On December 11, the 2021 Lakeview German Bavarian Cultural Night of Shenzhen Technology University (SZTU) was held at Lakeview Canteen on campus. The intercultural feast was joined by Prof. Ruan Shuangchen, president of SZTU, Prof. Xu Gang, vice president of SZTU, college deans, department heads, as well as plenty of teacher and student representatives.

Participants of the 2021 Lakeview German Bavarian Cultural Night [Photo/Party Affairs Committee Publicity Office]

Bavaria has a long-established cultural tradition and is the home of Oktoberfest, a world-renowned festival held annually in Munich. Since 2018, SZTU has hosted the Bavarian Cultural Night as part of the International Week for two consecutive years. The event aims to enable students to experience German culture on campus, provide a platform for SZTUers to broaden their horizons, and create an open, inclusive and enterprising environment.

Buffet provided for all participants [Photo/Party Affairs Committee Publicity Office]

This year’s Bavarian Cultural Night offered a buffet featuring Bavarian cuisine, which could serve around 500 participants, including 11 dishes of German delicacies and 14 kinds of refreshments.

SZTUers enjoy the performances together. [Photo/Party Affairs Committee Publicity Office]

Meanwhile, the event reached a climax with an elaborate show. Prof. Holger Haldenwang, dean of Business School, and Prof. Franz Raps, dean of College of Urban Transportation and Logistics, sang a classic German song together with Prof. Ruan Shuangchen. A foreign band named Pepperhedz was invited to perform multiple English and German hit songs. Many teacher and student representatives also gave a variety of wonderful performances.

The guests and students dance together in Bavarian costumes. [Photo/Party Affairs Committee Publicity Office]

Performances by Pepperhedz [Photo/Party Affairs Committee Publicity Office]

Vocal performances by SZTU teachers [Photo/Party Affairs Committee Publicity Office]

Dance, music and vocal performances by SZTU students [Photo/Party Affairs Committee Publicity Office]

Prof. Ruan Shuangchen (in the middle) presents his Chinese calligraphy artwork to the band Pepperhedz at the end of the show. [Photo/Party Affairs Committee Publicity Office]

Tips:

Bavarian is the largest federal state and an important economic and cultural center of Germany. In 2004, Guangdong became the second province in China which forged a sister relationship with Bavaria.

SZTU has established close partnerships with plenty of universities of applied sciences in Bavaria, which have given great support for SZTU’s founding process and internationalization. In 2018, SZTU and five Bavarian universities of applied sciences signed an agreement on establishing a consortium for win-win development.

Drafted by Olivia（赖丽伟）/ International Cooperation & Student Affairs Office

Revised by International Cooperation & Student Affairs Office

Edited by International Cooperation & Student Affairs Office