Mr. Liu Haitao, head of the International Relations Department of Anshan Normal University (China), as well as employees of this department, Wang Linlin and Cui Huiying visited Mogilev State A.Kuleshov University. The purpose of the visit was to discuss joint educational projects. "We came to establish mutually beneficial cooperation with the University of Mogilev," Mr. Liu Haitao said in his conversation with the first pro-rector Dmitry Sergeyevich Lavrynovych.
We are talking about two areas of such cooperation. According to the foreign guest, it is possible to establish an exchange between students and teachers between the Chinese and Belarusian universities. "This will be only the first step," said the representative of Anshan University. - For starters it is necessary to organize short-term internships: 3-4 weeks. Then we will be able to train students on the principles: "2 + 2", "3 + 1" or "1 + 3 + 1" ". Explaining this idea, Mr. Liu Haitao gave an example of cooperation with the Polish university. "The first year Polish students study at home, studying English. Then for three years they move to China, where they learn Chinese at an advanced level. The fifth year of training is held again in Poland, where knowledge of both English and Chinese languages is being improved. As a result, the young specialist receives two diplomas on higher education - Chinese and Polish samples." The Chinese language in Belarus is now in demand. We need qualified specialists who could, for example, teach the language of Confucius to Belarusian schoolchildren. Dmitry Sergeevich Lavrynovych stressed the interest of Mogilev University in the exchange of students and teachers. The Chinese side first of all offered to exchange music teachers. "The language of music is universal, musicians do not need translators," said Mr. Liu Haitao. Also, the head of the International Relations Department of Anshan Pedagogical University became interested in students of the Faculty of Foreign Languages, who (like the Polish students) can simultaneously learn English and Chinese. In turn, students from the Chinese university can come to study the Russian language. "We will select the best of the best students in order to send them to the Mogilev State A.Kuleshov University," said Mr. Liu Haitao. The parties agreed in the near future to sign a cooperation agreement, as well as to develop a specific program of interaction. The visit of the foreign delegation included a visit to the University Museum, an introduction to the Center for Chinese Language and Culture.