GDUFSer Won First Prize in “Trophée des Talents Chine 2018”

The French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in China (CCI France Chine), in partnership with French Embassy in China; ESSEC Business School; Valeo China, and Agence universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF), held the sixth edition of “Trophée des Talents Chine 2018” in Canton on Tuesday, September 18^th 2018, at Sofitel Guangzhou Sunrich Hotel.

The first prize went to Jiawei YANG

Jiawei YANG, from the French major of the Faculty of European Languages and Cultures at GDUFS, won the first prize and AUF Special Award, along with a bonus of 15,000 yuan in total.

Jiawei YANG elaborating own perceptions of research in the final

“Trophée des Talents Chine 2018” is a competition dedicated to Chinese students following Sino-French majors, in order to make those younger generations aware of tomorrow’s challenges. The aim is twofold: to highlight and encourage Sino-French sections, and support linkages between the business world and the education. Specially, the AUF Special Award was newly added to reward the most innovative and talented of competitors. This year’s topic was: “Car-sharing, a chance or a threat to auto industry?”.

Laureates, judges, and guests

The awards ceremony took place during the Membership Annual Cocktail organized by the CCI France Chine. The event gathered over 150 persons, including Ms. Lijun ZHOU, Representative of Consulate of France in Guangzhou; Mr. M. TRINH Van Minh, Representative of AUF; Mr. Yi LU, Vice President of CCI France Chine; Ms. Jialing WEI, General Manager of CCI France Chine. Jianru YE, Dean of French major of the Faculty of European Languages and Cultures, also attended the ceremony, and was interviewed as the guidance counselor of the champion.

Attached list of Laureates:

NO.1 Guangdong University of Foreign Studies Jiawei YANG

NO.2 Hohai University Jiankun HAN

NO.3 China Foreign Affairs University Jingyang HUANG