Inter FC takes the Championship Title

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Volume 14, Issue 33 | June 5, 2014
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Inter FC
No Touch FC
Salween FC
Top Left: Inter FC - Champions of the AIU Summer Football League. Top Right: No Touch FC
trailed behind Inter FC by just 1 goal difference.
Bottom Left: Salween FC won 3rd place with 7
points. Direct Above: Players exhibit sportmanship with handshakes before the games begin.
Middle Right: Kancang FT team huddle. Bottom Right: Henry Wong dribbles the ball up field
while Arthur Leung attempts to stop him.
Inter FC takes the Championship Title
of the AIU Summer Football League
One of the most participated and viewed event on AIU cam- that the league was a success. He then gave football players
pus this summer ended on Sunday night (June 1). The AIU and fans something to look forward to and said, “There were
Football League ended on a good note, and all the teams a few wrinkles but we will work to the best of our ability to iron
were proud to have participated in the event. The specta- them out in the league this September.”
tors kept the players pumped up and the whole experience
The participating teams played hard, the players exhibited
exciting. Despite the games not starting on time and shortage
sportsmanship, and everyone had fun, but only one team can
of officials, Tabitha Andrews, the Public Relation Officer of
be the champion of the league. Aripin Selumin was the top
the 2014-2015 SC team, was glad to say that the event was
scorer of the league. He scored 5 goals and helped his team
a success. “People gathered and supported the team that
earn the title. Congratulations Inter FC on winning the Spethey favored... The supporters really encouraged their teams.”
cial Summer Football League.
The Assistant Sports Officer, Jesse Johnson, also agreed
Final AIU Football League Standings
Position
Team
Wins
Losses
Draws
Goal
Differences
Points
1
Inter FC
4
1
0
+11
12
2
No Touch FC
4
1
0
+10
12
3
Salween FC
2
2
1
0
7
4
KH Turbo
2
3
0
+5
6
5
Irrawaddy FC
1
2
2
-5
5
6
Kancang FT
0
4
1
-19
1
AIU and the ASEAN integration
“One vision, one identity, one community” – this is the motto this standardization of learning means that competition will
of ASEAN and we at Asia-pacific International University – be higher.
along with other education institutions in ASEAN – are beginThere are still other plans and improvements that ASEAN will
ning to feel the effects of this motto on our education system.
implement to meet the aims and purposes of the community.
The change of our academic calendar to follow the interna- AIU can look forward to the improvements that the ASEAN
tional bi-semester system, in which the first semester running integration will bring to our institution.
from September to December and the second from January
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to the education system in preparation for the ASEAN community integration in 2015.
The educational qualification of AIU will follow a standard
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AIU students who want to study elsewhere can transfer and
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For graduates, the regional cooperation of ASEAN will support greater mobility of educated and skilled workers and this
opens up a new window of working opportunities. However,
The ten nations that compose the Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN).
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