Sierra Leonean university inaugurates Chinese classes in Makeni
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Sierraloaded
Ernest Bai Koroma University of Science and Technology and the Chinese Embassy in Sierra Leone have inaugurated a Chinese teaching classroom on the Makeni campus. The programme will enable students to learn the language and discover Chinese culture as part of an educational and cultural partnership between the two countries, Sierraloaded reports.
The Ernest Bai Koroma University of Science and Technology (EBKUST), a Sierra Leonean university, has inaugurated a Confucius teaching classroom on its campus in Makeni, in partnership with the Chinese Embassy in Sierra Leone, Sierraloaded reports.
The facility is intended to offer students Chinese lessons, an introduction to Chinese culture and opportunities for exchanges with Chinese students. The university aims to strengthen language and intercultural skills useful for study, employment and international collaboration, according to Sierraloaded.
The initiative extends Sierra Leone’s higher education international partnerships to Makeni, after Milton Margai University launched an entrepreneurship academy on 15 October.
