Hubei University of Automotive Technology and the Chinese International Education Fund have officially launched a Confucius Institute at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).
Mr. Tang Hong, the president of the Ghana Association of Chinese Societies, explained that the Confucius Institute is a non-profit initiative designed to promote and enhance intercultural relationships between China and the global community.
“Confucius institute is a non-profit venture aimed towards the global dissemination of the Chinese language and culture,” he said.
The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mrs. Rita Akosua Dickson, on her part, announced plans to introduce Chinese language courses at KNUST and in other regions of Ghana through the Confucius Institute.
This initiative aims to provide students and the community with the opportunity to learn Chinese, fostering cultural exchange and understanding between China and Ghana.
“For our gathering today, distinguished ladies and gentlemen, I am glad to note that through the establishment of a three party agreement involving KNUST, HUAT and the Chinese International Education Fund, the Confucius institute will play a pivotal role in enabling KNUST to develop a foreign model site for undergraduate Chinese programs and the learning of the Chinese language in the middle and the northern zones of Ghana,” she said.
Chair of the Council of the Hubei Automotive Center, Zhang Wenxue, expressed his hope for the relationship between Ghana and China during the inauguration of the Confucius Institute at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).
“I sincerely hope that the relationship between Ghana and China will endure for eternity. It is also a wealthy start in Ghana’s commitment in promoting international Chinese education and he believes that the Confucius Institute will provide a chance to learn the Chinese language’ this will help strengthen the friendship between the people of China and Ghana,” he said.