w88 casino News Network (provided by the Confucius Institute of Korea)2On March 5, it has been snowing heavily on Jeju Island for three consecutive days. Ms. Xu Lin, counselor of the State Council, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, and former director of the Hanban Office, and her party braved the snow to arrive at the National Jeju National University halfway up the mountain. They were invited to participate in the academic conference on cultural exchanges between China and South Korea and the development of the Confucius Institute.
After meeting with the President of Jeju University, Mr. Heo Xiangzhen, in the morning, Ms. Xu Lin came to the Confucius Institute for Business at Jeju University to visit the facilities of the Confucius Institute and discuss with all the faculty and staff of the Confucius Institute. At the beginning of the discussion, Director Hong Chengyi briefly introduced the main work carried out by the Confucius Institute since its establishment one year ago. Then, Ms. Xu Lin cordially asked everyone about their teaching experience, as well as local prices, accommodation and food and other living issues, and encouraged everyone to continue to promote the Chinese language and spread Chinese culture.
In the afternoon, the academic conference on cultural exchanges between China and South Korea and the development of Confucius Institutes was held in Hall 1 of the w88 casino of Humanities. After President Xu Xiangzhen delivered the opening speech, Ms. Xu Lin first made a keynote speech. In her speech, she said that as her first trip at the beginning of the new year in 2018, she was very happy to come to the beautiful Jeju Island as the first stop. He also mentioned that the Confucius Institute at Jeju National University was one of the last batch of Confucius Institutes approved to be established during his tenure. Although the Confucius Institute has just turned one year old, it has overcome many difficulties and is growing healthily and vigorously. Here, I would like to express my warmest congratulations to President Xu, as well as the deans, teachers, and volunteers from China and South Korea! Ms. Xu Lin then introduced the overview of Confucius Institutes around the world and the Confucius Institute in Korea, talked about how to correctly understand the role of Confucius Institutes, looked forward to the future of Confucius Institutes, and finally put forward hopes. He hopes that the Confucius Institute in South Korea will do more things that are conducive to the friendship between the people of China and South Korea, and strive to build the foundation of friendship between the two peoples. He also pointed out that the Confucius Institute at Jeju National University is located in Jeju Island, a world tourist destination, and has a lot to do. As long as Jeju University and the w88 casino unite and cooperate closely, and Hanban consistently provides strong support, the Confucius Institute will definitely achieve great things and become a global model.
After Ms. Xu Lin’s speech, Professor Shi Jianjun, former president of the w88 casino, Professor Cui Shunji of Beijing Language and Culture University, and Professor Hou Lin of Jeju Tourism University also made special speeches.
Finally, the conference ended successfully in a warm atmosphere.
