1. Exercising Global Citizenship in Local Chinese Communities: How to deliver our promise?
Bin Wu
22 February 2012

2. Where are we? Global citizenship concept Cross-cultural communication
Multiple stakeholder involvement
Group interests and membership
Preliminary ideas for project plan

3. Some difficulties for action plan
Knowledge about “Chinese community”
Knowledge about ethnic community development and integration/cohesion
Knowledge about the roles of university in community development
Understanding about outcomes of this module and interfaces with students projects

4. Issues of “Chinese Communities”
“Hided or closed community”
Segmentation and stratification
Fragmentation and “power struggle”
Vulnerability of migrant workers
Poor community development

5. Aim of student projects
Promotion of global citizenship in students and Chinese communities (why?)
Opening Chinese communities via facilitating cross-cultural communication
Engagement with multiple stakeholders for Chinese community development
Toward sustainable development and institutional/organisational innovation
Full use of available resources/opportunities to initiate and deliver something in short-term

6. Principles of student projects
Chinese Communities
Local society
The University

7. Core elements of student projects
NHS
English
Other stakeholders
Chinese School
Broxtowe Community
The University
Safety
Culture?

8. Objectives of each group project
A concrete idea or suggestion for Chinese community development
A desktop research to support such idea
Evidence in communities to support it
Feasibility in practice via one or two activities or events
Potential leading institutional innovation and sustainability

9. Outcomes of each project
A written proposal of projects (2000 words or more)
A post to highlight project idea, activities and outcomes
A brochure, photos, videos or other products with more details of the project
A demonstration of the feasibility of your project to attract audience or users

10. Questions for group discussion
What is the theme of your project and why is it important for Chinese community development?
What are aims and objectives of the project, what and how outcomes are matched with objectives?
How are you going to use Chinese School and other resources/stakeholders in next two months?
What means, methods, activities and events to be taken for what purposes/objectives?
What are job divisions amongst group members: research, external liaison, transcription, etc;
Any questions, difficulties, or suggestions?