Ren Youqun and Stefania Stafutti attend the broadcast program.
The joint program of Master of Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages (MTCSOL) carried out by ECNU and Università degli Studi di Torino (UNITO) was broadcast live on China Radio International (CRI) as well as on its Italian website (http://italian.cri.cn/) on February 26.
Ren Youqun, Vice President & Vice Chairman of the University Council, and Stefania Stafutti, Cultural Counselor of Embassy of Italy in China attended the broadcast as special guests. During the broadcast, Ren and Stafutti answered questions from the audiences concerning the original intention, admission, courses and scholarships of the program.
Ma Bohui (C) meets Ren Youqun and Stefania Stafutti after the broadcast program.
The joint MTCSOL program between ECNU and UNITO, first joint degree program with the support of Confucius Institute in China, was put forward in 2011 to improve the language ability of Chinese language teachers in Italy. The admission examination is organized together by ECNU and UNITO. Students of the program have to finish two years’ study with one in ECNU and another in Confucius Institute of Turin. After that, they can receive a master’s degree and a certificate of teaching Chinese in Italian middle schools. Students can get their first-year tuition by applying for scholarships offered by the Chinese Government or the Confucius Institute, and their second-year tuition from UNITO or their families.
Written by: Shi Yangyang
Edited by: Liu Jinyu
