Recently, at the Annual City Gala and Official Honor Conferment Ceremony held in Asti, Piedmont Region, Italy, Mr. Li Chenjie, Dean of the School of Digital Music Industry of Sichuan University of Culture and Arts, distinguished singer and musician, attended the event as the only Chinese representative. He was presented with honors alongside outstanding local social elites and cultural representatives, and was officially conferred the honorary title of Global Ambassador of Asti by the Provincial Government of Asti. 

Maurizio Rasero, Prefect of Asti Province, presided over the ceremony in person and signed the honorary certificate. A number of local mainstream media including *La Voce di Asti* carried special reports on the event.

The official conferment document spoke highly of Dean Li Chenjie. Having devoted decades to vocal music art, he possesses solid professional attainments, accomplished artistic cultivation and a broad international aesthetic vision, and enjoys a fine reputation and extensive influence in the international art community.

As an active advocate and practitioner of China-Italy cultural exchanges, he makes full use of international education and exchange platforms to build a bridge for artistic connectivity and academic exchanges between the two countries. He has long been committed to bilateral cultural communication and friendly exchanges between China and Italy, promotes the integration and mutual learning of outstanding Eastern and Western artistic concepts, enhances cultural understanding between the two nations through professional artistic exchanges, and builds a solid bond for friendly interactions in the cultural and artistic fields between China and Italy.

This honor is not only full recognition of Dean Li Chenjie’s artistic achievements and outstanding contributions to cross-cultural exchanges, but also an important symbol of Chinese art professionals stepping onto the mainstream official cultural stage of Europe. It also vividly demonstrates the remarkable achievements of the University in international schooling, art talent training and Sino-foreign cultural and people-to-people exchanges.

As Dean of the College of Digital Music Industry, Li Chenjie has always actively promoted the alignment of the college with the international art education system, introduced high-quality overseas art resources, and built a platform for teachers and students to participate in international exchanges and artistic exhibitions.

With strong financial support from the university, Li Chenjie and his team will gain full backing in the future. Taking vocal art as a cultural medium and leveraging official cooperative platforms in Italy, he and his team will give full play to their international professional strengths. They will further deepen Sino-Italian exchanges and mutual learning in art and education, build a cross-cultural bridge with global aesthetic vision, and empower outstanding Eastern and Western arts to radiate new vitality through dialogue and integration.