Ever since the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, people all around the world have been fighting against the disease together, working, studying and living their life with great efforts. It is no doubt that international students have felt deeply about the special time period. To encourage them to record experience in an artistic way, CAA holds " China in My Eyes " —— Themed Essay, Photography and Short Video Contest for International Students.

Ⅰ. Theme

The theme of the contest is “China in My Eyes”.

Ⅱ. Contestants

The contest welcomes all the international students in CAA (including students who cannot return to China due to COVID-19 pandemic) and those who have graduated from CAA.

Ⅲ. Requirements

Essays, photography and short videos within the theme are welcomed and contestants can choose one or more forms. All the works used should be original and based on real life and experiences, with no publication on other books, newspapers, magazines, networks and new media, neither should the works be contributed to other similar contests.

(1)         Essays

•            Within the scope of the theme, and with a title of contestants' own choice, the works contributed can cover international students' personal experience, feelings and knowledge of studying, living and working in China in recent 10 years. All fields of social life can be involved.

•            There is no limit to the style of the essay, with a length of 1000-2000 words. It is recommended that the works be written in Chinese. The recommended font format is Song, 14-point and 1.5-spaced.

(2)         Photography

•            On the theme of the contest, use the lens to capture real moments in or related to China.

•            There is no limit to the form of the photography. A brief description of the work must be attached, preferably within 100 words. Each contestant submits no more than 2 works, both single photo and group photos (no more than 3 photos per group, counted as 1 piece) are welcomed.

•            Photographs must be in JPG format, and the compressed file should not be less than 5M.

(3)         Short videos

•            Focusing on the theme, international students can record what you have seen, heard and felt in your study, life and work in China.

•            The duration of the work is about 3 minutes, and the specific presentation form is not limited, including short narrative, micro film, micro documentary, Vlog, etc.. The resolution of the work should not be lower than 720P, and mainstream video formats such as AVI, MOV, WMV, MP4and RMVB are accepted. The language used in the work should be Chinese or English; if other languages are used, Chinese or English subtitles must be attached.

•          The contest can be participated both individually and as a team. We encourage international students and Chinese students to form a team to create the works, and the works of international students can be instructed by faculty advisers.

IV.   Submission

Please fill in the Registration Form (in the attachment), and send it together with the works to caaic_doc@126.com. (Do please title your email as the following format: Essay/Photography/Short Video - Name (same as that on the author's passport) - Nationality - Title of the Work.)

V.  Schedule

The contest is divided into three phases:

(1)      Submission (March 21 to May 31, 2022)

·          Deadline for submission of essays and photography works: April 30, 2022;

·          Deadline for submission of short video works: May 31, 2022.

(2)      Evaluation and Awarding May 1 to June 30, 2022)

·         There will be a group review for essay, photography and short video. The Organizing Committee will invite authoritative experts to evaluate your submissions.

·         The awarded works will be recommended to Contemporary World, and promoted in a number of media platforms.

The author has the copyright and the right of authorship, and the organizing committee has the right of use. The organizer has the right to use the relevant works for publication, publicity, exhibition and other purposes, and no additional remuneration will be paid.

Participants shall have full, complete and exclusive copyrights for the submitted works, and shall not infringe other intellectual property rights such as portrait rights and reputation rights of third parties, as well as personal ownership.

VI.   Awards Setting

Works recommended to Contemporary World will be able to participate in the assessment of the following awards.

(1)      In the essay category, there will be 5 first prizes, 10 second prizes, and 20 third prizes. Award certificates will be issued, with prizes of 1,500 yuan, 1,000 yuan, and 500 yuan respectively;

(2)      In the photography category, there will be 5 first prizes, 10 second prizes, and 20 third prizes. Award certificates will be issued, with prizes of 1,000 yuan, 600 yuan, and 300 yuan respectively;

(3)      In the short video category, there will be 5 first prizes, 10 second prizes, and 20 third prizes. Award certificates will be issued, with prizes of 8,000 yuan, 5,000 yuan, and 2,000 yuan respectively.

The awards of the above three categories will be increased or decreased according to the number of participants and the quality of the works. All participants will be granted access to the 2022 Contemporary World e-journal for both Chinese and English version. China Road & Bridge Corporation will give priority to the winners and contestants to provide work internships and employment opportunities at China or abroad, and will provide corporate scholarships or grants for international students in China as appropriate.

VII.  Contact

The Organizing Committee Office in International College

Address: Room 201, Building 16, Xiangshan Campus, CAA

Contact: Mr. Luan, Ms. Mo

Tel: 0571-87164712

Email: caaic_doc@126.com

(If any inconformity occurs, please take the Chinese version of the notice as the final)

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