Confucius Institute at University of Latvia visits Ventspils University of Applied Sciences
On June 1, 2023 Professor Peteris Pildegovics, the director of the Confucius Institute at the University of Latvia, Professor Shang Quanyu, his wife Zhang Guiying, and secretary MS Anastasija Galkina attended Ventspils University of Applied Sciences (VUAS) to participate in the closing ceremony of the 2022/2023 Chinese course in VUAS. VUAS was represented by the Rector Professor Andris Vaivads, the Dean of the Translation Faculty Sandija Skudra, the Head of the Study Department Liga Koloda and the Head of Lifelong Learning Center Egita Udodova. 41 student got the certificates and attended the ceremony. Chinese language teacher Xu Shen was the host of this event.
At the beginning of the ceremony, a teaching video overviewed the whole academic year, which brought tears to the eyes. The Rector Andris Vaivads shared his travel experience in China in his speech, saying that he attached great importance to the cooperation with the Confucius Institute at LU and hoped to continue to strengthen communication and enhance friendship in the future. The Dean Sandija Skudra emphasized the importance of cultural experience: language is the carrier of culture, and language learning is more about experiencing culture. She hopes that students will get a chance to feel China and the Chinese culture by visiting the country some day. The Director Shang Quanyu highly praised the achievements of Chinese language teaching in VUAS and showed appreciation to VUAS for its continuous support since 2017. Professor Peteris introduced his working career and his indissoluble bond with China, and donated his books “My China Story” and “Selected Translation of Tang Poems” to the university library.
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