12月26日，在北京大学光华管理学院举办的2021光华学生新年晚会上，第一届“未来领导者”项目学生自发创作了一段视频，向学校和学院表达他们的感谢，并向老师同学们致以节日的祝福。

受疫情影响，本该在今年8月从全球各地到北大开始学习生活的首届“未来领导者”国际本科项目的国际学生未能如期到校，但这并未阻碍他们参与光华课程的学习以及与本地学生互动。学院更新了软硬件设备，授课老师进行了精心的课堂教学设计，项目团队组织了富有创意的集体活动，保障了国内外学生线上线下高质量的学习和活动体验。学期中，一位项目同学反馈道：

“在这个日益全球化的世界里，过分强调文化差异反而会忽视了人类的共性，偏离了潜在的双赢局面。我曾经天真地以为我了解中国，但经过了两个月在光华的课程学习和与中国学生的互动以后，我知道曾有的误会被消除了。同样地，我相信，亲身到中国去看去感受，而不是一味相信西方媒体主导的讲述，是消除误解的最有效的方式。”

项目学生在收到光华新年晚会的邀请后，在短短两周的时间里，由班委统筹组织，20余名国际学生共同参与，创作了这段名为《Crossing Borders》的视频，以此表达他们虽被疫情阻隔在天南海北，却心系北大光华，感激学院对他们的关心和帮助，盼望尽早来到校园的迫切心情。一封漂洋过海集满学生签名的感谢信，从西班牙，经以色列、新加坡、中国香港、法国、德国、加拿大、意大利、波兰、巴西，抵达北大的新年晚会现场，传递到项目的中国同学手上，呈现给全院师生。请收下这满满的感恩与祝福。

Having pulled through this difficult year together, students from the Guanghua School of Management, Peking University gathered on December 26th to celebrate the approaching new year. The inaugural cohort of the “Future Leaders” Program created a special video carrying holiday greetings from all over the world that was screened at the Guanghua Students 2021 New Year Party. In addition to the good wishes for the upcoming year, the video also expressed gratitude to classmates and staff at Guanghua. Due to the pandemic, 26 international students from the “Future Leaders” Program, instead of joining their classmates on campus, attended class remotely during their first semester at PKU. To better support online learning and enable online student activities, Peking University and the Guanghua School of Management invested in new classroom technology, adapted teaching methods and course content, and experimented with innovative online bonding events to improve and enrich their “campus life” experience at PKU.

“Thank you to Peking University and the Guanghua School of Management for making our virtual education experience as smooth and integrating as possible. We can’t wait to see you all in person!” The 26 international students channeled their creativity and skills to send sincere wishes all the way from Spain, Israel, Singapore, Hong Kong (China), France, Germany, Canada, Italy, Poland and Brazil to the student community in Beijing. Even though students across the globe are held up by the pandemic, the sentiments they shared transcend borders, linking hearts together. The Guanghua family is proud to have fostered such strong connections despite the challenges. 2021 is sure to be an exciting year when we stand ever closer with our international communities and welcome positive change.

新年快乐

HAPPYNEW YEAR