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A party was held to welcome international students admitted to Hokkaido University in or after April 2009 and to celebrate those who completed their studies or research programs in March 2010 before returning to their home countries. The get-together, hosted by the university president, took place at the Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo on February 12. The event was attended by 400 people including international students, representatives of foreign diplomatic missions in Sapporo and organizations providing support for international students, and the university deans, supervisory instructors and members of international student-related committees. The party began with an address by President Hiroshi Saeki, followed by a speech on behalf of the guests by Consul General Sheng-Cai Hu from the Chinese Consulate-General in Sapporo. Next, Matkadyrova Albina from Kirghiz Republic (a freshman in the Japanese Language and Culture Studies Course) and Heyung-Jik Lee from Korea (a graduate from the Graduate School of Economics and Business Administration) made speeches in Japanese. After the speeches by the representative students, Prof. Ichiro Uyeda, Dean of the Research Faculty of Agriculture, made a toast, which was followed by friendly interaction among the guests at the party. The party was brought to a successful close with some words of encouragement and a toast by Takeo Hondoh, Vice-president and Director of the International Student Center.
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