To accelerate the internationalization process of Guangzhou Huashang College, further enhance the school's international influence, and promote the school's alignment with international advanced standards in internationalization evaluation indicators. In October 2025, the first batch of 26 international students from 13 countries including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Chad, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, Russia, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan came to China. In November, teachers and students from the same school in Bogor, Indonesia visited again to carry out the second winter camp activity. In this context, on November 12th, the "First Opening Ceremony of Guangzhou Huashang College for International Students in China and the Opening Ceremony of Indonesian Students' Winter Camp" was held grandly at the Central Library of the Guangzhou campus. The opening ceremony was presided over by Vice President Jiao Fangtai.
Cai Hong, Chairman of the Foreign Students Working Committee of the Guangdong Higher Education Association, Guo Liying, Captain of the Exit Entry Administration Bureau of the Guangzhou Public Security Bureau, Liu Qixin, Deputy Director of the Lihu Police Station in Zengcheng District, Guangzhou, the leadership team of Guangzhou Huashang College, representatives of secondary colleges, responsible persons of relevant functional departments, foreign teachers, all international students studying in China, all teachers and students of the winter camp of the same school in Bogor, Indonesia, and faculty and staff of the International College attended the opening ceremony and opening ceremony together.
President Cai Hong of the Foreign Students Working Committee of the Guangdong Higher Education Association stated in her speech that as a subsidiary of the Guangdong Higher Education Association, the committee is committed to building a platform for academic exchange, business training, and international cooperation for practitioners in related fields, promoting inter school exchanges and in-depth experience of Chinese culture among international students, and jointly assisting in the construction of the "Study in Guangdong" brand. She hopes that international students studying in China can learn happily, grow up healthily, and make good friends here. They can not only gain knowledge but also appreciate the cultural charm, and regard Guangdong as their second hometown; We also look forward to Indonesian teachers and students deeply experiencing the innovative vitality and openness of Guangdong through this trip, and choosing to study in Guangdong in the future to become excellent international students.
President Hu Jun pointed out in his speech that today is a significant day for Guangzhou Huashang College - as the school is about to celebrate its 20th anniversary development conference, it welcomes the first batch of international students studying for a bachelor's degree in China. This marks that our university's higher education has expanded from the single mode of "going out" to a two-way circular pattern of "going out" and "inviting in", and has achieved an important leap in the process of education internationalization. The arrival of international students and Indonesian teachers and students in China has strengthened our commitment to the concept of a "community with a shared future for mankind", and has also enhanced our confidence and determination to provide all students with high-quality education that integrates academic depth and cultural breadth, and endows them with rich growth experiences.
Vice President Liao Yiman elaborated on the school's emphasis on "practice and international cooperation" in his video speech, highlighting its educational characteristics and philosophy. She hopes that during their studies at Huashang, international students studying in China can not only complete their classroom studies, but also actively make friends with friends from various countries, visit unicorn companies, communicate with well-known entrepreneurs, and strive for overseas learning opportunities to participate in Sino foreign cooperation projects and industrial practice research, truly achieving diversified growth and comprehensive development on Huashang campus. She further pointed out that in the future, schools will gradually open cutting-edge majors such as artificial intelligence and big data based on the existing majors of "international business" and "Chinese language and literature", in line with the trend of the times, and strive to cultivate more high-quality talents for the intelligent era. She also sent a message to Indonesian teachers and students, looking forward to everyone experiencing firsthand how technology changes human life during the winter camp, feeling the unique charm of the integration of tradition and modernity, and welcoming them to enter the Huashang campus again as international students in the future, to innovate and explore together with students from all over the world, to unleash their dreams, and to contribute their own strength to the progress and development of human society.
Dr. Aneela Qadir, a representative of Pakistani teachers, gave a heartfelt review of the four warm years of growing up together with Huashang College in her speech. She expressed emotionally that for her, Huashang is not only a workplace, but also a spiritual home. As the teacher of "Principles of Accounting" for international students studying in China, she hopes that the classroom of international students studying in China can become a bridge for knowledge dissemination, cultural exchange, and spiritual communication. She sent a message to the freshmen: always maintain a thirst for knowledge, build a bridge of communication, and hone resilience.
Afghan international student HEKMATULLAH NAJEEB, as a student representative, shared his thoughts on studying in China. He expressed that China's outstanding educational tradition and rapid modernization development make him yearn for it. He is particularly grateful for the high-quality teaching resources and warm campus environment provided by the school, and firmly stated that he will transform what he learned in Huashang into wisdom and strength for building the motherland, in order to repay his homeland and alma mater.
Guo Ruiping, the leader teacher of the same school in Bogor, Indonesia, shared the touching scene of students reluctant to leave at the end of last year's winter camp. She especially thanked the international student leaders and teachers for their advance planning, careful design, and thoughtful arrangements for every detail from cultural experience to academic exchange, from accommodation to food arrangements. This cross-border dedication and enthusiasm made us feel the warmth of family.
Camper representative Tang Mingjie talked about his experience at last year's winter camp, which deeply made him fall in love with Chinese culture. This year, he and several classmates chose to come back without hesitation. He expressed great expectations for the winter camp activities and will obey management, unite and assist each other, actively seek advice from Chinese teachers, actively communicate with Chinese partners, strive to deeply experience Chinese culture, make more good friends, and return with a full load.
In order to remember this beautiful and precious friendship, Guangzhou Huashang University presented commemorative gold foil paintings of the 15th National Games with the characteristics of the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area to the same school in Bogor, Indonesia. We hope that both sides will jointly inherit the spirit of struggle and deepen solidarity and cooperation. The same school in Bogor, Indonesia also gifted a silver sculpture with local traditional characteristics, which features the image of an Indonesian national hero carved on it, symbolizing the enduring friendship between the two schools.
Vice President Jiao Fangtai mentioned in the hosting speech that this year marks the 20th anniversary of the school's establishment and development conference. Throughout the 20-year educational development process, the school has always regarded internationalization as one of its core goals. In internationally recognized university globalization evaluation systems, such as QS rankings, international exchange and cooperation capabilities, and the size of international students are important fundamental indicators. Today's opening ceremony is a solid step forward on our path to international education.
After the opening ceremony and opening ceremony, the leaders and guests visited the International Conference Center and Taohua Island e-commerce live streaming platform together. The guests highly praised the school's beautiful campus environment, high-end conference facilities, and close integration of industry and education practices.
The opening ceremony for international students studying in China and the winter camp for Indonesian students is not only an important milestone in the development history of our school, but also marks a historic leap from "going out" to "inviting in" in our international education, opening a new chapter of two-way empowerment and inclusive development.
