Over 90 attend CI-UTS ‘Hua Yu’ lecture
SIBU: The Confucius Institute at University of Technology Sarawak (CI-UTS) has successfully organised brand project of 'Chinese + Water conservancy and Hydropower’ or 'Hua Yu’ Lecture on Nov 25.
More than 90 participants a ended the seminar, conducted by China Gezhouba engineering Malaysia Baleh power station project manager Yuan Hao
The participants included members of Malaysia project management association, students of University of Technology Sarawak and North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power.
The host was Dr Wong Sing Sing, the Malaysian dean of CIUTS.
The first 'Chinese +' training session of CI-UTS - 'Foundation Mandarin of Water Conservancy and Hydropower' was officially conducted on Nov 27.
Wong, Zhou Yantao, the Chinese dean of CI-UTS and person incharge of The Malaysian Baleh Power Station project, a ended the opening ceremony while
Yuan Hao, the project manager, delivered the opening speech.
Twenty-one foreign workers and management personnel from Baleh Power Station project joined the course in the first session.
Lyu Zhenhua, the teacher of first class, started by introducing the great rivers of China and
Malaysia, and taught the students vocabulary, conversation and cultural stories related to hydropower stations.
Since the opening of CI-UTS in Dec 2020, several online CI Mandarin courses have been conducted during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The teachers are integrated to design and research the 'Chinese + Water conservancy and Hydropower' curriculum, and compile the 'Foundation Mandarin of Water Conservancy and Hydropower' textbooks and MOOCs, which are suitable to meet the requirements of local students in Malaysia.
In addition, CI-UTS is planning to launch the 'Chinese + Business', 'Chinese + service' and other special courses according to the specific needs of Sarawakians.
Taking advantage of fruits of the first year, CI-UTS will continue to make efforts in the development of 'Chinese +' in terms of characteristics and localisation, so as to meet the requirements of Sarawakians in learning Mandarin, serve relevant industries and enterprises, as well as make contributions to the local economic and social development.