四年一次的世界杯在盼望中如期而至，为足球迷们带来了一场视觉上的饕餮盛宴。为了加强中国中心各个项目校友间的联系，也为了丰富同学们的课余生活，曼彻斯特大学中国中心于11月21日及25日各举办了一场足球欢乐夜派对，为英格兰队、威尔士队、伊朗队加油助威！这是继飞盘社交活动后，又一次与体育运动主题相关的活动。

The quadrennial World Cup came as expected, bringing a visual feast for football fans. In order to strengthen the relationship between alumni of various programmes and and enrich students' extracurricular life, the University of Manchester China Centre held two sessions’ Happy Hour on 21st and 25th November respectively, to cheer for Team England, Team Wales and Team Iran! This is another activity on sports after the Frisbee Networking Party.

为了达到沉浸式的最佳观看体验，学生事务部团队特意购置了世界杯主题装饰气球、32强队旗帜，把中国中心装扮一新，同时为观众们提供小吃、啤酒、可乐畅饮。在这温馨、惬意的环境中，中国中心超200寸的高清大屏幕带来了非同一般的视听享受体验，让人留下了深刻的印象。

In order to achieve the best immersive viewing experience, Student Support Team specially bought World Cup themed decorative balloons and flags of top 32 teams to dress up the China Centre, while providing snacks, beer and coke for the audience. In this cozy environment, the high-definition screen which is over 200 inch has brought audience an extraordinary, impressive audio-visual experience.

本次活动吸引了来自曼大不同专业的学员及校友，他们既有来自全球在职MBA项目、国际时尚营销在职硕士项目，也有来自市场营销、化学、项目管理等全日制项目的校友。其中有一位毕业于2012年的资深全球在职MBA项目校友Ivan  TJONG-A-HUNG先生是第一次拜访新中心，他回忆就读时期在中心原址和同学们并肩奋斗的点点滴滴，并为中心发展的日新月异表示称赞和惊叹！

This activity attracted students and alumni from different programmes at University of Manchester, including Global MBA and Msc International Fashion Marketing part-time master program, as well as full-time programmes such as Msc in Marketing, Msc in Chemistry and Msc in Project Management. Among them, a senior alumnus Ivan TJONG-A-HUNG who graduated in 2012 visited the new centre for the first time. He recalled every bit of the struggle he had made with his classmates at the original site of the Centre during his study, praising and marveling at its rapid development!

在观看球赛的同时，大家也非常珍惜能在线下交流的机会，分享行业信息、碰撞商业灵感。老校友也给新同学分享了学习心得，并寄予极大的希望——希望他们如球员一样发挥团队合作精神，遇到困难勇往直前，顽强拼搏，全力以赴！

While watching the game, the audience cherished the opportunity to communicate offline and exchanged industry insights and business inspiration. The senior alumni also shared their learning experiences with the new students, hoping that they can play a team spirit like players, who would march forward bravely when encountering difficulties.

在未来，中国中心将继续组织体育相关主题的社交活动，探索在真正的绿茵场上大显身手的可能性。继续坚持“社会责任”作为核心目标，推动同学们积极参与健身运动，在提升同学们社交积极性以外，保持身心健康的精神面貌，为实现联合国可持续发展目标的第三点——良好的健康和福祉而加油努力！

While watching the game, the audience cherished the opportunity to communicate offline and exchanged industry insights and business inspiration. The senior alumni also shared their learning experiences with the new students, hoping that they can play a team spirit like players, who would march forward bravely when encountering difficulties.