The first batch of European Students' Chinese Language and Culture Group Welcome Ceremony was held in Academic Exchange Center on February 27, 2018. This is the first international students group to study in SSPU in 2018. It consists of 28 international students, including 26 from Belgium, 1 from Spain and 1 from Chile. They will have a two-week intensive Chinese language and culture study in SSPU and will attend two lectures about international business. In addition, they will attend Lantern Festival activities on March 2 and take HSK Chinese proficiency test on May 19. Professor Meng Zhaoshang, Dean of School of International Exchange (Director of Office of International Student Affairs), all the teachers, group leaders and all the students attended the welcome ceremony.