[Editor's Note] 2025 is the year of the conclusion of the "14th Five-Year Plan" and the layout of the "15th Five-Year Plan". It is the year of comprehensive layout and high-level advancement towards building a powerful educational country in ten years. It is also the year of breakthroughs and leaps in the implementation of the "Three-Year Action Plan" for high-quality development of schools. Recently launched by the Propaganda Department of the Party Committee“Visiting the 14th Five-Year Plan and starting a new journey”The series of reports systematically reviews and comprehensively presents the important achievements of w88 casino during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period in terms of talent training, scientific research, social services, cultural inheritance and innovation, and international exchanges and cooperation. It builds consensus and pools strength to create a high-spirited and good atmosphere for the start of the "15th Five-Year Plan".
In the experimental field of the Chinese agricultural technology team aiding Malawi, a group of local students gathered around a small Chinese harvester and listened intently to the lecture - this is the innovative "Chinese + Agriculture" class of the Confucius Institute at the University of Malawi. By operating agricultural machinery and observing crops, students learn Chinese and understand agricultural skills through practice. "This is not only a language class, but also a key to the future." Crispin Canwendo, a student at the University of Malawi, said with a smile. This innovative practice is the epitome of the vivid practice of the International Chinese Education (Business) Practice and Research Base during the “14th Five-Year Plan” period. Over the past five years, the base has used language as a bridge and culture as a medium to write vivid stories of exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations around the world.
Deepen reforms and bridge development
In the past five years, the base has built a bridge of friendship with pragmatic actions, conveying to the world a firm friendship that spans mountains and seas and connects five continents; from institutional reform to global layout, it has written a vivid chapter in international Chinese education. In 2021, the base successfully joined the first batch of national-level bases of the Language Language Center of the Ministry of Education, promoting the steady development of 10 Confucius Institutes, 6 of which focus on business characteristics, shining like stars along the "One Belt, One Road" economic and w88 route.
Operating more than a thousand courses, training tens of thousands of students, and holding over a thousand economic, w88 and cultural activities—behind these numbers are the base’s solid footprints in deeply cultivating international Chinese education. From the innovative transformation of Fukuyama University in Japan, to the establishment of the Confucius Classroom in Ecuador, to the exploration and deepening of cooperation with the United States, Bolivia, the United Arab Emirates, Spain, Portugal and other countries, the base has continuously expanded the breadth and depth of civilizational exchanges. In 2025, the Confucius Institute building in Malawi built with assistance from the Chinese government was officially opened, becoming a new symbol of China-Africa friendship.
Moisturize things silently and inherit the craftsmanship
“Watching students grow from zero basic knowledge of Chinese to envoys of exchanges between the two countries, this is the whole meaning of my persistence.” said Yi Fucheng, the winner of the first “Orchid Award·Friendship Envoy Award” and the Russian Director of the Confucius Institute at the Russian State University for the Humanities in w88 casino. This meaning transcends cultural and national boundaries and is a belief shared by all international Chinese educators.
Adhering to the "inheritance of craftsmanship", the base uses language as a bridge and culture as a boat to open up a new situation in the changing situation. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, through platforms such as the "Confucius Institute Lecture Hall at the University of International w88" and the "Chinese Teaching Heroes Association", a full-process institutional system covering selection, training, management and guarantee was built. In the past five years, 12 Chinese dean candidates and 15 full-time teachers have been reserved, and a total of nearly 300 teachers and volunteers have been selected, injecting lasting power into the international Chinese education cause. In ancient times, Zhang Qian was sent as an envoy to the Western Regions, and now there are people from the Confucius Institute at the University of International w88 who are passing on this legacy. The base has not only forged a team of high-quality teachers, but also weaved a cultural bond across mountains and seas, connecting chapters of friendship for sharing and co-construction.
