'In Wageningen, I learned to combine theory and practice'

Added on 22 November 2024

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'In Wageningen, I learned to combine theory and practice'

Alumna Didi Qian. Photo Courtesy of WUR

Didi Qian came from China to Wageningen to study in 2005 and is still living there. She has specialised in greenhouse horticulture. ‘I like the Netherlands, except for the food and weather.’

Didi Qian has already lived in Wageningen for nearly twenty years. She was raised in a coastal province near Shanghai in China, where she earned her bachelor’s with a major in horticulture. When she heard that the Netherlands was at the top in the field of horticulture, she decided to continue her studies in Wageningen. ‘When the teachers talked about high-tech horticulture, they always referred to the horticulture in the Netherlands as a good example. This made me curious about Dutch horticulture. Since Wageningen University is the top university to study horticulture, I decided to do my master’s in Plant Sciences and Greenhouse Horticulture there.’