BLCU News, June 13 (Correspondent Geng Cong, Photographer Wei Da) – On the afternoon of June 6, President Duan Peng met with Palestinian Ambassador to China Fariz Mehdawi and his delegation. First Secretary Mohammad Wael and others accompanied the visit.
President Duan Peng extended a warm welcome to Ambassador Fariz Mehdawi. He noted that China and Palestine share a deep friendship, and in June 2023, both countries announced the establishment of a strategic partnership, elevating bilateral relations to a new level. As China's largest and most comprehensive leading institution in international Chinese education, BLCU has trained over 100 Palestinian students to date. The university hopes to leverage its educational strengths to further expand exchanges and cooperation with Palestinian universities, welcoming Palestinian students to study at the Hainan International College, while planning to send Arabic major students to Palestine for exchanges. Additionally, BLCU aims to enhance teacher exchanges and mutual lectures to cultivate high-level talent with international vision, cross-cultural communication skills, and innovative research capabilities, ensuring tangible results in bilateral educational exchanges and cooperation.
Ambassador Fariz Mehdawi expressed sincere gratitude for BLCU's warm reception. He highlighted the long history and solid friendship between China and Palestine, stating that this meeting aims to strengthen educational and cultural cooperation and highly endorsing President Duan's proposals. He noted that BLCU has rich experience in international cooperation and hopes to deepen educational ties through diverse exchange activities, such as organizing diplomat and university delegations to visit the university and jointly establishing a China-Middle East Research Center to provide a broad platform for academic and cultural exchanges. Ambassador Fariz Mehdawi also proposed co-establishing a Confucius Institute with Palestinian universities as a link to promote cultural connections between the two countries. He specifically mentioned that three Chinese employees at the embassy are BLCU students, affirming the university's teaching outcomes and talent cultivation quality.
Heads of relevant departments from BLCU's Office of International Cooperation and Exchange, School of Foreign Languages and Cultures, and International Student Affairs Office participated in the exchange activities.
Editor: Lü Meining
Reviewer: Chen Siyu
