Ambassador Scholarship to encourage Chinese learning in various countries
The "Chinese Ambassador Scholarship" was launched at the Chinese Embassy in Romania recently, with some 300 students, teachers, representatives of the overseas Chinese community and Chinese enterprises participating in the ceremony.
"The main goal of the scholarship is to encourage Romanian students to learn Chinese and to warmly welcome as many young people as possible to join the Chinese Language connoisseurs and to become successors and heirs of the friendship between China and Romania," said Chinese Ambassador to Romania Xu Feihong.
Xu added that Chinese learning enjoys great popularity in Romania, where over 8,000 people are studying Chinese in four Confucius institutes, eight Confucius classrooms and over 100 Chinese teaching points.
About 20 students and four educators were awarded with mobile phones and cash prizes at the ceremony.
Xu told Xinhua after the ceremony that in Romania, one of the important countries along the Belt and Road, many people realize that the initiative will bring about increasing demand for talents in their country, for Romanians who know the Chinese language.
China's Ambassador to Madagascar Yang Xiaorong
Another country benifitting from this special scholarship is Madagascar. The Chinese Embassy in Madagascar offered the "Chinese Ambassador Scholarship" to 53 students on Sunday at the Confucius Institute at Tamatave University.
The event was attended by Chinese Ambassador to Madagascar Yang Xiaorong, Vice President of Tamatave University Emile, the Director of Confucius Institute at Tamatave University and nearly 100 teachers and students.
"Chinese is one of the six official languages of the United Nations and one of the most populous languages in the world," the Chinese Ambassador said in her speech.
"It is one of the most popular world languages. More and more Malagasy people, especially young friends, are learning Chinese, the Ambassador said, adding that that "China and Chinese culture is being recognized by everyone, but also proved that the friendship between China and Madagascar continue to deepen."
Emile said that the Confucius Institute has been fully integrated into the University of Tamatave and the school will continue to place the Confucius Institute at the heart of the University, believing that cooperation between the two sides will deepen the friendship between the two countries.
The president of the Confucius Institute at Tamatave university said that the offering of the "Chinese Ambassador Scholarship" can inspire Malagasy students and the public to further learn Chinese and understand the interest of Chinese culture, and enhance the influence of the Confucius Institute.
Story edited and rewritten by Duggy Day
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