The Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) in Awka, Anambra State, has established a teaching centre of the Confucius Institute at the Federal College of Agriculture, Ishiagu in Ebonyi State. This followed a signing of a Memorandum of Understanding by the UNIZIK Vice-Chancellor (VC), Prof Joseph Ahaneku, and the Provost of the college, Prof Justina Mgbada, for the setting up of an institute for Chinese studies in the college.


Speaking during the tour of the facility, the VC explained that the institute would afford people within the catchment area an opportunity to learn mandarin, noting that it would go a long way in assisting most of them in doing business with the Chinese.


Prof Ahaneku said the establishment of the teaching point is in line with his administration’s resolve to give the Chinese programme a national outlook. He urged the people of Ebonyi State to utilise the opportunity that the programme offers.


Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Chief Anyim Pius Anyim, who graced the event, donated an executive Peugeot 506 car to the institute to assist Chinese teachers discharge their duties.


The provost, Prof Mgbada, expressed joy on the fruition of the MoU, which, according to her, appeared impossible at the outset. She praised the VC for his tenacity, which, she said, led to the success of the partnership.


Prof Mgbada assured the VC of the college’s resolve to abide by the regulations of Hanban – Confucius Institute headquarters. Being the first non-affiliated institution to be accorded the privilege, the provost said the college would live up to expectation.


In the entourage of the VC to Ishiagu include the Deputy VC for Academics, Prof Charles Esimone, his counterpart in Administration, Prof Carol Arinze-Umobi, UNIZIK Director of Public Relations, Dr Emmanuel Ojukwu, and some staff of the institute led by their Director, Prof Yu Job.
In a related development, UNIZIK hosted the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Arts Exhibition contingent from Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. The exhibition was held at the university auditorium.


Receiving the team led by Prof Wang Jun Wen, Prof Ahaneku, said the visit would open opportunities for collaboration with the university, especially in the area of medicine.
Prof Wang thanked the VC for his support to the institute, expressing optimism that the partnership would yield good fruit.


The event featured variety of Chinese music, drama, kung fu and martial arts presentations from the TCM contingent and students of Confucius Institute.
http://thenationonlineng.net/unizik-opens-chinese-study-centre-ebonyi/

Cool. UNIZIK, the best university in Nigeria, the first African university to offer Chinese language and culture

space booked

HOPE KUNGFU WILL BE ONE OF THE COURSES

我们已经在Unizik。中文翻译..如果你知道你知道

We are Here in Unizik Already. Chinese Translator.. If you know you know.

corpersforum:
HOPE KUNGFU WILL BE ONE OF THE COURSES

Sure! The last two weeks competition was won by Unizik .

babyfaceafrica:
lolz...unilag has been offering Chinese language since 2013...

No bro, Confucius has been here for over 10 years, sice 2008 when they were still offering the courses for free and begging people to come join. Also Unizik is their headquarter in Nigeria, All other branches come here for yearly hanyu competition.

TEDHorsePower:
Cool. UNIZIK the best university in Nigeria, the first African university to offer Chinese language and culture

All this in a poo hole nation

China is gradually taking over Nigeria.

Good

All hail our new colonial masters, while they are killing our people in China and refusing them stay, residency, citizenship we aré building Chinese institute.

we for just try learn the Nigeria own we'll finish first

Proud to be a zikite!!!

TEDHorsePower:
Cool. UNIZIK the best university in Nigeria, the first African university to offer Chinese language and culture

lolz...unilag has been offering Chinese language since 2013...

a welcome development

Igbo amaka

Thinking ahead for business

Just like South Africa, china will take over starting from the east

UNIZIK was the first African university to start it way back in 2008. Lol

babyfaceafrica:
lolz...unilag has been offering Chinese language since 2013...

Chinese/Confucius institute (CI)
Vision

To promote language and culture interchange between china and Nigeria

Mission

To facilitate Chinese language promotion and Chinese cultural transmission in Nigeria and to produce qualified Chinese language teachers and excellent Chinese language students.

