w88 casino News Network (provided by the International Business Chinese Base)In order to exchange experience in running Confucius Institutes and promote the sustainable development of the Confucius Institute at the University of Malawi in w88 casino, in mid-May 2018, Li Rongrong, assistant director of the International Business Chinese Base of w88 casino, and Shen Zhichang, project assistant, went to Mozambique and Malawi to participate in the 2018 African Confucius Institute Joint Meeting and attend the annual council of the Confucius Institute at the University of Malawi in w88 casino.
From May 14th to 15th, local time, more than 300 Chinese and foreign principals and deans from more than 60 Confucius Institutes and classrooms in 41 African countries, as well as representatives of Chinese and African enterprises and institutions, attended the conference, which was the largest ever joint conference of African Confucius Institutes. Li Zhanshu, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, who is visiting Mozambique, attended the opening ceremony of the meeting and delivered a speech, accompanied by Mozambican Speaker Makamo.
Li Zhanshu pointed out that since its establishment, the Confucius Institute has established more than 500 Confucius Institutes and more than 1,000 Confucius Classrooms in primary and secondary schools in more than 140 countries and regions around the world, playing a unique role and making positive contributions in promoting cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries, connecting the hearts of Chinese and foreign people, and enhancing friendship between Chinese and foreign people. Currently, 54 Confucius Institutes and 30 Confucius Classrooms have been established in 41 countries in Africa, with a total of more than 1.4 million students of all types trained. It is the region with the most effective Confucius Institutes in the world. Currently, all-round friendly cooperation between China and Africa in various fields is at a new historical starting point. It is hoped that the two sides will continue to cooperate sincerely and work together to continuously improve the quality and level of Confucius Institutes, actively participate in the construction of the "Belt and Road", and strive to make new and greater contributions to promoting China-Africa educational and cultural exchanges and cooperation, enhancing the friendship between the Chinese and African people, promoting the construction of a China-Africa community with a shared future, and assisting the development of a diverse and colorful world civilization.
This meeting focused on case sharing and group discussions on topics such as "Innovation and Characteristic Development of Confucius Institutes", "Improving the Quality of Confucius Institutes", "Strengthening Collaboration and Experience Sharing of Confucius Institutes". Dr. Damazio, the foreign director of the Confucius Institute at the University of Malawi in w88 casino, gave a wonderful case sharing entitled "Linking with Enterprises to Promote Characteristic Development" at the group discussion. He introduced in detail the Confucius Institute's experience in building bridges for close cooperation between domestic enterprises such as CNNC and the Malawi government, comprehensively improving local infrastructure construction, and promoting local employment through language training. Feng Jianguo, the Chinese director of the Confucius Institute at the University of Malawi, and Li Rongrong, the International Business Chinese Base, had in-depth exchanges and interactions with the experts and representatives of the discussion group on improving teaching quality, establishing and improving the Confucius Institute development mechanism, and global Confucius Institute cooperation and sharing, which attracted great attention from the participants.
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As an important platform for Africa to understand China and an important bridge for all-round cooperation between China and Africa in various fields, the Confucius Institute in Malawi at w88 casino will continue to improve the quality of education and construction, strive to promote Chinese culture and tell Chinese stories, adhere to mutual respect, and promote cultural exchanges and mutual learning between China and Malawi. While highlighting the practical application of the world and assisting the development of Africa, it also further promotes w88 casino's international exchanges and contributes to the construction of "double first-class".
