200 International Students Attend the Opening Ceremony for New Semester

Publisher:系统管理员Date:2007-09-07Views:727


SHNU, Sep 6: Over 200 new international students (enrolled this autumn) from 20 countries attended the opening ceremony in the multi-functional hall of Jiaoyuan Building. Lu Jianfei, Vice President of SHNU, delivered a welcoming speech on behalf of the university. He hoped that the new students would learn well the old and sophisticated Chinese characters, experience the rich Chinese culture and try their best to bridge the friendship and cultures between China and other countries.
   Representatives of International College of Chinese Students (ICCS) introduced to the new students the history as well as the size of ICCS. They said that they would help international students by providing them with good learning and living conditions. Three students from America, Germany and Korea respectively spoke at the ceremony on behalf of exchange students, undergraduates and graduate students. Their fluent Chinese impressed and inspired all who were present.
  According to statistics, by now we have over 700 international students enrolled in autumn and the total number amounts to 2,000 with 10% increase compared with the number last year.