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Odesa students take 2nd place at the International festival of ice sculptures in China
16:22 / 31.01.2013

ODESA, JANUARY 31st, 2013, CONTEXT-PRICHERNOMORIE ― The students of South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after K.D. Ushynsky have taken 2nd place at the International festival of ice sculptures in China, Context-Prichernomorie correspondent reports.

Director of Confucius Institute of the South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University Ph.D. Ding Xin reported today, 31 January.

As noted by D. Xin, at the beginning of January, 2013, a group of students of South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University (Oleksandr Lychyko, Diana Kotlyar, Oksana Melnik) took part in the International Ice Sculpture Festival held in Harbin, China. The visit was carried out in the framework of the agreement on educational and cultural cooperation between the Harbin Engineering University and South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after K.D. Ushynsky.

“In Harbin our students enthusiastically made snow figures and work creatively on their project. As a result, the students took the 2nd place among 63 countries. It should be noted our students participate only the second time in such competitions. Last year we were third”, the Director of Confucius Institute noted.