On November 26, 2022, the 9th session of the Dandelion Program-Cultural Exchange Series was successfully launched with a virtual cultural exchange event. "Places to Visit in your Country" was the topic of the opening sharing session of the cultural exchange series. A Malaysian student named Bryan Yong Wei Hoong organized the session and invited his friends Leong Zheng Hao and Amanda Dhyan Purna Ramadhani remotely to showcase the tourism attractions in their home country.

Bryan Yong Wei Hoong, the host of the 8th session of the Dandelion Program-Cultural Exchange Series

The topic of the 8th session of the Dandelion Program-Cultural Exchange Series

Malaysian student Leong Zheng Hao, a student of TUNEM 2021 shared his favourite places in his country. During his presentation, he included Malacca, Penang Island, and Kuala Lumpur as must-see locations in Malaysia. To truly enjoy Malaysia, he recommended and listed the local cuisine that everyone must try.

Leong Zheng Hao was introducing nasi lemak which is a local food in Malaysia

Leong Zheng Hao was recommending the Penang hawker food

Amanda Dhyan Purna Ramadhani also a student of TUNEM 2021 introduced Indonesia, a stunning nation. Around 18,000 islands make up Indonesia, with the larger ones including Sumatera, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Maluku, Papua, Jawa, Bali, Nusa Tenggara Barat and Timur. There were lots of activities that can be done in all the islands, for instance, scuba diving, island visit, temple visit, etc. Indonesia was a must-visit destination for everyone who enjoyed island hopping.

Amanda Dhyan Purna Ramadhani was introducing the main big islands in Indonesia

Amanda Dhyan Purna Ramadhani was presenting one of the islands known as Raja Ampat

Amanda Dhyan Purna Ramadhani was listing the activities to enjoy in Raja Ampat

In the nutshell, all of the places mentioned during the event were gorgeous and stunning. I hope that all of us can have the opportunity to go on a trip and have fun together by visiting all these attractions especially in China!

There will be a total of 10 more session in this cultural exchange program. We hope to foster mutual understanding between different nations and cultures through this cultural exchange program and ultimately help all TUNEM students enhance their global capabilities