The Chinese Embassy handed over the magnificent University of Nairobi Confucius building on Friday May 29, 2020 to the Government of Kenya, represented by Prof. G. Magoha. Present during the event was the Chancellor of the University of Nairobi Dr. Vijoo Ranttansi and The Vice Chancellor Prof. S.G. Kiama. The ceremony was also graced by the chair of Council Prof. Julia Ojiambo.
The Cabinet Secretary of Education Prof. Magoha in his speech noted that Kenya is planning to teach Chinese Mandarin language in classrooms in a bid to improve job competitiveness and improve trade and connection with china. China also having the second largest number of cultural institutes world wide and its place in the world economy having grown as well, Kenya through relations with it stands to benefit if its citizens can understand the language.
Other countries that have also introduced Chinese into their curriculum include South Africa and Uganda. Vice Chancellor Prof. Kiama also observed that following the Covid 19 pandemic and shifting of teaching and learning on e-learning platforms, the state of the art in multimedia facilities will go a long away in boosting teaching and learning online across the globe.
The Chinese Embassy handed over the magnificent University of Nairobi Confucius building on Friday May 29, 2020 to the Government of Kenya, represented by Prof. G. Magoha. Present during the event was the Chancellor of the University of Nairobi Dr. Vijoo Ranttansi and The Vice Chancellor Prof. S.G. Kiama. The ceremony was also graced by the chair of Council Prof. Julia Ojiambo.
The Cabinet Secretary of Education Prof. Magoha in his speech noted that Kenya is planning to teach Chinese Mandarin language in classrooms in a bid to improve job competitiveness and improve trade and connection with china. China also having the second largest number of cultural institutes world wide and its place in the world economy having grown as well, Kenya through relations with it stands to benefit if its citizens can understand the language.
Other countries that have also introduced Chinese into their curriculum include South Africa and Uganda. Vice Chancellor Prof. Kiama also observed that following the Covid 19 pandemic and shifting of teaching and learning on e-learning platforms, the state of the art in multimedia facilities will go a long away in boosting teaching and learning online across the globe.
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