Illia Kotliar: a 「star」 who is always ready to help others

「The most important thing is to learn Chinese well. When you go visiting or traveling in a foreign country, you should love the culture, love the local people, and then you can make progress and truly benefit from this special experience.」 Illia said so genuinely when asked about any advice to other foreign students. Indeed, his love for China helps him get accustomed to this new environment quickly. As a Ukrainian student studying abroad, he sometimes answers questions from other junior students from his hometown who are interested in going abroad as well as give them useful advice. He mentions the Confucius Institute, which introduced him to those students. It is relatively uncommon for a Ukrainian to study in China, compared with European countries, especially now because of the additional benefits Ukraine gets with the European Union, but he believes China will receive more and more Ukrainians in the future.