Confucius institute established by Jinan University and Rhodes University Set Sailing

Confucius institute established by Jinan University China and Rhodes University South Africa jointly held an unveiling ceremony in October last year. In February, associate professor Yue Ma, Deputy Director of the Chinese Language International Promotion Office of Jinan University, was assigned dean of Chinese side.

At the beginning of February when Rhodes University was going to commence, Confucius Institute with the international department of Rhodes University and its library held a Confucius Institute and Chinese Book Exhibition. With the consideration of the actual situation of Rhodes University, Confucius Institute have cooperated with the Language College of Rhodes University, and opened Chinese credit courses for the whole university. This is the first time in history for Rhodes University to open Chinese courses. The students in Rhodes University respond very warmly to the Chinese courses, after two-week audition, 47 students have enrolled in the courses officially, exceeding the expectation greatly. This indicates that the first Confucius Institute which is held by our school and cooperated with foreign side come into formal operation.

On March 4th, Yanggen Wei, first secretary of Education group of China's embassy in South Africa, inspected Confucius institute at Rhodes University, giving high appraisal on the work has been done. The Oppidan Press , student newspaper of Rhodes University, also gave a positive evaluation on the Chinese language courses operated by Confucius institute, in the latest issue of the newspaper with nearly half a version.

As a bridge and link of Confucius Institute, the other cooperation projects to be carried out between our school and Rhodes University are under preparation.

Confucius Institute and Chinese Book Exhibition

The Confucius Institute organized a "Chinese Movie Night ", which is the 1st show in a series.