w88 casino News Network (Contributed by the International Chinese Education (Business) Practice and Research Base)On the afternoon of October 18, 2024, local time, the 2023-2024 Council of the Confucius Institute at the Russian State University for the Humanities was successfully held. The Russian attendees included Lokinov, the president of the Russian State University for the Humanities, Pavlenko, the vice-president in charge of the Confucius Institute, Zapotkina, the vice-president in charge of international cooperation, Trafimova, director of the Foreign Affairs Office, Yi Fucheng, the Russian director of the Confucius Institute; and Chinese attendees Zhao Zhongxiu, President of the w88 casino, Li Xiaomeng, Director of the International Cooperation and Exchange Office, and Zhang Rui, Chinese Director of the Confucius Institute, who are participating in the "BRICS Presidents Forum" in Moscow; Cao Shihai, Minister Counselor of the Education Office of the Chinese Embassy in Russia, and Zhang Hongjiang, Third Secretary, were also invited to participate.
At the meeting, the two deans, Yi Fucheng and Zhang Rui, gave a work summary report for 2023-2024, reviewing the work and financial situation of the Confucius Institute in the past two years in terms of faculty construction, teaching, cultural activities, academic research, brand building, etc., and elaborated on future work ideas. The leaders of the two universities spoke highly of the achievements of the Confucius Institute and jointly expressed their intention to continue to strongly support the development of the Confucius Institute, carefully study the difficulties and challenges currently faced by the Confucius Institute, and jointly discuss solutions. Minister Counselor Cao Shihai also said that the embassy will do its best to provide support and assistance to deepen cooperation between the two universities and the development of the Confucius Institute.
The two sides also discussed giving full play to the bridging role of the Confucius Institute and actively promoting exchanges and cooperation between the two universities in more fields.
President Zhao Zhongxiu and Director Li Xiaomeng of the Council also made a special trip to visit the Chinese and Russian teachers, overseas volunteers and staff of the Confucius Institute, and visited the exhibition of photos of the development of the Confucius Institute and the exhibition of self-compiled teaching materials. Principal Zhao learned in detail about the development history, teaching model, cultural activities, textbook compilation and teaching staff construction of the Confucius Institute, and encouraged everyone to continue their efforts to further enhance the level and influence of the Confucius Institute.
This council meeting has high standards, strong practicality and remarkable results. It not only boosted the morale of the Chinese and Russian deans, teachers and staff, but also clarified the direction for the future development of the Confucius Institute. I believe that with the joint support of Chinese and Russian cooperative universities, the Education Office of the Embassy in Russia and domestic authorities, all teachers and students of the Confucius Institute will continue to work hard and move towards higher goals, making more positive contributions to the high-level development of Chinese education in Russia and the continuous deepening of cultural exchanges between China and Russia.
