Yaodi Lui
Yaodi Lui
China 
My passion to ‘Biology’ has been inspired by professors at Fu Jen Catholic University. At Fu Jen, I see the so-called ‘human-based teaching’. Teachers focus on details and guide us to understand all important concepts. When talking about important concepts, teachers always guide us to understand them step by step.
There are approximately 10-20 faculty members at the Department of Life Science. Each faculty member teaches the subjects based on his/her profession and interest. The two courses taught by teacher Lee namely Molecular Biology and Gene Technology brought me different point of view on biology. Teacher Lee corrected many of my wrong concepts, and he made me realize the importance of conducting experiment and possessing knowledge firmly. Before coming to Fu Jen, I would never say ‘My favorite subject is Gene Technology’, but now it does happen.
I was astonished at the small size of the class when I first time attended the course -- Drug Development. There were less than 10 students which was the situation you could never imagine in China. Every student was able to talk to the teacher personally and get advice. In the Department of Life Science, each teacher only guides 2 or 3 students so that students can acquire abundance of learning and research resources. What impressed me most in the course was that teacher Liang told me what competence people majoring in biotechnology need to possess: independent and analytical thinking, professionally relevant knowledge and skills in biotechnology, professionally multidisciplinary knowledge and skills, technical skills, competence of expression, foreign language proficiencies, international cooperation, and interpersonal communication, etc. These are things teachers in China have never told me. Life science is my major, and pharmacology is the career path I want to devote myself, but it does not mean everything for me. There are still many interesting things all over the world waiting for me to discover, why not?
The most important thing is that what I am studying now makes me understand the meaning of life, and then respect it. This 6-month exchange program at Fu Jen Catholic University will also be an important experience in my life.
