Jilin is a highly regarded institution and a regional University with global reputation and regional access to Russia, Mongolia, and the Korean peninsula. It has a diverse body of international students and Changchun has a diverse expats population with the exceptional friendliness and unique character of Chinese inhabitants of the North West frontier. This will expand learning in the field of International Realtions as a graduate of the School of Oriental and African Studies in London and my experience as person of Vietnamese-Chinese- Lebanese ancestry who has been working in Africa.