Ambassador Zhang Xinsen first delivered a speech and congratulated the winners. Ambassador Zhang said that foreign students who came to Korea at their own expense overcame various difficulties such as language barriers and different cultural habits, and made gratifying achievements in their respective disciplines and won the national scholarship for self-funded international students, which is the greatest recognition of their efforts by the state.
Ambassador Zhang said that we are about to usher in the 90th anniversary of the founding of New China. Over the past 90 years, our party has led the people of all ethnic groups throughout the country to struggle hard, won great victories in the new-democratic revolution and socialist construction, and is working hard to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. What is this year? Twelfth Five-Year Plan? The first year of planning. In the coming period, science and technology are the key, talents are the core and education is the foundation to promote steady and rapid economic and social development and realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. This year also marks the19th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and South China. The sustained and rapid development of China-ROK relations provides Korean students with a broad space to display their talents and an important opportunity to make great achievements.
Ambassador Zhang specially urged the students to study the spirit of the speech delivered at the centenary celebration of Tsinghua, keep in mind the three hopes put forward by the secretary for young students, and closely combine cultural knowledge learning with ideological and moral cultivation, innovative thinking with social practice, and all-round development with personality development. He encouraged his classmates to study hard, study hard, closely link their personal future with the destiny of the motherland, and become all-round compound talents. I hope that you will care about the motherland abroad, make suggestions for the construction of the motherland, and contribute to the promotion of friendly cooperation between China and South Korea.
Counselor Ai Hongge briefed the delegates? National Excellent Scholarship for Self-funded International Students? Project selection procedures and awards. He said that since its implementation in 2003, more than 2,400 outstanding overseas students have won awards. In 20 10, the number of winners reached 506, including self-funded international students 14. He hoped that the students would bear in mind Ambassador Zhang's entrustment, study hard, become participants in Sino-foreign exchanges, promote the development of China-ROK relations and contribute to the construction of the motherland.
Speech by Jin Chengzhu, Director of the International Bureau of the Korean Ministry of Education. He thanked the China Embassy for its kind invitation, and said that the beneficial achievements made by self-funded international students in China are inseparable from their attitude of studying hard and assiduously. I wish the award-winning students make persistent efforts and create new achievements. He emphasized that studying in South China is the basis for the continuous development of ROK-China relations. In the future, the Korean government will further strengthen the relevant work for China students, create a better learning environment for them, and make joint efforts with China to promote the continuous development of educational exchanges and cooperation between the two countries.
Professor Cao from East Asia University of Korea congratulated the winners. He is extremely proud that his students can win this award. He said that he would pay more attention to educational exchanges and cooperation between South Korea and China, give more care and guidance to students' after-school life and scientific research work, and strive to train more outstanding Korean disciples to contribute to educational exchanges between the two countries.
Finally, the representatives of the international students who won the prize delivered their acceptance speeches, thanking the Party and the government for their concern for the international students and the help and support of the China Embassy. Everyone said that they should work harder, study hard, return to China as soon as possible, give full play to their professional advantages, serve the construction and development of the motherland, and play a positive role in the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.