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In as m uch as th e re are m ore ne gative s and h urd le s to m e ntion, 2016 w as q uite an intriguing
e x pe rie nce .I ow e e ve ryob je ctive w e h ave ach ie ve d to m yfe llow e xe cutive com m itte e
m e m b e rs .
Se cond s e m e s te r w as k ick e d off
o b yth e Inte rnationalF e s tivalpre parations , w ith th e h e lp of
active A lum ni w e m anage d to partne r w ith UJ C onfucius Ins titute ( UJC I) . In pre paring for th e
fe s tival, th e s ocie tyh e lpe d UJC I w ith pre s e nting th e ir culture and in turn w e s e cure d fund ing
fo r m os t of our m ajor e xpe ns e s and th at gave us a b e tte r e ntryto th e annualcom pe titions . In
ad d ition w e als o partne re d w ith th e C ongole s e Stud e nts in organis ing a joint partyafte r th e
inte rnationalF e s tival.
In ge ne ralth e Socie tyh as m anage d to forge
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m ultiple partne rs h ips in 2016 includ ing a partne rs h ip w ith th e C ivils C lub at th e E ngine e ring Balle arlyth is N ove m b e r. W e als o aim to forge
m ore partne rs h ips as w e ge t into 2017 th at w illd e finite lye nab le us to e xpand and re ach targe ts /ob je ctive s .
W e h ave d e cid e d to m aintain th e culture of form allye ngaging w ith th e alum ni as curre nt
m e m b e rs as w e llas th e m e m b e rs of s taff and oth e r inte rnaland e xte rnalorganis ations in th e
fo rm of a d inne r. W ith th e alum ni m e m b e rs pre s e nt, w e can e ncourag e and ack now le d ge th e m for active participation in our activitie s
th rough out th e ye ar.
F or th e future , our m ajor aim to incre as e th e activityand e xpand th e
Socie ty, s trive to cate r for alm os t e ve ryone inte re s te d in le arning
our culture . Th e introd uction of cate gorie s b as icallye nab le s
m e m b e rs to b e s igne d up in are as of inte re s ts th e s e includ e , acad e m ics ,s ports , m ark e ting,e ve nts and outre ach .
W e anticipate th is not to onlyb uild th e s ocie tyb ut facilitate a
platform for ch aracte r d e ve lopm e nt.
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