On the morning of July 13, 2017, the delegation from New Brunswick of Canada visited Hanban/Confucius Institute Headquarters and participated in the important meeting. This delegation was led by Mr.John·McLaughlin, Deputy Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development of New Brunswick, President of Confucius Institute in New Brunswick (CINB) and joined by Mr. Francis Pang, president of Jiahuang Co. Chairman of CINB, Mr. Zhixiong Zhang, Executive Director of BCCSC and Ms. Teng Jing, the Foreign Director of CINB. 

Ms. Jing Wei, Deputy Director of the Hanban, Deputy Executive Director of the Confucius Institute Headquarters, Ms. Shifang Ren, Division Chief of American and Oceania Affairs of Hanban, and Mr. Songming Qu, Supervisor of American and Oceania Affairs of Hanban and Mr. Zhaoxi Meng, Program officer of American and Oceania Affairs of Hanban met with the delegation of Education and Early Childhood Development Department of New Brunswick, Canada and attended the meeting. Ms. Jing Wei expressed her welcome to Mr. John McLaughlin, thanked the Education Department in New Brunswick for its consistent support to the Confucius Institute and congratulated CINB on becoming one of the global advanced Confucius Institute last year. She pointed out that the Hanban would like to provide Confucius students with Chinese language and culture learning conditions and development opportunities which are more suitable for the local education system and enhance the quality of teaching so as to promote development of the program and Sino-Canadian collaboration. Hanban will spare no effort to support the Confucius Institute for the good development and contribute to the friendship between China and Canada.

Mr.John·McLaughlin expressed his appreciation for support and assistance of  the Hanban had offered so far. It was a great honor to be the global advanced Confucius Institute. He said that the opening and inclusiveness of the government in New Brunswick was an important opportunity for the development of cultural exchanges and cooperation between China and Canada. The successful establishment of the first trilingual primary school and the Confucius Classroom had been bringing profound influence to the local education, enhancing the cultural communication and mutual understanding between the Chinese and Canadian students, and promoting the local multicultural development. The New Brunswick Education Department would actively contribute to the work to deepen the friendly cooperation between China and Canada. Dr..Francis Pang pointed out that there was still much space and potential for Sino-Canadian collaboration in terms of cultural exchange and education, and he would continue to offer new ideas and suggestion to strengthen China-Canada exchanges and cooperation between the two countries. 

 At present, the development prospect of Confucius Institute is very good. The two sides discussed the renewal of the agreement and actively promoted the implementation. And the meeting on the core teacher position of Confucius Institute has reached a consensus.After the meeting, Ms. Jing Wei and Mr.John·McLaughlin exchanged special "souvenirs" and took a group photo.

The visit is an important milestone in the development of the CINB. It affirmed the development of CINB in the past ten years, and put forward to look to the future,  meet the challenges, strengthen cooperation and seek common development for both sides. We believe that with the cooperation and support of all sides, the CINB will have a better future.

 

加拿大新布伦瑞克省教育厅代表团访问国家汉办

     北京时间2017年7月13日上午,加拿大新布伦瑞克省教育厅副厅长、新布伦瑞克省孔子学院(简称新省孔院)理事长约翰·麦克劳伦先生,加皇集团董事长、孔子学院理事彭建华先生,北京中加学校执行董事张志雄先生及新省孔院外方院长滕菁女士等一行人到访汉办参加了重要会议。

     国家汉办副主任、孔子学院总部副总干事静炜女士会见加拿大新布伦瑞克省教育厅代表团,美大处副处长任世芳女士、美大处高级项目主管瞿松明先生及汉办美大处项目官员孟昭曦先生陪同出席会见。静主任对约翰·麦克劳伦先生一行来访表示欢迎,感谢新省教育厅对孔子学院的大力支持,祝贺新布伦瑞克省孔子学院去年成为全球先进孔子学院之一。她指出,汉办愿为孔院学生提供更适宜当地教育系统的汉语学习条件与发展机会,提升教学质量,以促进中加项目的推广与发展。将不遗余力地支持孔子学院向好发展,为促进中加两国友谊做出贡献。

     约翰·麦克劳伦先生感谢国家汉办对新省孔院各项工作的大力支持和帮助,非常荣幸能成为全球先进孔院。他表示加拿大新布伦瑞克省政府对教育的开放性与包容性,是发展中加两国文化交流合作项目的契机。新布伦瑞克省第一所三语小学的成立,孔子课堂的成功入驻给当地的教育带来了深刻影响,增强了中加学生之间的文化沟通和相互理解,促进了当地多元文化的发展。新布伦瑞克省教育厅将积极助力开展各项工作以深化中加两国的友好合作。彭建华先生指出,两国在文化交流、教育合作等诸多领域发展空间巨大,将不断为增强中加两国学生之间的学习交流与深化合作献计献策。

     目前,孔院未来发展形势大好。会议中双方商讨了续签协议并积极推动落实,还就孔院核心教师岗位达成了共识。会议圆满结束后,静炜主任和约翰·麦克劳伦先生交换了具有两国文化特色的“纪念品”,并合影留念。

     此次访问是新省孔院发展过程中的一个重要里程碑,双方肯定了新省孔院在过去十年来的发展,并展望未来、迎接挑战、加强合作、共谋发展。相信在中加两国各方的通力合作与支持下,新省孔院将持续大放异彩,迎接更美好的未来。

 

(新布伦瑞克省孔子学院 供稿)