Time: Dec. 4, 2017

Source: Office of International Exchange and Cooperation

Publisher: News Center

A delegation led by JNU Party Secretary Lin Rupeng visited South Africa, Mauritius and Malaysia by invitation from Nov. 20 to 29. It conducted negotiations and research on establishing Confucius Institutes, international exchanges and cooperation in higher education, and establishing overseas alumni associations.

One of the delegation's important missions is to participate in the annual council meeting of the Confucius Institute established by JNU and Rhodes University in South Africa, which has successfully integrated into the university's language institute. The honors degree courses in the institute's Chinese major have been approved by South Africa's Ministry of Higher Education and started enrollment in 2017. The elective course Approaching China has been offered to all students. Meanwhile, Chinese has been included in college entrance examination subjects, and many middle and primary schools have established Chinese clubs.

(Meeting Rhodes University Vice Chancellor Sizwe Mabizela)

(An informal discussion with Chinese teachers and volunteers from Rhodes University)

The delegation visited the University of Cape Town on Nov. 24 and conducted an in-depth discussion with Hugh Corder, the university’s executive vice president; David Wardle, dean of the School of Humanities; and relevant scholars. They reached consensus on joint cultivation of postgraduates, student exchange, exchange of scholars majoring in Chinese, and comprehensive cooperation in teaching and research in journalism and communication.

The delegation visited the University of Nottingham in Malaysia on Nov. 28.

(Signing and exchanging agreement with Mohammad Redzuan Othman, the president of University of Nottingham)

The delegation organized a symposium with Hu Jianhua, chairman of China Council for the Promotion of Peaceful Reunification in Cape Town, and Cao Li, deputy consul general of the People’s Republic of China in Cape Town, after its arrival on Nov. 23.

In Mauritius Lin had an informal discussion with local overseas Chinese communities and schools as well as Chinese teachers on Nov. 26. The delegation visited Sun Gongyi, China’s ambassador to Mauritius, on Nov. 27.

(Visiting Ambassador Sun Gongyi)

The delegation participated in the 15th Council Inauguration Ceremony of the Jinan University Alumni Association in Malaysia on Nov. 28.