Delegations from CIUON Attends the 2025 World Chinese Language Conference
From November 14-16, 2025, the 2025 World Chinese Language Conference kicked off in Beijing, under the theme “Innovation Leads, AI Empowers: Learning Chinese Without Border.” Nearly 2,000 representatives attended, including officials from national education authorities, international organizations, Chinese and foreign universities, global language and cultural institutions, diplomatic missions in China, experts, scholars, and representatives from enterprises and industries.
Prof. John Demesi Mande, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nairobi, and Prof. Wang Shangxue, Chinese Director of the Confucius Institute at the University of Nairobi (CIUON), were invited to attend the conference.
On the afternoon of November 15, the Confucius Institute at the University of Nairobi was awarded the honor of “2025 Outstanding HSK Test Center,” with Prof. John Mande receiving the award.
On November 16, two CIUON submissions “East African Practical Chinese Textbook (Elementary) Courseware and Micro-Lessons” and “Construction of a Digital-Intelligent Teaching Exchange Platform at the Confucius Institute at the University of Nairobi”-were recognized as outstanding cases in the Selection Event of Cases on Confucius Institute Digital Application and Practice. Certificates were presented at the parallel forum titled “Application and Practice of Digital Intelligence at Confucius Institutes.”
On November 17, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Prof. John Mande visited Tianjin Normal University, where he held cordial discussions with Prof. Bai Xuejun, Vice President of Tianjin Normal University, to further explore the future development of the Confucius Institute at the University of Nairobi. He then met with Kenyan students enrolled in the 2+2 Local Chinese Language Teacher Joint Training Program, extending warm greetings regarding their studies and daily life. One of the students, Susan, expressed her delight at meeting the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, saying his visit brought them a sense of warmth in the cold winter.
