On December 14th, the "The Story of Me and Guangyi" Keynote Speech Contest was held in the Science and Technology Newspaper Hall of Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. The competition was widely participated by foreign teachers and students of all grades and majors. After layers of screening, a total of 10 players were shortlisted for the finals.
Before the official competition, Yigal Cohen, Vice President and Director General of Guangyi, expressed his heartfelt thanks to the judges, contestants and audience of this competition, and encouraged the students of Guangyi to dare to dream, do good deeds and embrace a better future.
In the competition, the contestants showed their style around the theme of the speech, from asking about the original intention of learning Xi, to sharing cross-cultural communication experience, and then extending to the road of personal growth.
Mr. Zeng Rui, Director of the Party and Government Office of Shantou University, Professor Chen Huayu of the School of Liberal Arts of Shantou University, Miki Steiner, Director of the English Course of Shantou University, Manuel Velazquez Leon, Professor of English at Canton University, and Chaim Cohn, a teacher of English at Canton University, were the judges of the competition, commenting on the competition and giving professional guidance to the contestants.
A total of 1 first prize, 2 second prizes, 3 third prizes, 4 excellence awards and 1 best typhoon award were awarded to the winners.
This competition not only provides a stage for the contestants to show themselves, but also provides an opportunity for the audience to listen and think. Through the wonderful speeches of the contestants, we felt the fun of learning Xi, the charm of cross-cultural communication and the colorful life of Guangyi, which fully presented the good spiritual outlook of teachers and students of Guangyi, and guided us to work hard and do not slack off with a high-spirited attitude.
- List of winners -
First prize. Gao Jia (Class of 2023, Chemical Engineering and Technology).
Prize. Shennan Hu (2022 majoring in Materials Science and Engineering).
Feitong Tu (2023 chemistry major).
Third. **Iram Gabriel Rochas Moreno (Teacher).
Xintong Chen (2021 Mechanical Engineering).
Haiyang Wang (2022 Materials Science and Engineering).
Award of Excellence. Ziyue Yang (Class of 2023, Chemical Engineering and Technology).
Xiaoying Ding (Class of 2023, majoring in Chemical Engineering and Technology).
Zonghan Yang (2020 Mathematics and Computer Science).
Ye Xinyuan (2022 Biotechnology and Food Engineering).
Best Typhoon Award.
Feitong Tu (2023 chemistry major).