20/07/2024
CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE, KNUST HOLD HISTORIC BOARD MEETING AT HUBEI UNIVERSITY OF AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY, CHINA
Following the inauguration of the Confucius Institute at KNUST on December 19, 2023 at the Great Hall, KNUST and the first ever meeting of the Board at the Council Chamber thereafter, the Institute held an historic first Board meeting with at Hubei University of Automotive Technology (HUAT), China on July 12, 2024.
As part of an invitation by the President of HUAT, Prof. Wang Xiao, to the Ghana delegation to experience Chinese history and culture and acknowledge Chinese path to modernization whilst fostering a robust friendship and to strengthen the strategic collaboration between HUAT and KNUST, the trip was an opportunity to participate in the Chinese Bridge Principals’ tour to China from July 10-14, 2024.
The delegation from Ghana which was led by the Ashanti Regional Minister, Hon. Simon Osei-Mensah, included Mr. Andrews Kwasi Boateng, Registrar; Prof. Charles Marfo, Provost of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences; Dr. Charles Nsiah, Finance Officer; and Prof. Kwabena Britwum Nyarko, Provost of the College of Engineering.
The rest of the delegation included Prof. Daniel Y. A. Duah, Dean of the International Programmes Office and Ghanaian Director of the Institute; Prof. Su Zibo, Chinese Director of the Institute; Dr. Melvin Nartey, Ghanaian Deputy Director of the Institute; Rev. Mrs. Irene Nkansah, Head of Basic School which also hosts a Chinese Language Teaching Center; and Mrs. Vivien Akumia, Head of Human Resources at the Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council.
There were addresses by President Xiao and Mr. Boateng on behalf of the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Mrs. Rita Akosua Dickson. Both focused on the importance of this strategic partnership and the strides made by the Confucius Institute at KNUST.
A major highlight was the presentation of Work Report since December 2023 by the Ghanaian and Chinese Directors of the Institute and the adoption of the Financial and Work Charters of the Institute.
The CI KNUST is grateful to the Centre for Language Education and Cooperation (CLEC) for providing this precious opportunity, and to the President and leadership of HUAT for their hospitality.
IPO KNUST Daniel Duah