Goodafternoonladiesandgentlemen!Firstletmeintroducemyself.MynameisMina,astudentfromNanjingAuditUniversity.I'mhonoredtohavethisopportunitytowelcomedearguestsfromSkemaBusinessSchool.Anoldchinesesayingmayexpressourhospitality:“Herecomefriendsafar,exceedinglyhowhappyweare!”Yourvisitmakesourcampusfulloffragranceandpassiondespiteoftheextremelycoldweather.ThisalsomarksthefriendshipbetweenSkemaBusinessSchoolandNanjingAuditUniversityisjustlikeashipwhichisadvancingthroughthehugewavesandwinds.ThecommunicationwillpromotetheInternationalizationprocessbetweenthetwoschools.Therefore,pleaseallowmetoexpressthesinceregreetingsandwarmwelcometoourhonorableguestsonbehalfofalltheteachersandstudentsofourschool.Toallofyouwhojustarriveatourschool,Iknowtherearealotofthingsnewtoyou.Youmaybeexcited,maybeamazedbythedifferencesandevenabitconfused.Itistotallyunderstandableandexpected.Butthereisonethingwewantyoutoknowthatyouareallwelcomedherewithwarmarmsandhearts!Thereisnodoubtwearetotallytwodifferentculturesandtherearealotsofdifferences.However,thefactthatyouaresittingheretodaytellsusthatyouarewillingtotakeinitiativestolearnmoreaboutourschools,ourcountryandourculture.Asweallknow,cultureisnotwhatrunsinyourblood,buthowyouparticipate.SinceyouhavelivedinSuzhouforalongtime,IsupposethatyouarefamiliarwithNanjingtosomedegree.LocatedintheeasternpartofChina,NanjingisthecapitalofJiangsuProvincewhichisdevelopedineconomyandanimportantcentralcityonthemiddleandlowerreachesoftheYangtzeRiver.Nowadays,Nanjinghasdevelopedintoamultiple-producingindustrialbaseineasternChina,animportanthuboftransportationandcommunicationcenter.Nanjingisveryrichinnaturalandartificiallandscapes.Itisoneofthefirst24well-knownhistoricandculturalcitiesannouncedbythestate.Dr.SunYat-Sen'sMausoleum,theMingTomb,theancientcitywallofNanjing,thestonecarvingsofSouthernTangDynasty,theRainFlowerTerraceandotherplacesarethemainscenicspotsandhistoricsites.TheEasternSuburbsScenicArea,theQixiaMountain,theXuanwuLake,theMochouLake,theQinhuaiRiverScenicBeltandotherscenicareasarewell-knownfarandnear.Amongthem,Dr.SunYat-Sen'sMausoleumandtheQinhuaiRiverScenicBeltareamong40besttouristscenicspotsinChina.Today,webuildanewcooperationplatform,andwewillmakeanewcontributiontothefriendshipandcommunicationbetweenthetwocountries.MaythefriendshipbetweenSkemaandNAUliveforever.Maythetwoschoolsmakegreatprogresstogether.WesincerelyhopeournobleFrenchguestswillhaveagoodtripinNanjing.Thankyouverymuch!