On January 14, 2015, Brazilian Science Beyond Boarders Program summing-up session for the first semester of 2014/2015 academic year was successfully held in HUST. 13 Brazilian students and relevant staff officers from International Student Office attended this meeting.

The meeting was started with a welcome speech given by Ms. Zhao Xiaofeng, vice dean of School of International Education, and she congratulated all the students who achieved very desirable results in this semester. “I’m extremely delighted to hear that all of you have achieved great progress in all the courses you have taken, despite the fact that learning majors in Chinese are incredibly difficult for any foreign student. I am hoping you can not only achieve academic progress during your study here, but also deep love with Chinese culture and friendship with Chinese people.” At the end of her speech, Ms. Zhao wished everyone happy new year, and achieve bigger success in the future.

Mr. Lan Hanghang, admission officer of International Student Office made a presentation on current student admission from South American countries, and future scholarship opportunities for Brazilian students. Ms. Yan Wei also made a brief conclusion for this semester and provided every student with a New Year gift made from Chinese traditional elements. Batista de Oliveira Vinicius, student from School of Mechanical Science and Engineering, was awarded with the honor of Student Ambassador, for his active contribution on communicating and promoting exchange between HUST and Brazilian students. “Thanks HUST for everything. We enjoyed our first semester very much. All my teachers are being great and we had a rich and valuable experience in HUST.” Vinicius expressed himself after the meeting.  

Science Beyond Borders Program is a student studying abroad project issued by Brazilian Government in 2011. It aims at preparing talented personnel for the country by sending students aboard to further studies in world famous universities. In September 2014, HUST welcomed its first 18 students from this program and they are now doing majors in School of Energy and Power Engineering, School of Computer Science and Technology, Tongji Medical College, School of Mechanical Science and Engineering, and School of Economics.  

       1月14日下午，巴西科学无国界项目2014/2015学年第一学期总结大会在我校成功举办。13名该项目巴西学生以及留学生办公室相关负责老师参加了此次会议。

       国际教育学院副院长赵晓峰首先代表学校，祝贺同学们在本学期的专业课学习中取得了优异的成绩。“用汉语进行本科层次的专业课学习是非常不易的，同学们定是通过自身不懈的努力才取得了今天令人骄傲的成绩。我希望同学们在华科学习的这一年不仅仅能收获学业的进步，更能和中国同学结识深厚的友谊，并学习感受到中国文化的博大精深。”赵院长同时祝愿所有同学新年快乐，并在下一学期的学习中总结经验，再接再厉，力争取得更大的进步。

       留学生办公室招生负责人兰行行老师为同学们进行了我校南美洲留学生招生分布概况及奖学金政策解读。项目负责人严薇老师同时为本学期该项目做了简短的总结，并为所有同学分发了富有中国传统文化特色的新年礼物。来自我校机械科学与工程学院的欧力同学，因积极活跃推动我校和巴西学生交流，被授予“学生友好大使”荣誉称号。“感谢华中科技大学为我们安排的一切活动，所有任课老师都非常关心我们每一位巴西同学，这一切都使我们第一学期的学习充满了乐趣和意义。”欧力会后激动地说道。

    “科学无国界”是巴西政府于2011年推出的派遣留学生计划，主要是派遣在校大学生到国外知名大学学习，为巴西培养并储备人才。2014年9月，我校接收该项目第一批18名留学生，并分别在我校能源与动力工程学院、计算机科学与技术学院、同济医学院、机械科学与工程学院和经济学院等五个院系进行本科生层次的进修学习。