On the 13th October 2023, the British Chamber of Commerce Southwest China (BritCham SW) hosted the first UK Alumni Mixer in ChongQing. The event was held at the Niccolo Chongqing, with beautiful views overlooking the city.

2023年10月13日，中国西南英国商会在重庆尼依格罗酒店成功举办了2023年度留英校友会聚会，是中国西南英国商会首次在重庆举办该活动！

This is the fifth time we've held this chance to connect the UK graduates. We had approximately60 UK graduates in attendance, representing 35 different UK universities. This event allows UK graduates to reconnect and network with fellow alumni and new friends, as well as share knowledge, ideas, experiences, and expertise. Ms. Sherry Fu, Director of the University of Manchester China Centre, was invited to attend and deliver a speech, encouraging more alumni studying in the UK to establish connections with their alma mater. She emphasized the importance of utilizing social platforms for international students to interact, seek opportunities for personal development, and foster meaningful relationships.

本次校友会是英商会在西南地区举办的第五届留英校友会聚会，超过60名来自35所英国大学的校友们参加了本次留英校友会聚会，使英国毕业生能够与校友和新朋友重新建立联系，并分享知识、想法、经验和专业知识。

曼彻斯特大学中国中心主任傅潇霄女士受邀出席并发表讲话，希望更多留英校友建立与母校的联结，充分利用留学生社交平台进行互动、寻求发展个人关系的机会。

Steven Yang, Executive Committee Member at BritCham SW and Chairman of Governors at Lucton School Chongqing, presided over this alumni mixer.  Joe White, Chairman of the British Chamber of Commerce Southwest China, gave the event's opening speech. Following that, Tim Standbrook, Deputy Consul General at the British Consulate in Chongqing, delivered a speech with his warmest wishes to this event, and mentioned the "STUDY UK ALUMNI AWARDS 2023-24"application. As a member of the British Chamber of Commerce and a representative of the venue supporters, Nikolas Chatzipetros, General Manager of the Niccolo Chongqing, expressed his support for the event.

本次校友会由中国西南英商会主席执行委员会成员羊曦(重庆莱克顿学校校董)主持，商会主席 Joe White为活动开场致词。随后，英国驻重庆总领事馆副总领事施博荣也进行了简短的致辞表达了对校友会群体的美好祝愿，同时也提及了今年的“英国杰出校友大奖2023-24”的申请。随后，尼依格罗酒店总经理Nikolas Chatzipetros作为商会会员以及本次活动场地支持方代表表达了对本次活动的支持。

Click to learn more about the STUDY UK ALUMNI AWARDS 2023-24

点击了解“英国杰出校友大奖2023-24”申请。

Following that, the host invited members of the British Chamber who are also UK alumni to the stage to interact with us.. They are: Aaron Lennon, the School Head of Harrow Innovation Leadership Academy Chongqing (UCL alumni) and Sarah Ezdani, the head of Luckton School Chongqing (UCL alumnus); Sherry Fu Managing Director of The University of Manchester China Centre (University of Manchester alumnus); and Suki Li（University of Reading）, Business Development Manager of Berkeley Group.

随后，主办方还邀请了商会会员中的留英校友上台与校友们进行了简单的互动。他们分别是： 重庆哈罗礼德学校校长Aaron Lennon （UCL 校友）和克莱顿创校学术校长Sarah Ezdani（UCL 校友），英国曼彻斯特大学中国中心主任傅潇霄 （曼彻斯特大学校友），伯克利集团业务发展经理李思琪（雷丁大学校友）。

Later, the alumni got to know each other through fun ice-breaking games. The alumni participating in this event are from University of York, University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, University of Lancaster, University of Birmingham, University  of Glasgow, University of Leeds, University College London, University of Southampton, University of  Manchester， etc (35 UK universities).

随后，各个校友们通过有趣的破冰小游戏认识了对方。本次参与校友会活动那个的校友分别来自约克大学，牛津大学，剑桥大学，兰卡斯特大学，伯明翰大学，格拉斯哥大学，伦敦大学学院，南安普顿大学，曼彻斯特大学等35所英国的大学。

At the end of the event, all the alumni took a group photo together, leaving an unforgettable memory for everyone.

活动的最后，大家一起合影留念，留下了珍贵的记忆，为这次活动画上了完美的句号。