Enhance Loco Connect Global, 2017 Global Culture Summer Camp Promote Social Business Concept

[Reported by YSBC]

In order to enhance the international communicate event and offer more chance for students to exchange with sister schools, and improve global and foreign language ability. Since 2015 started the Global Culture Exchange Summer Camp, CJCU let students experience different culture through the camp.

To promote the social enterprise and the three-zero concept advocated by Dr. Yunus, YSBC cooperate with office of international affairs and hold the 2017Global Culture Exchange Summer Camp. Started “Social Business Tea Art” on August 21st 2017. About 80 students from domestic and abroad established a basic concept of social business through Jei-Yu Lin, Dean of School of Management in 120 minutes. In addition, through the topical group discussion, they put forward their thoughts on social business, and inspire young students to care about and pay attention to social issues.

Dr. Yunus once said: "We teach students to prepare for work, but we didn’t teach them to think what kind of future they want to create." In view of the fact that every young students is the seed to create or change the future, the purpose of this activity is to guide students to care about the society in which they live and to build an independent thinking ability to create the future.

“Social Business Tea Art” was based on the Taiwanese sensibility. It started with "Dedicate tea" and connect with Dr. Yunus from the beginning of the nature of Taiwan's kindness and selfless dedication. The spirit and philosophy of social business to solve the underlying problems of society. The participants in the camp are concerned about the country and social environment in which they live, paying attention to important social issues that may be overlooked in their living environment, and thinking about how to solve the problem by taking the spirit and philosophy of Dr. Yunus.

This activity is the first social business exploration activity designed by the center for young students from domestic and abroad. The Yunus social business introduced by Dean Lin has played a role in inspiring the participants, not only inspiring the students to seriously examine the problems of their social environment, but also exerting the effect of teamwork to formulate a corporate model for solving social problems. It also promoted the enthusiastic discussion and exchanges among the participants when the results of each group were shared. The event will also serve as a reference for the planning and design of future activities of the Center.