Yesterday, October 23, 2024, the second day of the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Confucius Institute for Science and Technology of BNTU (CIST) took place. Among the events held was the opening of an exhibition of mock-up works from improvised materials,a meeting with the teachers of the institute and a festive concert.
For reference: the grand opening of the Confucius Institute for Science and Technology took place on October 21, 2014. BNTU's partner in establishing the institute is Northeastern University, one of the leading universities in China.
The second day of the festivities began with the opening of an exhibition of works-models of famous Chinese structures made from improvised materials and a photo exhibition "Looking back ten years ago."
The guests also visited the Confucius Institute for Science and Technology of BNTU, where they were able to communicate with its teachers and get acquainted with the material and technical base of the institute.
The most striking event of the second day was a festive concert. The participants were Rector of the Belarusian National Technical University Sergey Kharitonchik, Rector of Northeastern University Feng Xiating, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of Belarus Zhang Wenchuan, Chairman of the Belarus-China Society, Director of the Republican Institute of Chinese Studies BSU named after Confucius Anatoly Tozik, Second Secretary for Science, Education and Culture of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Republic of Belarus Hu Yunbo. The event was also attended by the partners of the Confucius Institute for Science and Technology of BNTU, heads of educational institutions, teachers and students of the Institute.
Before the concert, the guests got acquainted with the exhibition dedicated to the 10th anniversary of CIST.
Then a festive concert took place. Before it began, Zhang Wenchuan spoke about the importance of creating Confucius institutes and the achievements of the BNTU CIST.
– On behalf of the Embassy, I would like to congratulate the Confucius Institute for Science and Technology of BNTU on the tenth anniversary of its establishment. Confucius institutes are a very important bridge for the rapprochement of our peoples. We see that in a short 10 years, the BNTU Confucius Institute for Science and Technology has become one of the best and will continue to develop further. That is why I want to once again congratulate the institute on the holiday and wish great success on its way.
At the beginning of the festive concert, Sergey Kharitonchik addressed the audience with a welcoming speech.
– For 10 years, our Confucius Institute has achieved great success. This is evidenced by the well-established educational system of teaching Chinese, and the organization and holding of numerous events, competitions, exhibitions, and the recognition of our institute in 2017 as the best institute of the year. It entered the top 100 partners of the Chinese Language Union and received the award "Exemplary Institute for Teaching Chinese in Belarus".
I am very pleased with the success achieved by the Confucius Institute over its 10 years of operation. Taking this opportunity, I would like to express my gratitude to the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Republic of Belarus, the leadership of our Chinese partner university, Northeastern University, for their support and assistance, and to all employees of the Institute for your contribution to the dissemination of the Chinese language and culture of China in the name of strengthening friendship between our two nations.
The festive concert became a real focus of the beauty and versatility of Chinese culture. Among the creative performances, there were dance, vocal, theatrical and instrumental performances of the teachers of the CIST, invited artists and creative teams of the BNTU Department of Cultural Affairs. Each act of the concert helped those present get to know certain areas of traditional Chinese culture better and immerse themselves in it for a while.
The end of the second day was marked by the planting of a friendship tree by representatives of Belarus and China on the territory of the BNTU Polytechnic sanatorium.
We express our gratitude to all the guests for participating in the celebrations and look forward to new meetings within the walls of the Belarusian National Technical University!
