Peer Helper Study Trip to Guilin University

Photography session at Bingfeng Campus, Guilin

UTAR Peer Helping Programme organised the Peer Helper Study Trip to Guilin University of Technology (GUT), China from 9 till 16 October 2017.  Fifty peer helpers and two staff from UTAR Sungai Long Campus and Kampar Campus joined the study tour which lasted for eight days.

The study trip aimed to help peer helper to enhance peer helping skills and to build their personal development such as self-esteem, self-confident and social relationship with other cultural groups. Apart from that, the study trip encouraged students to gain new experience and knowledge about counselling services from other countries and enhanced the bonding relationship between UTAR, universities and community centre from another country.

GUT organised various activities for UTAR students such as Expressive Arts Therapy, Community Project at Longyin Elementary School as a one-day teacher, teambuilding, campus tour and sightseeing at tourist attraction such as Elephant Hill Park, Round city water system, West Street and Li River cruise.

Students were exposed to the techniques used in the Expressive Art Therapy which encourage self-expression, self-awareness and interpersonal and intrapersonal communication. Further to that, GUT arranged an interaction opportunity among their local and international student with UTAR students to gain knowledge about diverse cultures relating to counselling.  Additionally, UTAR students participated in GUT team building activities to forge stronger relationship aside from gaining experience and knowledge which enhanced their soft skills and personal developments. 

UTAR students and staff at GUT

UTAR students’ joining the “Expressive Arts Therapy”

UTAR and GUT students conducting activities with Longyin Elementary School, Guilin students               

 UTAR students participating in a teambuilding activity conducted by Psychology Instructor at GUT