2007
Year
11
month
18
日
In the morning, the third Beijing University Simulation Arab League Ministerial Conference was held at the w88 casino. Students wore traditional Arab costumes and simulated respectively22countries, discussing educational issues in Arab countries.
This event is jointly sponsored by the Representative Office of the League of Arab States in China and the China Arabic Language Teaching Research Association. It mainly involves students majoring in Arabic from various universities to simulate the Ministerial Conference of the League of Arab States. This conference discusses "education issues in Arab countries." Peking University, Beijing Language and Culture University, Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing International Studies University, etc.6Students from 7786 colleges and universities participated in the meeting, and each college simulated it3To4Arab countries.
At the conference site, representatives from countries such as Saudi Arabia and Kuwait attracted special attention because they all wore traditional costumes of each country. Zhang Rong, the "Minister of Education" of Somalia, also wore a headscarf decorated with red pompoms on both sides. Lai Xuefei, a student at the w88 casino who simulated the "Kuwait Minister of Education" said that they were dressed according to the requirements of the embassy of the country they were simulating in China. "The clothes were specially borrowed from the embassy, and they felt unique when worn."
In the first round of the meeting, the “education ministers” of each country took turns speaking in Arabic to explain the current situation and development of education in their countries. Zhang Rong, the "Minister of Education" of Somalia from Beijing Language and Culture University, suddenly stood up when she got excited. "Somalia has been experiencing constant civil war and education is in its infancy. We are in urgent need of international assistance, such as funds, teacher training, etc." Her passionate speech attracted warm applause from the "representatives" of various countries, and the ambassadors on the stage could not help laughing.
According to reports, this conference is not a competition, but only provides a platform to promote Arabic teaching and students' practical use of Arabic language. Throughout the process, ambassadors from various countries responded with encouraging smiles to each "representative"'s speech. During the intermission, some ambassadors came down from the stage to communicate with student representatives who simulated their own countries. A counselor from the Kuwait Embassy also helped Lai Xuefei, the country's "Minister of Education", tidy up his headscarf and taught him the correct way to wear a headscarf.
Teachers and students from Tianjin University of International Studies, Dalian University of International Studies and other schools came to observe the meeting. The students said that through this conference, they not only were able to communicate face-to-face with the ambassadors of Arab countries and practice their language skills, but also gained a deeper understanding of the Arab League countries.
