The 2024 Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) Fangshan Summer School recently concluded its term. This year, over 200 students from multiple universities -- including BIT, Peking University, China Agriculture University, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, and Beijing Polytechnic -- participated in the activity.

BIT Fangshan Summer School started in 2016 and has held sessions for nine years, benefiting more than 3,000 primary and secondary school students in the rural area.

Students from universities and the children in Fangshan join in various activities together.

This year, aiming at volunteer teaching, the participants from the universities delivered a rich variety of courses and activities to the children in Fangshan, including popular science lessons, exciting and fun science experiments, as well as traditional Chinese cultural courses. The summer school not only brings knowledge, joy, and companionship to the children in Fangshan, but also opens a window for them to broaden their horizons and sow the seeds of dreams in their hearts.

A group photo of the participants in the summer school

In addition to the volunteer teaching, the participants also went to the farming fields to conduct research on intelligent agriculture industry. They identified the demands in four smart agriculture directions: recording the growth cycle of corn, estimating yields, evaluating product quality and conducting product quantity statistics. Based on the needs, they set up on-site detection equipment, collected and transmitted data regularly and provided technical support for local smart agriculture development, deeply integrating technological innovation with rural revitalization.

The participants go to the farming fields to conduct research on intelligent agriculture industry.

BIT intends to organize more activities to bring the high-quality educational resources to the children in Fangshan, cultivating local talents as well as supporting the rural revitalization in the region.