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Our Water, Our future is a unique cross cultural student exchange program between La Trobe
University and Peking University. The program is focused on how Australia and China can
learn from each others sustainability challenges. 15 students from Peking University visited
the La Trobe Bundoora campus for two weeks. They learnt about Australia's approach to
water conservation and the impact of human activities on the parched Australian environment.
In recent years the Chinese Government noticed a problem and they wanted to protect the environment
and also to solve the water problem as a whole. We also know that Australia have a lot of
problems because you have a lot of deserts and so we have a similar situation so we can
communicate and learn from each other. The students took part in cultural activities
and visited places of ecological importance, including the Sugar Loaf water reservoir in
Yarra Glen.We really want the world to hear our voice, to really emphasize the importance
that we should care more about this world, about this environment, so that we, and further
generations can lead a better life.15 La Trobe students will now travel to Peking University
to research ecological issues from a Chinese perspective. This collaboration highlights
the important aspect of international partnerships in gathering knowledge that is beneficial
to both the students and more importantly the wider community. We come from come from
Peking University China and we're here in Melbourne for 'Our Water, Our Future.'