On May 30th, Hao Ping, vice minister of education visited CIKU, and he was warmly welcomed by vice chancellor of KU, teachers and students of CI. He greeted Chinese and foreign staff at CI and spoke highly of students’ attitude towards learning Chinese and their Chinese Proficiency. Then vice minister talked with KU vice chancellor and CI staff in the meeting, he pointed out that there has been a long history of good-neighborly relations between the two countries in recent years and cooperation in education has made breakthrough progress. He also suggested that forum for China-Nepal university presidents should be held during the Chinese festival in Nepal, and KU VC agreed and indicated that KU is willing to further strengthen cooperation with China to run Confucius Institute well, and make a contribution to Chinese language teaching and cultural transmission. CI also reported to vice minister the development strategy and present measures taken by CI, which was spoke highly by vice minister.
Vice minister’s visit to CIKU is significant in promoting cultural exchanges and educational cooperation between China and Nepal, raising the influence and fame of CIKU.