Liverpool SCA welcomes Chinese students
Liverpool SCA welcomes Chinese studentsThe Liverpool Society of Chartered Accountants extended a warm welcome to students from China who were visiting the UK on Friday 9 September to learn about British culture and etiquette. 14 students, who are training to become ICAEW Chartered Accountants, arrived in the city as part of a visit to gain information on working practices in the UK.
Martyn Best, President of the Liverpool Society of Chartered Accountants, said: “The ICAEW’s ACA qualification is recognised in over 160 countries around the world. As the city looks to build on its international links we are delighted to welcome students from China who will be able to act as ambassadors for the city in their future careers.”
Liverpool, which was voted the UK’s friendliest city recently, is the only city outside of London to host the students. As part of their visit the students attended the Town Hall where they met with the Lord Mayor of Liverpool and key delegates from Liverpool City Council, Liverpool Vision and Liverpool Chamber of Commerce. They also visited the Graduate Development Centre at Liverpool John Moores University where they were shown the LJMU World of Work Programme and given an introduction to the LJMU Alumni Association in China. Finally, the students rounded off the day in the city’s famous Beatles Story museum. The day was made possible with thanks to Liverpool Vision, the economic development company for Liverpool, who helped to facilitate the trip.
Speaking about the visit, Martyn Best continued: “Liverpool has a long history of trading with China, which is something the city’s business leaders and commercial partners are keen to build on going forward. We’re home to the oldest Chinatown in Europe, are twinned with Shanghai and were the only UK city to have a dedicated pavilion at the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai. It was only right therefore that we extended this invitation to our Chinese ACA students and we hope that they’ll take with them an impression of Liverpool as a great place to visit and an even better place to do business.”
Mike Taylor, deputy chief executive of Liverpool Vision and who led Liverpool’s presence at World Expo added: “More than 100 students from Chinese universities worked at our pavilion at World Expo and were vital to the success of our time in China. They learned a lot about the city, worked incredibly hard as Liverpool champions and on the back of this experience a number of them applied to educational establishments here and the UK to further their studies. I am sure that our latest young visitors will leave equally enthused about the city and like the others consider Liverpool as a place to visit and work in, in the future.”
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