“Easy” is the word Ahmed Mohamed Fouad Yousif uses most to describe his everyday life and work in Guangzhou.
Yousif is one of the four Egyptian postdoctoral researchers in the Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
He came to Guangzhou in 2015. As a foreigner, Yousif also felt anxious about how difficult it might be to live in the city with his dietary requirements and faith. “However, Guangzhou quickly made me feel at home”, he said.
Support for research
The chance to undertake interesting research is another reason driving Yousif to relocate in Guangdong.
Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences is one of the best places for Yousif to study laying ducks. Yousif’s postdoctoral research has established the nutrient requirements of laying ducks and duck breeders.
The hot weather in Guangdong means animals here often suffer from high ambient temperatures(heat stress). Hence, Yousif’s research aims to alleviate the negative effect of heat stress on laying performance, egg quality, immunity and fertility in laying ducks through adding some novel ingredients to the bird’s diets.
In Guangdong, duck egg yolk is one of the main ingredients in Cantonese-style mooncake. This study will help to improve the quality of related duck-egg products.

Yousif in the presentation of his postdoctoral research.

During his postdoctoral research, he published 10 papers including 7 Science Citation Index (SCI) such as 《British Poultry Science》.
“All the things you need for that (research), Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences has and makes it available to you,” said Yousif.
The research team provided their help on the whole process of application before he came, such as registering, visa. The team also assisted him to conduct the animal and lab work.
In regards to living arrangements, the Academy offers great treatment and subsidies to supporting Yousif and his family’s lives here.
For foreign postdoctoral researchers, the Academy and institute will respectively provide 40,000 yuan per person per year over 2 years. Social insurance and an apartment are also offered, and children's school enrollment will be taken care of.
According to Yousif, by the help and guidance of his supervisor Dr. Zheng Chuntian, he has learned and gained a great deal during the two-year research program.
Now, he is taking on another postdoctoral research project and will stay in the province.
I like, I like I like, I like Guangdong
The way Yousif sees it, many foreigners are attracted to the province because almost everything is available here.
For instance, mint is one of Yousif’s favorite food, and he says it is relatively hard to come by in his home country, Egypt. But in Guangzhou, mint is very easy to buy.

Yousif and his family in Guangdong.

“Guangzhou in my mind, is a modern, vibrant and multicultural city in which to study, work and live,”said Yousif, “I like making friends with the locals.”
It seems to Yousif, the residents here are very kind and helpful, they will lend a hand if you’re in trouble. He went on to mention how optimistic and happy people seem. They love life with and are full of smiles.
The province makes it relatively easy for foreign experts to live there.
“Last time when I went to have a medical physical examination, I need to book one week in advance. But now I can just go on the day ” he said.
“I like, I like, I like, I like Guangdong,” and I can say in Chinese “我喜歡廣東”, Yousif showed his love for the province again in the end of the interview.
He believes the province will maintain its current development, “next year you will find the province to be better than now,” said Yousif.
Background:
Established in 1952, the Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, focuses on the research and development of animal genetics and breeding, animal nutrition and feed science, etc.
It is currently home to 6 postdoctoral researchers, four of whom are from Egypt.
By introducing foreign postdoctoral fellows, it helps to bring cutting-edge scientific research technology, to solve scientific research problems, and promote international cooperation and exchange.

原文鏈接：http://www.newsgd.com/news/2018-08/29/content_183102370.htm

全文翻譯如下：

當Ahmed Mohamed Fouad Yousif描繪他在廣東的生活和工作時，他提到最多的就是“便利”。
Yousif是廣東農業科學院動物科學研究所在站的四名埃及博士後之一。
他2015年來到廣州。身為一名有著不同信仰和飲食習慣的外國人，他起初對在這裏的生活感到焦慮。“然而，我在廣州很快就感到賓至如歸，”他說。

在粵研究獲得大力支持
Yousif來廣東的另一個原因是有機會從事他感興趣的研究。在他看來，廣東農業科學院動物科學研究所是研究蛋鴨的理想聖地。他的研究為蛋鴨氨基酸營養需要量的建立提供了科學數據。
廣東的酷熱天氣意味著這裏的動物經常得忍受高溫帶來的不良影響。因此，Yousif的研究目的是通過在飼料中添加新型營養成分，減輕高溫對蛋鴨繁育、鴨蛋質量、蛋鴨免疫和生育率方麵的負麵影響。
鴨蛋黃是廣式月餅的主要材料之一。這項研究將促進改善與鴨蛋有關的產品質量。
在Yousif在站研究期間，他以第一作者發表了10篇學術論文，其中有7篇被《科學引文索引》（SCI）下的刊物收錄，如《英國家禽科學》（British Poultry Science）。
“我研究所需要的條件，廣東農業科學院應有盡有。”Yousif說。
比如在他來廣東之前，相關團隊就幫忙處理了整個申請程序，包括注冊和簽證。此外，他們也在平時的動物實驗上提供了幫助。
至於生活方麵，農科院給Yousif和他的家人在這裏的生活提供了不錯的住宿和補貼。
例如，主管部門必威betways 配套每年4萬，研究所配套每年4萬，對外籍博士後資助2年。此外，他們還為博士後繳納相關社會保險，並且提供博士後公寓，解決未成年子女的入學問題等。
Yousif表示，經過導師鄭春田研究員的指導和幫助，在兩年的博士後研究中，他學到了很多，獲益匪淺。現在，他正在參與另一項課題研究，並會繼續留在廣東。

“我非常非常非常喜歡廣東”
在Yousif看來，許多外國人被吸引到廣東，是因為這裏幾乎應有盡有。
比如，Yousif最喜歡的食物之一，薄荷，在他的祖國埃及都很難買到，而在廣州卻很容易。
“廣州在我心目中是一個現代、富有生機、多元的城市”，Yousif說，“我喜歡跟當地人交朋友。”
對Yousif來說，當地人十分友善、樂於助人。在他看來，這裏的人們十分樂觀、快樂。他們熱愛生活，臉上充滿笑容。
對外國專家而言，在廣東生活也更加便利。“我上次去體檢的時候，我得提前一周預定。但現在我當天就可以去完成體檢。”他說。
“我非常非常非常喜歡廣東，我也能用中文說‘我喜歡廣東’。”在采訪結束的時候，Yousif再次表達了他對廣東的熱愛。他相信廣東將繼續發展下去。“明年廣東一定會更好。”他說。

關於必威betways 動物科學研究所
必威betways 動物科學研究所（原畜牧研究所）創建於1952年，主要從事畜禽遺傳育種、動物營養與飼料科學、生態養殖與環境控製、水產科學、草食動物與草業研究與開發。
目前，其在站博士後共6人，4人為外籍人員，皆為埃及國籍。
據介紹，通過引進外籍博士後，能夠學習國際前沿科研技術，協力攻破科研難題，優勢互補，推進國際合作交流。