On 1^st October, Tanzanian newspaper The Citizen published a special issue in the English and Swahili editions to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. The CI UDSM published an article entitled THE DIRECT FLIGHT OF LANGUAGE HAS BEEN LAUNCHED BETWEEB TANZANIA AND CHINA and information of diploma in Chinese.

THE DIRECT FLIGHT OF LANGUAGE HAS BEEN LAUNCHED BETWEEB TANZANIA AND CHINA

Language is the most important tool for people to communicate with each other. However now most Chinese people and Tanzanian people they don’t know each other’s language, we only use English to know each other and to communicate with each other. Since the first Confucius Institute was established in Tanzania in 2012, the situation above has changed, and the direct flight of language was launched.

The mission of Confucius Institutes is to devote themselves to satisfying the demands of people from different countries and regions in the world who learn the Chinese language, to enhancing understanding of the Chinese language and culture by these peoples, to strengthening educational and cultural exchange and cooperation between China and other countries, to deepening friendly relationships with other nations, to promoting the development of multi-culturalism, and to construct a harmonious world. The Confucius Institutes shall provide the following services:

a. Chinese language teaching;

b. Training Chinese language instructors and providing Chinese language teaching resources;

c. Holding the HSK examination (Chinese Proficiency Test) and tests for the Certification of the Chinese Language Teachers;

d. Providing information and consultative services concerning China's education, culture, and so forth;

e. Conducting language and cultural exchange activities between China and other countries.

The Confucius Institute at the University of Dar es Salaam (CIUDSM) was established in October 2013, co-founded by Zhejiang Normal University of China and the University of Dar es Salaam. Since its establishment, CIUDSM is committed to language teaching as well as providing a platform for cooperation and exchanges in various fields such as education and culture between China and Tanzania.

At present, Chinese is an elective or compulsory course at the University of Dar es Salaam and its teaching centers, CIUDSM started the program of BA of education (Chinese-English) and Diploma program on Chinese at the University of Dar es Salaam in 2018.

In 2019, 10 students received scholarships from the Confucius Institute and 21 students received scholarships from the Chinese government. In 2018, a total of 30 students from CIUDSM received the "Tanzania Chinese Ambassador Award".

At present, CIUDSM has 5 local teachers in Tanzania. Local teachers’ Chinese classes are very popular among students, and they believe that more Tanzanians will join the Chinese teaching team.CIUDSM actively supports and participates in the revision of the Chinese language syllabus in Tanzania, jointly develops secondary school examination syllabus of Chinese.

From 2018, except language teaching, CIUDSM cooperate with various institutions in Tanzania to offer different courses, such as the Chinese tourist guide training cooperating with the National Tourism College of Tanzania. It also co-sponsored the 2018 Tanzania Agricultural Technology Training Course with Tanzania Chinese Agricultural Technology Demonstration Center to help more farmers to grasp the ne agricultural technology. The books Tanzanian Tourism Chinese, and Tanzania Agricultural Technology Guide, written by CIUDSM, are expected to be published by the end of 2019.

In 2019, CIUDSM and the Chongqing Vocational Institute of Engineering in China established the “Luban Workshop of the University of Dar es Salaam” to provide vocational training opportunities for Tanzanian youth. This year we have conducted the first term training and sponsored five staff from the College of Engineering and Technology of the University of Dar es Salaam to study in China.

In order to help the people of China and Tanzania to exchange and cooperate and promote the friendship between China and Tanzania, the Confucius Institute continues to provide Kiswahili language training classes for the Chinese in Tanzania, and requires all Chinese teachers and volunteers of the Confucius Institute to actively learn Kiswahili and Tanzanian culture.

Africa needs China, and so does China. The future of China-Africa cooperation is bright, but it must also be full of ups and downs. The mission of the Confucius Institute is to promote China-Tanzania language and cultural exchanges, to provide a platform and a link for cooperation between China and Tanzania, and to provide services for China-Tanzania cooperation. We tell the Chinese stories to the Tanzanians, as well as tell the stories of Tanzania to the Chinese people. Only in this way can the friendship between China and Tanzania be deep-rooted and long-lasting. We believe that China and Tanzania will work together to build a China-Tanzania community with a shared future featuring shared responsibility, win-win cooperation, Shared happiness, Shared culture, Shared security and harmonious coexistence.

DIPLOMA IN CHINESE

CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM IS INVITING YOU TO JOIN IN CHINESE PROGRAMS (DIPLOMA AND SHORT COURSES)

DIPLOMA PROGRAMME DETAILS:

1. Duration: Two (2) years
2. Programme Status: Full Time and Evening Classes
3. Mode of delivery: Mixed modes of delivery (i.e. lectures, seminars and practical training)

1. Hosting Department: Confucius Institute
2. Location of the delivery:  University of Dar es Salaam (including all the campuses and constituent colleges)

1. Entry Requirements:

A candidate shall be deemed eligible for consideration for admission to a diploma programme if he/she has one of the following qualifications:

• Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (C.S.E.E.) with FOUR (4) passes in non-religious subjects and HSK (Chinese Proficiency Test, an international standardized Chinese test) Level II or better.
• Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (C.S.E.E.) with FOUR (4) passes in non-religious subjects and Basic/Technician certificate (Not less than one-year course) on the field of both science and Art studies
• Holder of Advanced Certificate of Secondary School Examination (ACSEE) with at least ONE Principal pass (‘E’ or better) and Subsidiary.

EVENING/SHORT COURSES PROGRAM DETAILS:

Course: Basic Chinese Level I, II,

Intermediate Chinese Level I & II

Venue: Basic Chinese Level I – CI201 & Basic Chinese Level II-CI-202

       Intermediate Chinese Level I-CI203 & Intermediate Chinese Level II-CI204

Time and Day:

Week Days Course: (16:30 – 18:30,) Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday

Duration: 2 months. 

22^nd July – 6^rd September, 15^th October – 13^rd December, 2019.

         13^th January – 16^th March, 6^th April – 5^th June, 2020.

Application fee: Tshs 10,000

Tuition fees: Tshs 120,000 for UDSM students, Tshs 150,000 for Secondary School students, Tshs 200,000 for UDSM staff, students from other Universities, form four and form six leavers (in the respective year) and Tshs 300,000 for others.

Application Procedures

To register for the courses above please fill in the application form accessible from the CI website https://www.udsm.ac.tz/web/index.php/institutes/ci

and Email to ci@udsm.ac.tz or contact: 0784 991010, 0719 392035 or 0717930338

Then send back the bank slip to Administrative Officer Confucius Office at CI New Building UDSM next to UDSM new Library.  (Payments are non-refundable)

Account No: 0150396152200, CRDB Bank

Account name: Confucius Institute - UDSM

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