On November 7, the 3rd IS-Academic Forum for Outstanding International Students was held in the Lecture Hall of the University Library. Zheng Anyang, Vice President of USTB, attended the event and delivered an opening address.

Vice President Zheng addresses the forum

Vice President Zheng Anyang noted that USTB is among China’s earliest universities to host international students. Since enrolling its first Vietnamese student in 1954, the university has cultivated more than 10,000 high-calibre talents from 174 countries and regions worldwide. He highlighted that this year marks the fifth anniversary of President Xi Jinping’s important reply to all Pakistani international students at USTB. Over the past five years, the university has earnestly implemented the spirit of this important reply, stayed committed to opening-up in education, and steadily expanded its global network of partners.

He stated that the 3rd IS-Academic Forum for Outstanding International Students is built as a broad platform for international students to exchange ideas, gain insights and share experience. He encouraged students to seize this opportunity and bring new vitality to international student education in China with solid research outcomes.

In the paper review session, Professor He Shuanghui from Beijing Forestry University, Zhao Shuang from Beihang University, Zheng Ye from Beijing Institute of Technology, together with several experts from USTB, served as judges. Thirty-five international students of 25 nationalities from ten universities including Tsinghua University and Beijing Institute of Technology delivered impressive academic presentations.

Award Ceremony

After a full day of outstanding presentations, the expert judges scored the submissions based on criteria including standardization and innovation of academic reports and posters. Finally, five international students including Ashan from USTB and Shah Li from the University of International Business and Economics won the First Prize for Academic Reports. Eight students such as Majamei from Beijing Forestry University and Tan Xianshen from Beijing Language and Culture University received the Second Prize. Twelve students including Sashidu from Tsinghua University and Wenhao from Beihang University were awarded the Third Prize.

In addition, twenty-nine international students including Tan Jin from Beijing Institute of Technology and Tan Yishan from USTB won the First, Second and Third Prizes for Excellent Posters respectively.

Group photo

This forum is one of USTB’s series activities marking the fifth anniversary of implementing the spirit of President Xi Jinping’s important reply to all Pakistani international students at the university. It aims to build an innovative platform for Sino‑foreign academic exchanges for international students. International students from diverse countries fully showcased themselves during the forum. Through continuous exchanges and learning, they nurtured academic aspirations, broadened their academic horizons, presented research outcomes and sharpened their academic capabilities. The event also lifts the influence of the “Study at USTB” and IS‑Academic Forum brands to a new height.

（Photo by International Student Center）