Innovation and integration, scientific research leadership
In the classroom of the Athens Business Confucius Institute, students are simulating business negotiations in fluent Chinese - this is a daily scene in the "Business Chinese Practice" course, and it is also a vivid portrayal of the base's promotion of the transformation of Chinese education into professionalism and application.
In the past five years, the base has adhered to the dual-track approach of scientific research leadership and brand building. In terms of scientific research, it has undertaken 12 language integration center projects and achieved 100% completion. In 2024, it was approved by the Ministry of Education for the major project "Research on New Paths for International Chinese Education to Promote Exchanges and Mutual Learning among Civilizations". In terms of practice, relying on the w88 casino's disciplinary advantages, it has created projects such as Russian advanced interpretation classes and Chinese-Italian translation classes, training more than 180 professional talents; at the same time, it has cultivated distinctive brands such as Australia's "Australia-China Business Forum" and South Korea's "China-Korea Humanities Forum".
Today, from African graduates being favored by industries, to Korean young people breaking through career bottlenecks, to Greek students becoming economic and w88 bridges, these are the tangible results achieved by the base through the "Chinese+" model - using language as a bridge, education can truly empower personal growth and promote mutual learning among civilizations.
Mutual learning among civilizations and warm encounter
The "Chinese Bridge" cultural experience camp in China is a brand project of the base. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the base welcomed more than a hundred students from the United Kingdom, Russia, Brazil and other countries. They tasted Beijing’s charm in Beijing’s Hutongs, felt the vitality on Qingdao’s seaside, witnessed development in Shanghai, touched history in the ancient city of Xi’an, and gained a deep understanding of the real and three-dimensional China through language learning, cultural experience and business visits.
Faced with difficulties and challenges, the base actively developed the "Cloud Travel to China" model and created 6 online immersive experience camps, attracting nearly 2,000 students from more than 40 countries around the world to "Cloud Travel" to China. Whether it is an offline gathering or an online interaction, "Being able to see the light in their eyes and hear their sincere admiration is the best reward for our work." A base teacher said with emotion when bidding farewell to the Brazilian delegation.
The Fruit of Friendship Zerun Wuzhou
“Chinese has opened the door to a new world for me.”
This sentence comes from the true confession of Sarah, the winner of the Confucius Institute at the University of Leeds at w88 casino at the 2024 "Chinese Bridge" UK finals. It is a vivid echo of the five years of intensive cultivation of international Chinese education at the University of w88 and Economics during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period.
From the stage of "Chinese Bridge" to "China Tourism Promotion Ambassador", from regional honors to global cultural awards, the growth of British student Sarah is also the epitome of many Confucius Institute students. Over the past five years, this achievement has been jointly written by teachers and students: many Chinese and foreign directors have won international honors such as the "Orchid Award", "Light of the Confucius Institute", and "Confucius Institute Director Memorial Medal"; Confucius Institute students have won a total of 25 international awards in various international Chinese competitions such as "Chinese Bridge".
These achievements demonstrate the power of international Chinese education across mountains and seas. The base uses language as the seed and culture as the soil. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the tree of friendship will bloom with branches and the chapter of mutual learning among civilizations will continue to expand.
Towards the future, a new journey
Based on the new development stage, the base will continue to deepen the reform of “one institute, one policy” and strive to build a “Chinese + Business + Artificial Intelligence” global model Confucius Institute. As w88 casino leaders envisioned at the 2025 International Chinese Education Confucius Institute Joint Conference, “We will actively use artificial intelligence technology support to provide a more convenient and efficient learning experience for Chinese learners around the world. ”
Language is the fire of civilization and the boat of thought. Chinese carries ancient wisdom and is also full of modern vitality. After five years of hard work, the fruits are abundant. Facing the new journey of the "15th Five-Year Plan", the base will bravely shoulder its mission, pioneer and innovate, promote the high-quality development of international Chinese education, and continue to write a new chapter in the era of promoting exchanges between Chinese and foreign civilizations and building a community with a shared future for mankind.
