From July 2nd to 23rd in 2017, led by teachers Zheng Sheng and Li Jing, a group of 23 students of International Studies College received training and joined in the BIM competition in George Brown College of Toronto, Canada. They achieved a great success in the competition, with five students won the first prize in groups and another five students won the second prize. Moreover, all the students obtained a professional certificate issued by CANBIM, the institute for BIM in Canada. With the certificate, which is obtained usually by professionals with years of experience, our students are recognized for the professional qualities and skills on BIM.

Before the competition, a strict selection was conducted among students specialized in BIM of Construction Engineering Management (China-Canada cooperation program). Selected students attended concentrated courses to learn professional skills on BIM and improve English proficiency for a semester. In Toronto, our teachers and students fully engaged in the courses offered by George Brown College. In the intensive and featured training courses, they showed their knowledge and BIM skills, also their orderly behaviors and positive attitudes. All their designs were in English and added with Chinese cultural elements, such as yin and yang, moderation philosophy, and dragon and phoenix. They also introduced the process and meaning of the design in fluent English in the final presentation. Doctor CLINT, Academic Chair of Angelo DelZotto School of Construction Management, highly praised the performance of our students and said that their professional BIM skills and English surprised him and reached a new height.