為拓展南大人國際視野，增進對服務學習的了解，南大研發處特於日前舉辦一場海外志工經驗交流活動，邀請該校經營與管理學系三年級張祐寧同學及高雄大學應用經濟系四年級的莊豪偉同學分享他們今年暑假擔任國際志工的經驗，交流過程中笑聲不斷，場面溫馨熱鬧。 南大李健興研發長表示，國際化與全球化是高等教育的趨勢，目前除留學、交換學生、出國渡假打工等方式外，海外志工其實更可以深入當地文化，同時是體驗施比受更有福的重要機會。 張祐寧同學於今年暑假前往尼泊爾山區的一個小鄉鎮擔任志工。為期十五日的時間當中，她與其他臺灣志工共同面對一群語言不通、但卻又極為熱情開朗的小學生。她提到，看著這群小朋友雖然物質較為貧乏，但卻擁有更燦爛與滿足笑容，讓她十分感動。短短的二個星期，讓她更能珍惜她所擁有的一切，更有勇氣去追尋自己的夢想，更懂得活在當下。除了經驗分享，張同學並就申請志工的過程進行說明，同時也強調事前準備的重要性，事前多一分準備，旅途就多一分安心。 莊豪偉同學則是分享前往比利時擔任二星期國際志工，並停留在歐洲各國自助旅行二星期的難忘經驗。面對被陌生人騙錢、長程客運旅程、以及住在六人一間青年旅館的生活點滴，莊同學以生動活潑的方式，輕鬆地分享一整個月在歐洲的故事。他提到，與不同國家志工相處，讓他藉此思考自己與其他人不同之處，找出自我特色與優勢；到不同國家自助旅行，更讓他拓展國際視野，加上所有的行程安排與食宿交通都是自己負責處理，從事前的資料蒐集，臨場的突發應變，也讓他不再懼怕單獨前往一個陌生的環境，增進自我勇氣與冒險精神，所有生活中的累積，將成就更好的自己。 活動的尾聲，許多同學對於海外志工的經驗感到新奇以及收穫良多，紛紛表達未來將會參加海外志工的服務，期盼貢獻一己之力，服務他人，同時也增進自我成長。南大研發處已整理許多基金會與協會所舉辦的海外志工活動資料，並置於該校研發處網站，歡迎各界下載參閱。 -------------------------------------------------- Nowadays, globalization is a tendency in the world. Besides studying abroad, getting a part-time job abroad, you can also choose to be an international volunteer to get to know the world. In order to advocate the importance of connecting with the whole world and make students know what international volunteer is, Office of Research and Development at NUTN held a sharing session of being international volunteer at noon on October 17, 2012. In this session, Office of Research and Development invited Yu-Ning Chang from Department of Business and Management at NUTN and Hao-Wei Chuang from National University of Kaohsiung to share their experience as international volunteers with other students. At the beginning of the session, Dean of Office of Research and Development, Prof. Chang-Shing Lee encouraged students should go abroad to expand their view and make themselves more knowledgeable. Next, the Director of the Division of Academic Cooperation- Prof. Che-Hung Liu made a brief introduction to international volunteer and offered lots of relevant information for students. As for the students’ sharing part, Yu-Ning Chang had been to Nepal as an international volunteer. First, she explained the procedure for applying and emphasized the importance of the preparation before you go. She not only described the process of being an international volunteer in Nepal but also shared her thought about the local culture impressively. Compared with Yu-Ning Chang, Hao-Wei Chuang went to Belgium. Before he jumped into the international volunteer part, he shared some interesting things and something noticeable when you go travel based on his self-travel experience and it really interested many attendants. And then, he accounted for what the works he did and other details when he was engaged in international volunteer. At the end of the sharing session, there was a Q&A time for students to ask. It not only made students have much clearer realization about international volunteer but also made the purpose of the session much more complete. It seems that this sharing session wrapped up with success. |
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