"Chinese Bridge" Online Group Exchange Project Successfully Held

The "Chinese Bridge" Online Group Exchange Project, namely: 2021 Xiangtan University (XTU) "Chinese Bridge" Online Intensive Training Camp for Ugandan Students and 2021 XTU "Chinese Bridge" Online Huxiang Cultural Experience Camp for Spanish Students, was successfully held through online teaching mode. The project was sponsored by the Center for Language Education and Cooperation (CLEC) of the Ministry of Education and undertaken by XTU.

The 2021 XTU "Chinese Bridge" Online Intensive Training Camp for Ugandan Students admitted 90 students from the Confucius Institute at Makerere University. The online opening ceremony was held on January 4, and the project lasted for 14 days. According to the CLEC "Chinese Bridge" Chinese competition system, it designed 8 courses for "targeted" training, such as keynote speeches, Chinese songs, Chinese culture and contemporary China, orthophonic training, and oral communication. This was to accurately enhance the students' Chinese language proficiency, basic knowledge of Chinese language, and understanding of general situation of China and Chinese arts or talents.

The 2021 XTU "Chinese Bridge" Online Huxiang Cultural Experience Camp for Spanish Students held an online opening ceremony on January 10, attracting more than 80 students of all ages from Spain, Mexico, Bulgaria, and other countries to participate. The project was scheduled to end in mid-March. The teaching content involves three types of courses, including Chinese teaching under the theme of Huxiang culture, common sense and creation of Chinese painting, and experiencing Hunan. It aims to deepen students' understanding of contemporary China and Chinese culture, especially contemporary Hunan and Hunan culture through the study of Huxiang culture special language courses and experiencing Huxiang culture online.

In recent years, the international Chinese education has developed rapidly. Under the promotion of the Confucius Institute at Makerere University, Uganda has incorporated Chinese into the national education system of secondary schools. The Confucius Institute at the University of Leon in Spain has established the academic journal "Spanish Sinology", organized the compilation of the localized textbook "CAMINO AL CHINO (The Chinese Road)", and published the book series of "Perspective: Chinese Studies". This "Chinese Bridge" online group is dedicated to providing overseas students with platforms and opportunities to learn Chinese and traditional Chinese culture, and contributes to the promotion of cultural exchanges and mutual learning between China and countries like Uganda and Spain.