His Excellency, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to The Gambia, Zhang Jiming, recently led officials of Guizhou University of China to the University of the Gambia for final preparations to establish a Confucius Institute at the University of the Gambia within the framework of an MOU that also covers wide range of issues including offer of scholarships for both short term and long termtraining opportunities in China for staff, faculty and students of UTG.
The Institute is expected to be operational by the begining of next academic year. It will offer courses on Chinese language and culture, as well as provide opportunities to Chinese nationals to learn Gambian languages, culture and tradition.
During their stay, the officials from Guizhou University also paid courtesy calls on the Vice President and Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology of The Gambia.