Background

The agreement between Hanban and Nnamdi Azikiwe University establishing Confucius Institute was signed in March,2008 and inaugurated in February ,2009. Its boards of directors jointly composed of NAU and Xiamen University. CI has a total of fourteen (14) staff of which six (6) are local while eight lecturers are assigned by Hanban and Xiamen University. About two thousand, five hundred (2500) students at different levels have been trained in the institute since its inception which has in its over 6years of existence recorded great success. To met the increasing demand of the institute’s services from the general public, CI has so far established three (3) Confucius classrooms: at Federal Polytechnic Oko with twelve (12) teaching classes and three hundred and fifty (350) registered students; at Unizik High School with eleven (11) teaching classes and one hundred and thirty (130) registered students and at Enugu State College of Education Technical. In 2013, the National Universities Commission (NUC) approved the establishment of the fulltime Bachelor of Art (B.A) programme with effect from the 2013/2014 academic session. The Confucius Institute also offers training at three additional levels:

Diploma
Proficiency written and Proficiency oral
Executive class



https://unizik.edu.ng/institutes/chinese-confucius-institute-ci/

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i tried learning that year o, time against me, i wish i had that time, i would have been a Pro by now

Mtcheew! We haven't tackled other better things in the country na to learn Chinese be person problem this morning

TEDHorsePower:
UNIZIK was the first African university to start it way back in 2008. Lol





Chinese/Confucius institute (CI)
Vision

To promote language and culture interchange between china and Nigeria

Mission

To facilitate Chinese language promotion and Chinese cultural transmission in Nigeria and to produce qualified Chinese language teachers and excellent Chinese language students.

Background

The agreement between Hanban and Nnamdi Azikiwe University establishing Confucius Institute was signed in March,2008 and inaugurated in February ,2009. Its boards of directors jointly composed of NAU and Xiamen University. CI has a total of fourteen (14) staff of which six (6) are local while eight lecturers are assigned by Hanban and Xiamen University. About two thousand, five hundred (2500) students at different levels have been trained in the institute since its inception which has in its over 6years of existence recorded great success. To met the increasing demand of the institute’s services from the general public, CI has so far established three (3) Confucius classrooms: at Federal Polytechnic Oko with twelve (12) teaching classes and three hundred and fifty (350) registered students; at Unizik High School with eleven (11) teaching classes and one hundred and thirty (130) registered students and at Enugu State College of Education Technical. In 2013, the National Universities Commission (NUC) approved the establishment of the fulltime Bachelor of Art (B.A) programme with effect from the 2013/2014 academic session. The Confucius Institute also offers training at three additional levels:

Diploma
Proficiency written and Proficiency oral
Executive class



https://unizik.edu.ng/institutes/chinese-confucius-institute-ci/

still wrong Confucius institute in unilag has been there aice 2009..but they started offering it as a course since 2013.......

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/11/confucius-institute-opens-at-unilag-for-teaching-of-chinese-language/

CHINESE KE.... CHUNG CHUIN CHUWAN CHA.. DAT language sounds like metal plate being thrown on the floor

No. You are wrong. UNIZIK started 2008.

babyfaceafrica:
still wrong Confucius institute in unilag has been there aice 2009..but they started offering it as a course since 2013.......

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/11/confucius-institute-opens-at-unilag-for-teaching-of-chinese-language/

TEDHorsePower:
No. You are wrong. UNIZIK started 2008.

it was inaugurated in 2008..but. started 2009 in unizik....unilag started teaching Chinese fully in 2009...

DedeNkem:
China is gradually taking over Nigeria.

They're taking over Africa. This is how we ended up being colonized before by Britain and having English as our official language, the only difference now is they're not doing it militarily but they came in guise of economic co-operation. At the end of the day we will be re-colonized. I have worked this out many years ago, all I do is watch it unfold.

The initial slavery and colonialism has damaged the brains of Africans.

TEDHorsePower:
Cool. UNIZIK the best university in Nigeria, the first African university to offer Chinese language and culture

When will they offer Igbo language as course in China

daz a welcomed development