Youth drive change at Movers Camp

Building connections

During the event, the young participants not only gained a deeper understanding of the SDGs but also explored the power of communication.

Nazikai Zhumabieke, a 20-year-old Kazak student from the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region studying at SJTU, shared her experience.

"Unlike workshops I've attended before, where participants sat in rows while experts commented on academic articles, the Movers Co-Creation Camp brought us together around a table, allowing everyone to speak," she said.

Zhumabieke, an administrative management major, believes this camp provides an excellent platform for cross-discipline and cross-professional collaboration, unlocking more possibilities for solutions.

"During the entrepreneurship-focused workshop, for example, as we worked on optimizing our sales plan, I contributed my ideas from an administrative perspective, while other group members brought insights from their economics background. It made me realize that no discipline operates in isolation — there are many intersections," Zhumabieke explained.

Chu Yunyi, a 22-year-old student at SJTU Paris Elite Institute of Technology and president of the department's student union, is known for his excellent communication skills. Still, he learned something new at the camp: the importance of accepting differences in global governance.

"Effective communication in cooperation should involve acknowledging our differences first. It's not just about delivering our own messages unilaterally but also about understanding others' perspectives," he said.