The first basketball match between staff and students is held in the afternoon, 19 May 2018. The two teams participating in this competition are the IMEE staff team and the IMEE students team by the graduate students and undergraduates. The team members were full of emotions and high morale. Their research and teamwork spirit were transferred to this basketball match. The team members fought hard on the court and the teachers and students watching the game were enthusiastic. After four periods of fierce competition for nearly two hours, the staff team defeated the student team by 9 points, and the competition ended successfully with the sunset.

The successful completion of the first basketball match between staff and students has won the unanimous praise of the staff and students of IMEE, which is also an indispensable part of the spiritual and cultural construction of IMEE. This match enhanced the mutual understanding of the staff and students and the cohesion IMEE.