Chinese Consul attends Chinese Student and Scholar’s day
Mon, 17 Oct 2016 13:57:00 BST
The Consul and Head of the Education Section Mr Wang Ying was welcomed to the Chinese Fresher’s celebration
► Pictured cutting the cake are (l-r) Dr Zhen Tong, Huddersfield's President of the Chinese Student and Scholar’s Association with Pro Vice-Chancellor, International, Dave Taylor and the Consul and Head of Education Section, Mr Wang Ying.
THE University of Huddersfield was transformed into an Eastern Delight when Chinese Fresher’s celebrated their national day with an evening packed full of entertainment. Three Chinese VIPs from the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in Manchester were also in attendance.
The guests included Mr Wang Ying, the Consul and Head of the Education Section, along with his wife, Mrs Li Hongwen and the Vice-Consul of the Education section Mr Pan Jun. They came along after kindly accepting an invitation from the President of the Chinese Student and Scholar’s Association Huddersfield (CSSA-HUD) and member of staff, Dr Zhen Tong.
“We were honoured to receive Mr Wang Ying and guests to the celebrations,” said Dr Tong, who works in the University’s Centre for Precision Technologies. “They stayed for the entire evening, which was brilliant.”
Over three hundred people enjoyed performances with violins, flutes and piano, as well as watching students sing and dance.
Towards the end of the evening speeches were given and Mr Wang Ying told all the Huddersfield students how proud he was of them and offered the new students his best wishes and told them to enjoy their time at Huddersfield.
To conclude the evening the Chinese Society welcomed members from many of the other University International Student Societies who joined them on stage for a fashion show.
The University currently has over 1,000 Chinese students and since the opening of its three China offices in the last four years, is fast becoming the first overseas choice for a growing numbers of Chinese students.
The Head Office is situated in Beijing with two regional offices in Shanghai and Guangzhou. They work closely with over fifty quality institutional partners in China to help make sure the recruitment process for prospective students runs smoothly.
Welcoming the VIP guests were the University’s Pro-Vice Chancellor, International, Professor Dave Taylor, and the Director of International Development, Andrew Mandebura.
One of the CSSA-HUD students created a special birthday cake to celebrate the University’s 175th anniversary and it was cut by Dr Wang Ying and Dr Zhen Tong.
