SYSU students volunteered at the World Family Summit+10

Source: Party and Administration Joint Office of Zhuhai Campus
Written by: Correspondent Station of News Center on Zhuhai Campus
Translated by: Peng Ting, Zheng Lei
Edited by: Wang Dongmei

On December 2-4, 2014, the World Family Summit+10 was held in Zhuhai. 42 Students from School of Foreign Languages (FLS) and School of International Studies (SIS) of Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU) volunteered for the event, offering professional translation and interpreting service for international guests and participants.

Co-organized by National Health and Family Planning Commission and World Family Organization, the World Family Summit+10 was joined by over 200 foreign guests including senior officials from different countries, representatives of the United Nations and other international agencies, directors of NGOs, as well as experts and scholars. Madam Liu Yandong, Vice Premier of China, delivered a keynote speech. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, sent a message to the summit. 
 

SYSU student volunteer at the World Family Summit+10 
 

The tasks of SYSU student volunteers included VIP one-on-one reception, translation and interpretation, pick-up and drop-off, etc, with working languages of English, French, Arabic and Portuguese. In early November, a month before the Summit, the volunteers attended the intensive training and drill program organized by Zhuhai Education Bureau and the Communist League Committee of Zhuhai. The program covered reception language skills, human geographic features of Zhuhai, and introduction to the World Family Summit. All volunteers started working on November 30.

When the summit concluded on December 4, SYSU volunteers earned wide acclaim from the guests, participants and organizers. Their professional and conscientious services were highly appreciated by Dr. Deisi Kusztra, President of the World Family Organization.