In the evening of December 28,2017, 2018 HUST New Year Gala for Chinese and International Students was held in the lecture hall of the School of Management. More than 500 international students from around 100 countries gathered to celebrate the New Year. Prof. Zhan Yiqing, the vice president of HUST, addressed the gala.
The gala was divided into three chapters: “OUTLOOK: BRAVE NEW WORLD””EXPLORE: SPLENDID ETHNIC TOUR” and “TREATURE: LIFELONG BONDS OF HUSTers”. Lightened up with the passionate performance of the Chinese student band, the gala was followed with a spectacular solo dance by an international student from Zambia. Traditional dances performed by students from Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Poland, Nepal, Vietnam, Pakistan, Cambodia and Mongolia as well as modern dances performed by Korean and Bahamian students made the audience immersed in the international style shows.
Besides the international style performances, a piece of Chinese folk music ensemble performed by traditional Chinese musical instruments entranced the audience. Finally, the gala came to an end withDespacito sung by Chinese and international students.
2018 HUST New Year Gala for Chinese and International Students was sponsored by the School of International Education, HUST and organized by Students International Communication Association (SICA). 50 representatives from 25 divisions and schools as well as 10 companies were invited to attend the gala. It is reported that 4049 international students from 155 countries studied at HUST in the year of 2017. The New Year Gala not only provided international students with a stage to demonstrate themselves and their own culture, but also promoted exchanges between Chinese and international students and therefore enhanced the international atmosphere of HUST.
中外学生新年晚会：齐聚华中大，共享喻园情
12月28日晚19:00，一年一度的“世界风，喻园情——华中科技大学2018年中外学生新年晚会 ”在管理学院报告厅盛大开演，来自全球100多个国家的500余名国际学生相聚华中大，载歌载舞喜迎新年。校总会计师湛毅青教授出席晚会并致辞。
晚会分三个篇章，分别是“展望：美丽新世界”“探索：灿烂民族风”和“珍惜：世界喻园情”。中国学生乐队的演奏和赞比亚小伙儿的独舞一上场，将晚会气氛熊熊点燃。斯里兰卡、印度尼西亚、波兰、尼泊尔、越南、巴基斯坦、柬埔寨、蒙古等国的传统舞蹈和韩国、巴哈马的热舞让观众感受到了浓浓的国际风。
除了自带“国际范儿”的各国节目，中国传统乐器合奏吹出了别样的中国风。一曲悠扬的《江南早春》，让中外观众听的如痴如醉。晚会最后，一首由中外学生联袂演唱的《Despacito》，在全场观众的欢呼声中绕梁不绝。
中外学生新年晚会由华中科技大学国际教育学院主办，学生国际交流协会（SICA）承办。来自学校职能部门、直附属单位和院系的32名嘉宾以及中国联通等10家企业代表受邀出席晚会。2017年，155个国家的4049名国际学生来校学习交流。新年晚会不仅为国际学生提供了展示自我和本国文化的舞台，而且更好地促进了中外学生交流，增强了学校国际化的氛围。
撰稿/翻译：叶姿怡
摄影：孙静萱 SHARIFUL ISLAM（孟加拉国） 尹新林
英文校译：陈曦
编辑/图片处理：尹新林
