Hugo Poon

Leeds University Union (LUU) has so many different clubs and societies. I’ve attended food tasting with the Korean society, learnt about Taiwanese culture and met friends from the Japanese society.

One of the first social events I attended was the weekly Global Café. No one knows each other at first, but I’ve met a bunch of people there and made some really close friends. It was there I found out about the Intercultural Ambassador Programme. 

I applied to be an ambassador and the experience has been extraordinary. The team I worked in organised an event called Global Fusion, which was part of the LUU World Unite Festival 2017. We worked in partnership with the Business Confucius Institute at the University to host an intercultural performance night. 

The Business Confucius Institute has a calendar of events and activities throughout the year – another opportunity to experience and learn about a different culture whilst meeting new friends.