Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian –
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, May 14 (Xinhua) — A joint education center founded with the participation of the Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno (GSU) in Belarus opened at Xinjiang Normal University (XPU) on Wednesday, the university’s website reported.
The opening ceremony of the center was attended by the secretary of the SPU party committee Jiang Haijun and the rector of GSU Irina Kiturko.
The parties noted the growing interest of Belarusian residents in the Chinese language and expressed hope for intensified cooperation in the area of teacher and student exchanges, joint scientific research and teaching Chinese as a foreign language.
Irina Kiturko stated that GSU considers SPU as an important partner for cooperation and wishes to make joint efforts to create a Confucius Institute in Belarus.
The SPU, located in Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in northwest China, was founded in 1978 and has so far facilitated the opening of three Confucius Institutes in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. -0-