15
SPOTLIGHT
NOV 2016
UMP
大學廣場
Encounters
with
Diverse
Cultures
on
Campus
To widen students
´
international exposure and to promote cultural integration
on campus, the Incoming Students Section (ISS) of the Office of Student
Affairs has organized a series of cultural activities for the new academic year.
Students from various regions/ countries dressed up in their folk costumes and performed
an exotic catwalk show. During the banquet, Mr. Vivek Mahbubani, the most famed local
stand-up comedy artist of Indian descent, gave an insightful comedy show on the theme
of
“
Encountering Cultures
”
and won a full hall of applause.
Welcoming Dinner - International Night
As one of the grandest cultural events in the year, the
“
Welcoming Dinner - International
Night
”
received more than 500 enrollments, local and non-local, undergraduate and
postgraduate, from Asia, Europe, North America, Africa and Oceania.
Mr. Vivek Mahbubani
Students from more than 25 countries attended the banquet
Guests toasting with the company of students in colorful folk costumes
Tomi Alexander Tombokan (IBBA/ Year 3)
My Indonesian and Chinese friends who
also attended had a positive response
to the event. We enjoyed the chance
to be able to meet people we did not
normally meet such as professors
and postgraduate students. One of
my friends also told me that she was
surprised by the cultural diversity of
CUHK.
Mei Cheng (Psychology/ Year 2)
It was a fun night with a rich blend of
cultures, in which I was able to meet new
friends from all over the world and see
the folk costumes from different countries
in one go! Although I might not be able
to understand the cultures of these
countries deeply within just a few hours,
it was still nice to interact with different
people at the event.
