[Photo Gallery] International Cultural Festival 2015: Beauty from all corners of the world comes together

The 2015 International Cultural Festival marks the sixth year that the Faculty of Vietnamese Language and Television has organized this event as a New Year and Christmas celebration for international students.

Held right at the faculty (Tran Dai Nghia Street, Hanoi University of Science and Technology) from afternoon to evening on December 19th, the entrance was brightly decorated with paper flowers and colorful painted plastic cups.

Starting with the food festival, 14 food stalls were designed by students from Vietnam and many other countries around the world such as the US, Sweden, Cuba, South Korea, Japan, etc.

Many traditional dishes from various countries were on display. Pictured is Korean kimbap (rice roll).

Cookies and baked goods are skillfully produced by American students.

The traditional dishes were all prepared by the students themselves.

The dishes will be judged by faculty members from the department based on various criteria such as best taste, best price, best presentation, etc.

The students will be introduced to the dish that their group has prepared.

Besides the food, traditional costumes also add color to the festival. In the photo, Russian students are posing in traditional costumes worn by girls from the land of the White Birch.

Following the food festival, the evening included an awards ceremony for the stalls and cultural performances.

Associate Professor Tran Thi Minh Hoa – Vice Rector, presented gifts from the University to students of the Faculty of Literature and Television to wish them a Happy New Year.

Besides Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Thi Minh Hoa, the cultural evening also featured the participation of Mr. Pham Huy Cuong - Deputy Head of the Student Affairs and Services Department (on the left), and Ms. Nguyen Thi Mai Lan - President of the Student Union of the university.

The evening's cultural performance began with the "United Nations" choir, comprised of students from various countries, performing the song "Remembering Hanoi".

Although she couldn't sing fluently in Vietnamese, her performance still received much applause from the audience.

The "Floating Water Hyacinths and Drifting Clouds" dance performance by Vietnamese students.

Chinese students perform an energetic dance routine to Chinese music.

Lao students in traditional costumes and performing traditional dances.

Japanese students (on the right) sing a duet of "Rain of Love" with their faculty members.

Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Thien Nam (Head of Department) was also excited and presented a special singing performance as a gift to the event.