2019 2nd semester welcome ceremony for new international students

  Busan University of Foreign Studies held a Welcome Ceremony for Freshman of 2019 Second semester” during 9th September at Mano Auditorium.

 The welcoming ceremony was attended by President Jung Gi-young, Vice president Huang Gwi-yeon, Dean of International Affairs Han Kang-woo, Professor of International Studies Cho Wi-soo, and Professor Yasuhiro Sakawa of Kinki University in Japan and 484 newly enrolled foreign students.

  A total of 484 foreign students, including 54 Korean language program students, 355 undergraduate students, and 75 graduate students, are studying in the second semester of the 2019 academic year, up from 1,333 in the same semester last year (157 short-term trainees). Major countries of new students are the United States, France, Canada, Azerbaijan, Italy, Malaysia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Japan, Vietnam and Russia, the total 18 major countries.

  The one-hour event was divided into two parts, In the first part, the public relations video clips of schools were shown and a welcoming performance was performed by Japanese students' team and Vietnamese students' team. After that, International Student Association(ISA) was introduced. The second part was followed by a congratulatory speech by President Jung Gi-young and another welcoming performance by a team of Chinese students. Coming next is the entrance and greetings taken part by new students from each country. During the event, various household items such as cosmetics and kitchenware which are needed for studying in Korea were given out by lucky draw.


[출처][국제교류팀] 18개국 484명 신입 외국인 유학생 환영식 개최