The final of the 9th "Foreign Idol" International Students Talent Contest was held at 18:00 pm on May 17, 2018 at the Library Lecture Hall of the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE). The event was attended by Vice President Zhao Zhongxiu, Secretary Liu Jinlan, Vice Dean Li Yinghai, Ms. Lei Na, representative of Unicom, Prince He, CEO of Moding, and representatives of teachers and students from many famous universities in Beijing and the contestants, and media such as China Daily, China News Agency, Tencent, Sohu, Phoenix TV and CCTV video network were invited to to interview and report this competition.
Finally, BEYOND BORDERS from the University of International Business and Economics won the championship, KABIRAS from Beijing Language and Culture University won the second place, and ONEBANG from the University of International Business and Economics won the third place with their song and dance performance. They received great prizes from sponsors Huawei, Unicom, Moding, and SNRD eyewear. It is worth mentioning that the startup company SNRD eyewear, which was founded by Jin Qiankun, an international student who graduated from the university in 2014, has been committed to giving back to his alma mater by sponsoring prizes for the "Foreign Idol" since 2015.
