September 7 marked the beginning of a new study semester for international students at SAU, where both staff and students focus on performing excellently in their respective roles. Classes are being taught both offline and online, as the school continuously strives to make courses easily available to students outside of China.

Teachers are now better adapted to this hybrid teaching system synchronizing both online and offline students. Therefore, students are encouraged to be cooperative with teachers and classmates as it is crucial in this dynamic system.

There is a Chinese proverb that says, “Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself". A new semester comes with new plans and ideas. IEC has new initiatives for all of its students, where students are encouraged to fully utilize the resources at their disposal. There are plenty of practical activities relating to fields such as engineering which students should look to get involved in.
Additionally, the renovation of the dining hall, as well as the completion of a new dormitory building, were both completed in time for the new semester.