青春的梦想在中国启航
［ 比利时 ］ 柏泰 东华大学
18岁那年，我第一次去北京，那时我对中国知之甚少。北京之旅让我爱上了中国，我被这个国家的发展速度和活力吸引了。在北京的几天，我感觉中国就像一颗冉冉升起的新星，有无限的机会和可能。汉字、中国人民、中华文化和中国的经济发展都深深吸引着我。“为什么不踏上这片土地开始我的筑梦之路呢？”我问自己。于是，20岁那年，我决定来到中国求学。
2011年，我来到了东华大学国际贸易专业，班里的老师和学生来自世界各地，在与同学们的朝夕相处中，我极大提升了自己的跨文化交际能力，建立了广泛的人脉，为今后的工作打下了很好的基础。在上创新创业和案例整合这两门课时，老师点亮了我的创业思维，并鼓励我将课程中所做的商业计划付诸实践。毕业后，我很快找到了合伙人创立了自己的公司ICL（Integrate Chinese Life，“融入中国生活”公司）。正是在东华大学留学期间老师们的专业教学，让我获取了专业的国际贸易知识，激发了我的创业热情，最终成功运营了公司。
很多人来之前对中国并不熟悉，未知带来的挑战让人望而却步，错失与中国结缘的机会，我想帮助年轻、有志向和有中国情结的外国人克服他们在中国遇到的诸多挑战，于是我和朋友尼可一起开办了ICL公司，为两国的政府、商业机构和大学之间的教育合作提供支持。创业的这几年我往返于瑞士和中国，与年轻人一同工作，为年轻人的个人发展和职业发展创造机会，同时还享受着旅行的快乐。工作反而成了生活的调味剂，这样的生活让我感觉非常舒适。这或许就是成为企业家，拥有自己的公司的最大好处吧。我可以掌控自己想做的事情，有很高的自由度，但我也深知肩上责任重大，每一步选择都需要充分和反复的考虑。
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为了让更多的外国人了解中国，正确地认识中国并走进中国，我和同事计划拍摄一个视频短片，向世界介绍中国。我们向瑞士联邦政府驻华科技文化中心展示了我们的创意，在被我们的愿景深深打动之后，他们不仅在经济上为我们提供了帮助，还邀请法国电影导演罗宾·马希尔（Robin Mahieux）为我们拍摄。马希尔先生专程从法国来到中国，同我们一起走遍了全中国，捕捉最激动人心的时刻，与世界分享中国的美丽。一位法国电子音乐人在看到成片后被中国韵味深深打动，为我们做了原创配音。这部花费了5个月拍成的视频《印象·中华》，在瑞士洛桑的中国春节庆祝典礼上发布，短片让更多的外国人透过镜头感受到了在中国生活的美好，激发了他们来到中国、体验中国文化的兴趣。视频收到了非常好的效果，中国的航空公司购买了这个短片用作广告宣传，让更多的国际旅人了解了中国。更让我引以为傲的是，2017年，我获得了中瑞商业大奖“企业杰出成就奖”，并接受了瑞士国家电台的采访。目前我正在努力开发国际青年旅行平台，以进一步促进未来事业的发展。
在中国留学激发了我的创业热情，在中国生活给了我舒适的体验，也正是中国的广阔市场让我的创业公司有了广大的发展空间。作为一名留学生，也作为一名合作伙伴，我深深地感激中国带给我的一切，我也将好好发展我的事业，助力瑞士与中国的友好交流，回报社会！
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Dream of Youth Sets Sail in China
［Belgium］ Bastien Benoît S． Dumont， Donghua University
When I was 18， I travelled to Beijing for the first time． I knew little about China at that time． I fell in love with China after the first trip to Beijing and I got deeply attracted by its rapid development and booming vitality． To me， China was a rising star with infinite possibilities and opportunities． Chinese characters， Chinese people， Chinese culture and its economic development all became infinite attraction to me． “Why can’t I go to China and start pursuing my dreams？” I asked myself． Therefore， I came to China for study when I was 20．
In 2011， I was enrolled in Donghua University and majored in International Trade． My teachers and classmates came from all over the world． I greatly improved my cross－cultural communication capabilities and built extensive social networking， which laid a solid foundation for my later work． I gained a lot especially in two courses， Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Commercial Cases Integration． Teachers of the two courses inspired my entrepreneur dream． They encouraged me to bring my business plans for the courses into real practice． I found partners and started my own business very soon after graduation． I founded my own company， ICL （Integrate Chinese Life）． The professional expertise from professors at Donghua University had equipped me with professional international trade knowledge and inspired my entrepreneurship to successfully start my own company and manage it successfully until now．
Many foreigners do not know much about China before they come． Challenges of unknown future stop their feet onto the land of China． I want to help those young and ambitious foreigners who love China to overcome their challenges in China． Therefore， I started ICL with my friend Nick to provide support for educational cooperation between governments， business organizations and universities in the two countries． I frequently travel between Switzerland and China， working with young people and creating opportunities for the personal and career development of the youth． I enjoy travelling and work has become a pleasure for me． I enjoy my lifestyle． One of the greatest benefits of becoming an entrepreneur and managing my own business is that I can control what I am doing and what I want to do with much freedom． I also know the great responsibility upon my shoulders as an entrepreneur． I always size up situations and make each choice after due and careful assessment．
To make more foreigners know better about China and come to China， I planned to film a short video with my colleagues， introducing China to the world． We demonstrated our ideas to Swissnex in China． Deeply moved by our visions， they not only provided economic support but also invited French director Robin Mahieux to direct the filming． Mr． Mahieux came from France， travelled across China， captured all exciting moments， and shared the beauty of China with the whole world． A French electronic musician， deeply touched by the Chinese charm in the film， made original dubbing for it． The video，CHINA BEYOND BELIEF， took us five months to complete and was published in the celebration ceremony of Chinese Spring Festival in Lausanne， Switzerland． More foreigners get to know the beauty of living in China through this video and their interests to come to China and experience Chinese culture are inspired． The video has become a hit and a Chinese airline bought this video for advertising so as to make more international tourists know more about China． What made me more proud was that I won the Prize of Entrepreneur Outstanding Achievements for Sino－Swiss Business Awards in 2017 and was interviewed by National Television of Switzerland． Now I am making efforts to develop an international youth tourist platform to promote the development of tourism as my future mission．
Study in China has ignited my entrepreneur passion and living in China allows me an easy and comfortable life． The huge market of China provides my start－up company with broad development space． As a international student， also as a partner， I hold deep gratitude toward China which has given me everything I need to start my business， and I will develop my career with utmost efforts and facilitate the friendly exchange between China and Switzerland to return all the goodness to the society．
