Overseas Confucius Institutes and partner universities

Fight with China"epidemic"

(Source:《People’s Daily Overseas Edition》February 21, 2020 11th edition)

Since the outbreak of the new coronavirus pneumonia, Confucius Institutes and their universities around the world have sent sincere blessings in various forms, or extended a helping hand to donate materials to fight with China"Epidemic".

　"We are always together"

At the annual Spring Festival Gala, the Confucius Institute at Alfred University in the United States launched an assistance initiative to university teachers, students and community people and received a positive response. The local people showed upSigned on the "Alfred and Wuhan Heart to Heart" poster.

Community resident Susan said:“I can feel the pain suffered by the people of Wuhan, and let’s come together to help Wuhan.” Professor Crow of the Department of Music said: “I have never been to Wuhan, but when the epidemic passes, I will go to Wuhan. I believe Wuhan will definitely overcome the difficulties.”

Anatoly, Director of the Confucius Institute of Sinology at Belarusian State University·Professor Tozik’s work and life have been related to China for many years. He is an old friend of the Chinese people and has deep feelings for China. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic, he has not only supported China with practical actions, but also expressed his firm support and heartfelt blessings to the Chinese people through videos.

Anatole·Tozik said: "Dear Chinese friends, for me and my family, China is a second home. Now, the Chinese people are going through a difficult period. There have been many such difficult periods in Chinese history. Every time we experience difficulties, China The Chinese nation has become more united and stronger, so the Belarusian people and I believe that China will definitely be able to defeat this epidemic. We sincerely appreciate the dedication of China’s medical staff and scientific researchers, and admire the Chinese society’s response to the sudden disaster.”

At present, the Confucius Institute of Sinology of the Republic of Belarus State University has started teaching work in the new semester, nearly500 Belarusian people learn Chinese here. "We work happily with our Chinese colleagues and teachers as before. I hope that in the near future, we can celebrate the victory of this epidemic together." Anatoly Tozyk said.

　　Confucius Institute at the University of MalawiForeign DeanDr. Damazio Mfune said to his Chinese colleagues at the Confucius Institute at the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak: "In the face of the epidemic, we are always together! Because we live in the same global village!"

Damazio Mfune said: "Africa suffered the same ordeal when the Ebola epidemic broke out. We are very grateful to the Chinese government for sending medical teams. We will not forget the Chinese people who risked their lives to come to Africa to help us build medical clinics! Because the Chinese and African people joined hands to fight these epidemics, we finally won! At this time, I have more reason to believe that the Chinese people can also explore effective methods from these valuable combat experiences and win the battle against the new coronavirus again!"

Lend a helping hand

After learning that Wuhan and other places were in urgent need of protective supplies, Confucius Institutes and partner universities around the world organized donations and shipped batches of protective supplies to China.

After hearing about the outbreak of the new coronavirus pneumonia, President of Alfred UniversityMark Zupan immediately wrote to the Chinese partner institution China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) to express his concerns and wishes, and at the same time organized donations. Currently, Alfred University has sent donated materials to China in three batches.

The University of Kentucky Medical System in the United States donated professional protective clothing, goggles and medical gloves and shipped them to Wuhan."Although thousands of miles apart, we are always concerned about the Chinese people who are fighting the virus. During this difficult period, the International Student and Scholar Services Office, the China Program Office and the Confucius Institute at the University of Kentucky are working with all other colleges and departments at the w88 casino to ensure that Chinese students are well supported and cared for." The president of the University of Kentucky wrote in a letter to the parents of Chinese students.

With the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic, more and more Confucius Institutes are lending a helping hand. The Confucius Institute at the University of South Carolina teamed up with several Chinese organizations to launch a relief fund initiative and used the funds raised to purchase urgently needed medical supplies and send them to Wuhan. The Confucius Institute at Cairo University in Egypt mobilizes teachers and students to donate money,The first batch of donations will be sent to Wuhan Charity Federation on January 25th. The Confucius Institute at Novosibirsk State Technical University in Russia raised nearly 5,000 medical masks despite the shortage of local supplies. The president of Thailand's Overseas Chinese Chongsheng University expressed sincere condolences to China on behalf of all the teachers and students of the w88 casino, and donated 5 million baht through the Confucius Institute to help patients with new coronavirus pneumonia.Business Confucius Institute at Jeju National University, South Korea17931_17953

Just asBusiness Confucius Institute in Athens, Greece’s teachers and students said:"Although we have never met, I hope you are all safe and well. We are with you in the fight against the virus, let us get through this together!"

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