17 professors start new life at Wenzhou-Kean University

Denise Horn (L1) goes hiking with her colleagues at the Wenzhou-Kean University to Daluo Mountain. [Photo/chinanews.com]

The 17 foreign professors that joined Wenzhou-Kean University last December have been delighted with the school's open and rich academic atmosphere and the city's beautiful scenery and pleasant climate.

Denise Horn, who recently moved from Boston in the United States to take on the role of the dean of the College of Liberal Arts at WKU, said she is looking forward to her new life in Wenzhou. She also noted that the strict local epidemic prevention and control measures makes her feel safe.

"WKU is a young and rising school where I can get more opportunities and explore more possibilities," the professor said.

Accompanied by her colleagues, Horn has gone hiking in the Daluo Mountain scenic area where she was captivated by the picturesque natural landscape.

"I love Wenzhou, it is a beautiful city," Horn said.

English couple Christopher Binstead and Natasha Jardine-Binstead is also among the new educators at WKU.

Having spent several years in cities around the world, including Beijing and Shanghai, the couple said that Wenzhou, which has a relatively slower pace of life, boasts better living and educational environments than the busy and crowded metropolises they used to live in.

Christopher, who was born in the United Kingdom, and Natasha, who is from South Africa, have stayed in South Korea for five years, Libya for two years, and Taiyuan city in North China's Shanxi province for four years.

WKU has arranged for their son and daughter to study at local bilingual schools.

Christopher Binstead and Natasha Jardine-Binstead, an English teacher couple at WKU. [Photo/chinanews.com]