About 400 students of Nnamdi Azikiwe University have gained
admission into top Chinese universities through scholarship platform of HANBAN,
the Director of the Chinese Cultural and Research Centre, Prof. Wang Bo, said
on Thursday, in Awka.
Bo said it was as a result of the bilateral relationship between
Nigeria and China which was concretized at the national level, adding that it
has opened doors for commerce and economic exchange between the two countries.
The Chinese Attache and Director of China Cultural Centre in
Nigeria, Mr. Yan Xiangdong said that the several meetings between his President
and President Muhammadu Buhari in the past one year have deepened the
relationship between the two countries and is now bearing fruits.
Xiangdong who spoke during the inauguration of Chinese Cultural
Research Centre of Nigeria domiciled at Nnamdi Azikiwe Univeristy, said that in
the past one year, the President of the Peoples Republic of China has met three
times with Buhari and both countries signed four different agreements.
Giving assurances about the future of the centre, he said: “We
have built good relationship and we will join hands with you for the growth of
the cultural centre domiciled in your university”.
The Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Joseph Ahaneku
in his speech traced the beginning of the Cultural Centre to the establishment
of the Confucius Institute in the University in 2007 through the instrument of
a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Chinese Language Council
International (HANBAN) and Xiamen University on one hand and UNIZIK on the
other hand.
Ahaneku extolled the intention of the centre and pleaded with
the Chinese government to offer employment to graduates of the centre who also
have other skills acquired from their other degree programmes.
This is because, according to him, without proper engagement
they will feel disillusioned.
He also challenged China to use the products of the centre as a
base to solve the challenges of communication and be given the opportunity to
work in different companies owned by Chinese.
He said: “I look forward to this centre being used as a base for
prospective knowledge and knowledge transfer; a base for prospective commercial
and technological advancement and a base for true diplomatic Counselor
relationship and as an extension of Chinese Embassy in Nigeria”.
Ahaneku also expressed satisfaction with the growth of the Confucius
Institute from where over 100 students have gained scholarship to study in
China for various degrees and through which 3000 students had accessed Chinese
Language Proficiency tests (HSK).
He added: “Henceforth, our windows are wide open to accommodate
all academia and researchers who may have China and Nigeria as their case study
to come in and explore the opportunities here for their research work”.
In her address, the director of Confucius Institute Prof. Carol
Arinze-Umeobi said the Institute has established three Confucius classrooms at
Federal Polytechnic, Oko, UNIZIK Primary and High school and at Enugu State
College of Education, Technical.
He said the Institute now runs two categories of the programme
which included Executive Class for business men and women to meet their
business demands in China.
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