Delegation from the Confucius Institute HQ in Beijing visited the University of Sarajevo

The Confucius Institute at the University of Sarajevo is a unique project of international university cooperation and the contribution of the Chinese and Bosnian academic community in building good relations between the two countries. The past activities and achieved results of the Confucius Institute at the University of Sarajevo and the intensification of cooperation were the topics of the meeting of the delegation of the Confucius Institute in Beijing HQ (Hanban) and the University of Sarajevo delegation.
The meeting of 9 May 2019 at the University of Sarajevo Rectorate, was attended by ZHAO Guocheng, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, HU Ziyuan, Deputy Director (Testing and Scholarship) and the Department of European Confucius Institutions: WANG Feng, Deputy Director, HUI Hui and AN Shi, then Prof. Dr. Rifat Škrijelj, University of Sarajevo Rector, Prof. Dr. Aleksandra Nikolić, Vice Rector for International Cooperation, Dr. Jasna Bošnjović, Head of the International Cooperation Service and UNSA Confucius Institute Co-directors La Weixin and Miroslav Živanović.
During the meeting, it was emphasized that the key priority of the future work of the Confucius Institute at the University of Sarajevo would be to include as many students of the University of Sarajevo as programs and courses intended for learning the Chinese language. In addition, the Confucius Institute will further engage in academic cooperation and exchange and the promotion of scholarship programs for students and university staff. Further steps of comprehensive cooperation have been agreed, such as teaching and courses in the Chinese language, and the introduction of Chinese language studies at the Faculty of Philosophy.