Promoting friendship of international students from Vietnam and support studying abroad... 12th year anniversary
Over 1,000 people including international students, graduates and embassy personnel gather on the 10th and 11th
Making memories for studying in Korea while enjoying sports festivals and cultural performances
[August 12, 2019]
<The 12th Sports Festival of Vietnamese Students in Korea was held over two days on the 10th and 11th at YU>
Vietnamese students studying in Korea gathered at one place.
The 12th Sports Festival of Vietnamese Students in Korea was held over two days on the 10th and 11th. This sports festival is held every year by the Vietnamese Student Association of Korea (VSAK) to promote friendship and support life while studying abroad among Vietnamese students, and it is celebrating its 12th anniversary this year.
This sports event, which was hosted by the YU Vietnamese Student Association (VSAYU) this year, was joined by over 1,000 people including Vietnamese students studying at 22 universities in Korea, graduates, and personnel from the Vietnamese embassy.
YU Vietnamese Student Association President Tran Van Thien (22, YU Department of Electronic Engineering, sophomore) who prepared this event said, “This is a big event where Vietnamese students studying all over Korea including Seoul, Daejeon and Busan gather, and therefore, we started making preparations three months ago.” He added, “We were able to host this event successfully because students at other universities were also willing to help. Thanks to the success of this year’s event, I think students are already looking forward to the sports festival for next year.”
This sports event that was held over two days included not only soccer, badminton and table tennis at the YU main field, indoor gymnasium and Cheonma Art Center, but also other events including chess and cultural performances. The Vietnamese students who participated in this event slept at the YU dormitory for this one-night, two-day event.
<‘12th Sports Festival of Vietnamese Students in Korea’ held at YU (Cultural Performance-Cheonma Art Center)>
YU President Sur Gil-soo said, “I am sure that studying abroad so far away from home is not an easy task. I hope that the students will be able to spend time with friends, juniors and seniors from their home country at YU and make great memories of studying abroad.” He added, “There has been a growing number of international students from Vietnam not only at YU, but all around Korea. Our university will provide utmost support so that students from Vietnam will be able to adapt to life in Korea well and focus on their studies.”
Meanwhile, there are about 600 international students from Vietnam including undergraduates, graduate school students, language program students, and exchange students at YU.
