On June 8, 2025 – The final of the 13th Beijing University Students’Calligraphy Competition, hosted by the Beijing Municipal Education Commission and organized by Capital Normal University, was successfully held at the main campus. This competition, with the theme of "Calligraphy Endures for Centuries, Great Achievements of the Great Wall Last for Eternity", attracted 683 outstanding works submitted by 54 universities to the preliminary round. After strict selection by the competition review expert committee, 117 contestants advanced to the final, and the work of the Japanese international student SARUTA MIYU from our university, with her unique brushwork skills, successfully entered the final of the non-professional group of international students in the soft calligraphy category.

At the final event, the contestants completed their on-site works within the given time frame based on the writing topics set by the judging committee. SARUTA MIYU participated in the competition with cursive script. After a fierce competition and rigorous evaluation, she ultimately won the third prize of the event.

Beijing Foreign Studies University has always attached great importance to the cultivation of aesthetic education for international students and the teaching of Chinese traditional culture. For international students, calligraphy is not only a window for studying Chinese characters and exploring traditional culture, but also an important carrier for promoting dialogue and mutual learning between Chinese and foreign civilizations and enhancing cross-cultural understanding. This time, our international students participated in this competition for the first time and achieved excellent results. This is not only a phased progress in the university's art education and aesthetic education work, but also demonstrates the in-depth exploration and practical achievements of international students in Chinese culture.