On November 28, the delegation of Belarus Capital TV Station visited ECNU. President Chen Qun met with the guests in the Centre for Belarusian Studies and received an interview on issues including higher education and social development, the status quo and prospect of the educational cooperation between China and Belarus.
Chen Qun accepts an interview with Belarus Capital TV Station.
According to Chen, the higher education in China has made outstanding achievements and played an important role in the country’s modernization construction during the last thirty years. The economic transition, social progress and cultural development are putting forward many new and higher requirements for universities in the country. ECNU has actively carried out international exchanges and cooperation, with about five thousand foreign students pursuing advanced studies in the university every year.
As stressed by Chen Qun, Belarus is a good friend of China, and with which ECNU has attached great importance to the educational cooperation. At present, ECNU has established pragmatic and effective partnerships with many Belarusian universities, including the Belarusian State University, Belarusian National Technical University, Belarusian University of Economics, Minsk State Linguistic University, etc.. In recent years, educational and cultural celebrities in Belarus, including the Minister of Education of Belarus, have visited ECNU many times. In April, 2012, ECNU established the Centre for Belarusian Studies as a platform for people, especially youngsters, of both countries to strengthen their understanding and friendship. As a comprehensive university and an important training base for international Chinese talents, ECNU welcomes more Belarusian students to further their study here, and is willing to make its own contributions to strengthen the cooperation between China and Belarus.
Watt Ma Cely, Consul General of Belarus Embassy in Shanghai, Bei Wenli, Vice Dean of the School of Advanced International and Area Studies and Vice Director of the Centre for Belarusian Studies, attended the meeting.
During the visit in ECNU, the delegation of Belarus Capital TV Station also attended the Open Day activities of the Centre for Belarusian Studies. They carried out in-depth exchanges with ECNU students who had further studied in Belarus and representatives of international students from Belarus and other countries.
The Capital TV Station is one of the three major national TV stations in Belarus, and its audiences are throughout Belarus and parts of the CIS.
Written by: Yao Run
Edited by: Liu Jinyu
