School News Network (Contributed by the School Youth League Committee Photography Yujun Wang Bingqian Yang Zhiqing Ni Wanru Zou Mengzhe Li Zihan)2017年4月27On the 13th, the "Youth Messenger on the Silk Road" - the 8th International Cultural Festival of the University of International Business and Economics grandly opened in the square in front of the Chengxin Building of our school. This International Cultural FestivalCo-organized by the Foreign Affairs Office of the Beijing Municipal People’s Government and the University of International Business and Economics，With the "Belt and Road Youth Action" as the program, we call on young students to bravely take on the important tasks of the Silk Road construction of the times and contribute to mutual learning and win-win cooperation among countries around the world. The cultural festival consists of four parts: the opening ceremony, the international summit forum, the international youth elite competition, and the international colorful Huiyuan,From Fiji, Georgia, Greece, Jordan, Laos, Oman, Suriname, Yemen, etc.60Envoys from more than one country and region,Beijing city leaders and guests from all walks of life were invited to attend, and gathered in Huiyuan with Chinese and foreign students from the University of International Trade to enjoy the cultural feast.
The whole school celebrates Grand opening
14, the opening ceremony of the 8th International Cultural Festival of the University of International Business and Economics kicked off in the square in front of the Chengxin Building of our school. The opening ceremony consists of four parts: w88 online casino bettingspeeches by leading guests, launching ceremony, ambassador's wish list, and artistic performance.
After the wonderful opening dance performance and video screening, President Wang Jiaqiong of the University of International Business and Economics, Ms. Xie Yue, Director of the Foreign Affairs Department of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Beijing Municipal People's Government, and the Ambassador of Georgia took the stage to deliver speeches. Vice President Zhao Zhongxiu of our school served as the host. .WelcomeChinese and foreign alumni, distinguished guests at home and abroad, and new and old friends from all over the world gathered in Huiyuan. He said that the International Culture Festival is a grand event for exchanges between Chinese students and international students; it is a platform for civil organizations from various countries and regions around the world to enhance understanding, discuss and cooperate.2010, it has become a dazzling business card of the international education features of the University of Trade and Economic Cooperation. In the past four years, the University of International Business and Economics has been committed to advocating for young people to speak out for the Belt and Road Initiative and guiding young people to take action along the Belt and Road Initiative.2015Jointly established the Chinese University Student “Belt and Road” Collaborative Development Action Center, with youth action, youth exchange, and youth research as the core, to comprehensively support the “Belt and Road Youth Action”. In the past two years, the “Silk Road New World Youthful Chinese Dream” national summer social practice brand activity has attracted a total of 100 people from all over the country24Including Tsinghua University, Renmin University, Nankai University, Fudan University, Hainan University, Tongji University, Xi'an Jiaotong University400Multiple universities,12000More than 10 young people have participated in serving the Belt and Road construction in five aspects including unimpeded trade, currency circulation, people-to-people connectivity, mass entrepreneurship and innovation drive, and targeted poverty alleviation. President Wang Jiaqiong hopes to take this International Culture Festival as an opportunity to build a platform for mutual learning and friendly exchanges for Chinese and foreign students at HKUST.
The ambassador’s wish list is a new highlight of this International w88 casinoCulture Festival. Ambassadors invited to participate in the International Culture Festival write down their wishes in advance, which will be compiled into a wish list by a dedicated person and announced at the opening ceremony. These wishes will be fulfilled by our students.
The opening ceremony progressed to the stage of artistic performances. Chinese-style performances such as ethnic dances, martial arts, and Peking opera face-changing, as well as programs showing the cultural customs of various countries, were performed one after another, which was constantly exciting. The opening ceremony lasted nearly3Hours later, the enthusiasm on and off the stage remained undiminished. Finally, a song "" performed by Chinese and foreign studentsTogether》 brought an end to the opening ceremony performance and pushed the atmosphere to the first small climax of the day.
Cultural Customs Silk Road World
At the parade and party after the opening ceremony, from28countries50International students formed a parade and celebration team. The students dressed in their own ethnic and national costumes marched while singing and dancing, fully displaying the cultural customs of the five continents.
This year’s International Culture Festival has three exhibition areas: “Revisiting the Silk Road”, “Viewing the World” and “Charming Chinese Style”, totaling67Country and regional booths. "Revisiting the Silk Road" total37With a single booth, this exhibition uniquely arranges the countries according to the footprints of the ancient Silk Road, connecting countries and regions along the Belt and Road. “Overview of the World” includes European countries, African countries, island countries, Latin America and the Caribbean and other countries and regions that are not along the Belt and Road.
A gathering of elites for exchange and dialogue
Professors and outstanding student representatives of our school meet with the Ambassador of Georgia to China, the Ambassador of Yemen to China, the Ambassador of Chile to China, the Ambassador of Fiji to China, etc.28The Chinese envoys had afternoon tea together and had an exchange and dialogue on win-win cooperation among countries along the Belt and Road in the context of the “One Belt, One Road” initiative. The conference is divided into three agendas: opening, video Q&A, and questions.
Rhythm Huiyuan sings the world
The 12th Beijing Minority Language Song Contest kicked off in the square in front of Chengxin Building. This year's minority w88 online casino bettinglanguage song competition further highlighted its international features, and a large number of international students actively participated in it.The final not only adopts a new competition format, but alsoIntegrated into the international folk song culture.
On the stage, contestants from all over the world performed to their heart’s content and sang with international voices; the crowd in the audience was excited and cheering. Multiculturalism blends in the melody, and exotic customs fill Huiyuan.
Colorful exhibitions of national customs, cultural performances with frequent highlights, afternoon tea for envoys focusing on current affairs, and a vibrant song contest in minority languages, the opening ceremony was full of exciting activities. Music and dance, food and wine, tradition and modernity, East and West, various elements are intertwined and collided in this cultural feast.The international summit forum section consists of five lectures in two parts: the International Culture Festival series of high-end forums and the Huiyuan Belt and Road Lecture Hall. The International Culture Festival series of high-end forums focus on nation-states, multi-ethnic countries and the democratic political construction of China. To hold lectures, the Huiyuan Belt and Road Lecture Hall specially invited the Ambassador of Georgia, the Ambassador of Djibouti, and officials from the Cultural Affairs Office of the U.S. Embassy to our school to give lectures.
The International Cultural Festival is a well-known brand activity of our school in the society, and it is also a stage to showcase the youthful style and vitality of our school’s Chinese and foreign students. Our school will continue to respond to the “Belt and Road” initiative, and always insist on taking internationalization as the foundation of the school, the source of its characteristics, and the basis of its development, cultivate outstanding talents with solid international competitiveness for the society, and output high-quality “
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