinds of sports (football, basketball, volleyball, badminton, martial arts, gym ...). As a postgraduate student in Landscape Architecture at the School of Urban Construction of Yangtze University, I regularly participated in various learning activities, published the article, and wrote the thesis. Since I came, I had been working at my office with Chinese students who were friendly. It was fascinating that I also had work sessions with my supervisor Yanan Wang twice a week. The type of pedagogical approach was incredibly efficient.
I’m very proud to be an alumnus of the at Yangtze University. I’m grateful to the Chinese government for my scholarship. I’m also grateful to all teachers from School of Urban Construction and School of International Education for their continuous help. It’s helping me to fulfill my dream in every sense. After returning to my country, I will be able to provide my best to improve Urban Planning with the knowledge skilled in China. I will also highly recommend international students to choose Yangtze University, which will help you fulfill your dream.
