The University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM)
The UDSM Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic), Prof Florens Luoga,
revealed this in Dar es Salaam yesterday when briefing journalists on
the proposed programme.
“Under the newly established Confucius Institute at UDSM, students
will learn and understand Chinese language and culture in efforts to
foster bilateral ties between Tanzania and China,” Prof Luoga said.
The two-year diploma course will officially begin in the next
academic year so that students can be able to learn and understand
Chinese language.
“Giving a diploma programme in Chinese is the long term course and
that is why we have a Confucius Institute here (UDSM) in order to give
education to the students to learn the Chinese language here and be able
to use the skills in their own development,” he noted.
“I challenge the Tanzanian students to utilise the opportunities to
learn the Chinese language as there is lot they will gain from it with
which will help move their lives forward,” he stressed.
“Confucius Institute continues the tradition of strengthening
historical ties between China and Tanzania; I urge the entire public to
make maximum use of the opportunity.
“This will not only be beneficial to students but to all who wish
to learn the language, especially businessmen who frequently travel to
China,” Prof Luoga said.
“We are very delighted that this plan has attracted so many
students beyond our expectations who wish to study Chinese language.”
For her part, Head of Confucius Institute at UDSM, Prof Zhang
Xiaozhen said that UDSM in Tanzania together with Zhejiang Normal
University in China will together start a bachelor degree in Chinese
language by 2018. “This will provide a room for Tanzanian students to
study in China for two years and they will complete the remaining two
years in Tanzania,” Prof Xiaozhen said.
Apart from that Confucius Institute offers scholarship to the
students who can speak and write Chinese language.“We offer a semester
scholarship which is for four months, a one year scholarship, bachelor
degree in Chinese language which is for three years, one year
scholarship on Chinese language together with a Masters degree for three
years as well as masters in Chinese language,” she underscored. The
student can be granted the scholarship of their choices according to the
level of the proficient test done as each scholarship has its own
qualified test.
The Confucius Institute is a non-profit educational organisation
with its headquarters in Beijing in China while most of its branches are
housed in the universities around the world. The Confucius Institute
is affiliated with the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic
of China, whose aim is to promote Chinese language and culture.
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