In the afternoon of April 23rd, 2015, International Students Art Troupe, International Students Association and International Students Friendship Volunteer Association were established and gave a performance in the Lecture Hall of Hanban’s base in Northeast China, Central Campus of Jilin University. It was attended by Professor Liu Debin, President Assistant and Dean of School of International and Public Affairs and relevant personnel in charge from such departments as Youth League Committee, Department of Student’s Affairs, Division of International Relations, International Exchange & Service Center, School of International Chinese Language Education, School of International and Public Affairs and College of International Education. The event was hosted by an Indian student studying in Norman Bethune Health Science Center and Yang Di, a student from College of Foreign Languages.
In the ceremony, the list of main members of International Students Art Troupe, Association and Friendship Volunteer Association was first announced. Then, letters of appointment to personnel in charge in each organization were granted. Russian student Iatcyna Valentina, head of the art troupe, Mali student Diarra Ibrahima, deputy head of the International Students Association, and South Korean student Choi Jin Woo, head of Friendship Volunteer Association, spoke on behalf of their organization. They all believed that the establishment of these international students clubs not only allowed international students to demonstrate their talents and their own culture but also gave Chinese and international students more opportunities for exchanges and mutual learning, which would help international students to fit in in the university and in the Chinese society. They promised to actively participate in all kinds of cultural and sports events in the university so as to diversify campus culture and make the university more internationalized.
After that Professor Liu Debin delivered his speech. He offered congratulations on the establishment of these international students organizations and spoke positively of them, saying that these organizations composed of both Chinese and international students would facilitate more activities to be held for them, become exchange platforms for Chinese and international students and accelerate the internationalization pace of Jilin University.
After the establishment ceremony, 32 international students from 14 countries such as Russia, South Korea and Vietnam presented a wonderful performance. The spirited opening aerobics performance “Bright Youth Time” showed the vigor and beauty of students as well as their enthusiasm and charm. The song “Zhen’ai yongyuan” were sang in Chinese, English, Russian and Vietnamese languages together; the singers, despite their differences in language and culture, shared the same passion and dream. South Korean dance “I Am the Best” pushed the atmosphere to a climax and won many rounds of applause. Xiangsheng performance (Chinese crosstalk) “This Is Not My Fault” made everyone laugh. The brilliant B-Box performance presented by South Korean students made the atmosphere increasingly lively. The performance ended with folk music presented by a Japanese student playing the hulusi (cucurbit flute) and the Flute and Xiao (Chinese vertical flute) Association.
International Students Art Troupe, Association and Friendship Volunteer Association are new associations in Jilin University. They will become organizations representative of international students in the university and be genuinely accepted by them. The three association will strive to serve international students in the most thoughtful way possible so that international students can have the same living and study experience as the Chinese students. The three associations will cooperate with and complement each other for common development; they will seek to build themselves into brands of international students associations and become an important exchange platform for Chinese and international students.
