Guangdong University of Foreign Studies honored with award

Guangdong University of Foreign Studies has won a national contest for business English practice, an event aimed at boosting university students' ability to integrate business theories with practical fieldwork.

The annual event, which is jointly organized by the Ministry of Education and the China Association of International Business English, was held in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province on Friday.

With a theme of corporate social responsibility (CSR), the event was supported by more than 10 foreign and domestic private enterprises, which will provide internships to contesters, according to the organizers.

Contestant teams were required to investigate enterprise undertakings in terms of CSR to meet challenges in the fast changing business environment and present their suggestions for companies to better fulfill their social roles.