China completes Confucius Institute at Eurasian National University

In July 2005, the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev when meeting with Chairman Hu Jintao proposed intentions to establish Confucius Institute in Kazakhstan. On December 20, 2006, Hanban and Eurasian national university from Kazakhstan signed a cooperation agreement to establish a Confucius Institute with Xi'an International Studies University become Chinese side’s executive body. In August 2007, Xi'an International Studies University and Eurasian National University signed "Implementation Agreement" of cooperation in the establishment of Confucius Institute and set up a board of directors of Confucius Institute at Eurasian National University. December 5th, 2007, Confucius Institute at the Eurasian National University held the opening ceremony. Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan Zhanseit Tuimebayev, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China in Kazakhstan Zhang Xiyun and representatives of the governments of Kazakhstan and China attended opening ceremony and made a speech. Tuimebaev said, with becoming closer in the political, economic, cultural and other areas of cooperation with China, Kazakhstan will need more and more well-trained Chinese language personnel. Confucius Institute established in Kazakhstan will make a great contribution promoting bilateral cooperation in various fields.

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