On the afternoon of December 23, 2019 JLU “Jindou” International Student Scholarship Awarding Ceremony was held in Friendship Guesthouse of the JLU Central Campus. 43 international students from 10 countries were awarded. Jin Fengxiao, general manager of Changchun Jindou Decoration Company, Qi Zihe, general manager of Jilin Province Taide Real Estate Development Ltd., Chi Xianliang, director of JLU Alumni Liaison and Educational Fund Management Department, and Li Meihua, president of College of International Education, among other people, attended the ceremony and presented the scholarship certificates to the awardees.

President Li made an opening speech for the ceremony. She thanked wholeheartedly for the generosity of the companies and praised that their sponsorship showed their commitment to social responsibility and public welfare. It was also a measure of the companies to respond to call of “One Belt and One Road Initiative”.

In his remarks, Khan Abbas, a Pakistani student, said, “Your generosity has inspired us to help others and give back to the community. I hope again to be able to serve in some other position sometime in the future, where we might have even more of an ability to help. It is always a source of motivation for me to study hard.”

Hojo Hisami, an exchange student from Soka University Japan, said, “I am grateful for this precious chance, which will spur us to study Chinese culture. I’ve been dreaming of coming to China since I was a child. Finally, I get the chance by the time China is celebrating its 70^th birthday. This is a very meaningful time. I will return to Japan in the coming January. I am very reluctant to leave here, but I have something very important to do. I will share with my family and friends Chinese culture, customs and traditions.”

At the end of the ceremony, representatives from international students gave their Thank-you placard and autograph album to the representatives from Jindou Group.

Jindou Scholarship filled the gap for the scholarship for international students. In 3 years since it was established, 230 international students from 25 countries have been awarded, including this years’ 85 students from 14 countries. The scholarship is intended to encourage international students, who are excellent in both character and learning, to stick to and realize their dreams and give back to the society. Culture goes beyond countries and exchange promotes prosperity. College of International Education will continue to work with enterprises like Jindou Group to jointly foster international talents and promote friendship among countries.