On December 15, 2021, a solemn ceremony of signing a Cooperation Agreement between Mogilev State A. Kuleshov University and Heihe University (the People’s Republic of China) took place. The ceremony was held online at the Center for Chinese Language and Culture of Mogilev State A. Kuleshov University.
The parties exchanged views on the importance of developing cooperation between the Republic of Belarus and the People’s Republic of China before signing, especially considering the fact that 2021 has been declared the Year of the Regions of Belarus and China, and 2022 marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Belarus and the People’s Republic of China.
In his speech to the participants in the ceremony, the rector of Heihe University emphasized that Mogilev State A. Kuleshov University is the first partner university from the Republic of Belarus and expressed confidence that cooperation between universities and between Belarus and the PRC has great potential. He also expressed interest in developing cooperation in such areas as the creation of joint educational programs, the development of academic mobility, the holding of joint conferences and seminars, the joint creation of the Confucius Institute.
The rector of Mogilev State A. Kuleshov University Denis Vladimirovich Duk noted that the signing of the Agreement on Cooperation between universities is another step and a modest contribution of universities to strengthen friendship and cooperation between the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of Belarus. The Chinese partners were informed about the main activities of the Center for Chinese Language and Culture.
The rector of Mogilev State A. Kuleshov University also confirmed the readiness and high interest of the university staff in carrying out joint activities on the opening of the Confucius Institute on the basis of Mogilev State A. Kuleshov University, organizing the teaching of the Chinese language, conducting language and cultural exchanges, internships, language schools (camps), conferences and seminars, providing methodological assistance in teaching Chinese in institutions of general secondary education in Mogilev.