GDUFS Holds Campus Asia Commencement Ceremony

On the morning of 17th January, the Campus Asia commencement ceremony was held at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies. Ms. Chen Yinhui, Deputy Director-General of the Department of International Cooperation and Exchange from the Ministry of Education, China; Mr. Meize Zhangma, Deputy Secretary-General of Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat; Hu Zhengmin, Deputy Inspector of Department of Education of Guangdong Province; President Zhong Weihe of GDUFS; President Jitian Meixifu of Ritsumeikan University, and President Zhang Jiguo of Dongseo University attended the ceremony and gave speeches, in which they all expressed their congratulations to the students and teachers, as well as their best wishes to this program. “I hope that graduates of this program will bring their talents into full play.” President Zhong said.

Campus Asia, short for Collective Action of Mobility Program of University Students, was supported by the three governments of China, Japan and Korea, with the aim to promote the communication and cooperation of the three countries’ universities.

President Zhong delivering speeches

After the speeches, President Zhong Weihe, President Jitian Meixifu and Presient Zhang Jiguo signed the Agreement of the Normalization of Campus Asia, which will greatly facilitate the communication and cooperation of the three countries. It also means more and more students will join in this program. After the signing ceremony, the presidents exchanged gifts. And they awarded 30 graduates diplomas. Professor Li Yuanfang of Dongseo University, leader of Campus Asia, demonstrated the achievements of this program. He said that Campus Asia had gained great attention from the three governments. Three graduate representatives also made reports showcasing their gains and progress in this program. They also said they had learnt a lot, not only languages but also different cultures and customs. What’s more, they could better understand the differences among the three countries by studying and living with students from different countries.

The three presidents signing the Agreement of the Normalization of Campus Asia

During a short break, we interviewed Wang Yuling, a student of GDUFS and a part of Campus Asia. Her major was Japanese. She had studied and worked in Japan. She told us that the pressure of study was hard because of the short time span of study and large quantity of knowledge required to learn. Also, she expressed that Japanese culture and Chinese culture had much in common, and students had similarities in their characteristics. So, it was not that difficult to understand each other. She had worked in a video game company, where her job was helping to generalize games. She believed that these experiences could be a big help for her development in the future.

Campus Asia was established to cultivate elites who learn the three cultures well. With the improvement of this program, more excellent students joining into it, the communication and cooperation among the three countries can make a bigger stride in the future.

Chinese Report:  “亚洲校园”首届学生结业 今年始常态化运营