In order to strengthen international exchanges and cooperation, provide students with more opportunities to learn about foreign universities, and help students do a good job in study abroad planning and pre-departure orientation, on the afternoon of March 22, the 2024 Study Abroad Pre-departure Orientation, hosted by Chinese Service Center for Scholarly Exchange (CSCSE) of Ministry of Education, China and organized by International College(IC) of Xiamen University, was held in Building 4 of Zhangzhou Campus, Xiamen University. The event was strongly supported by CSCSE and nearly 30 foreign partner universities from the United Kingdom, Singapore, Australia, Hungary and other countries. More than 300 students attended the orientation.

Dean Tao of IC and members of the college team came to the exhibition area of foreign cooperative institutes to communicate cordially with the teachers, understand the characteristics of the institutes and the application of students, and thank them for their support.

The teachers of the study abroad working group held two lectures for students of different programs of IC in Classroom 511 and 512 respectively, explaining in detail the procedures for studying abroad and the relevant preparations before going abroad, focusing on on-site training for students in terms of visa processing, entry registration, master's application and etc.

After the lecture, the students came to the exhibition area of foreign institutions to communicate face-to-face with teachers from foreign institutions, learn more about their favorite school majors, requirements, accommodation applications, scholarship policy, etc, and clarify their intention to study.

So far, IC has held 17 consecutive pre-departure orientation, which not only provides students with the opportunity to get to know foreign institutions closely, but also allows them to obtain detailed university information and authoritative study abroad information, providing strong support and guarantee for them to study abroad smoothly.