AMMAN
– HE Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, founder and chairman of TAG.Global,
has welcomed at his office in Amman, a delegation from Shenyang
Normal University (SYNU), led by its President, Dr. Yang Song. The
delegation included Mr. John Wei, the Dean of the International
Studies Faculty, Mr. LI Hang, the Dean of the Software School, and
Ms. HU Bo, the Deputy Director of the International Exchange and
Cooperation Department.

The
purpose of the visit was to review the achievements and challenges of
the past years and to discuss the future plans for enhancing Chinese
language teaching, cultural events, and key programs of the Confucius
Foundation in China. The delegation also visited several prominent
educational sites in Jordan.

During
the meeting, Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh expressed his gratitude and pride for
having a long-lasting partnership with Shenyang Normal University
since 2008, when they signed an agreement to establish the Talal
Abu-Ghazaleh Confucius Institute (TAG-Confucius). He recalled that he
had the honor to attend the graduation ceremony of more than 15,000
students at Shenyang Normal University in 2009 and he hoped to repeat
this experience in the near future.

Dr.
Abu Ghazaleh also highlighted that TAG.Global is a leader in training
and education in the Arab World and that TAGEPEDIA, its online
education platform, is an outstanding model for delivering quality
courses. He proposed to add the TAGEPEDIA platform programs and
courses offered in English at SYNU for graduate and undergraduate
students, such as computer science, AI, chemistry, and law. The two
parties also agreed to add Chinese MOOC courses to the TAGEPEDIA
platform, with Dr. Yang Song mentioning that there are many Chinese
MOOC courses available that SYNU is willing to share with TAGEPEDIA.

Dr.
Yang Song and her staff praised the efforts and support of Dr.
Abu-Ghazaleh for promoting educational and cultural exchange between
China and Jordan. She also thanked TAG-Confucius Institute’s
administration for their highly professional performance during the
last 15 years, confirming that the development of TAG-Confucius
Institute should be aligned with “The Belt and Road Initiative”
development strategy and should foster more extensive and in-depth
cooperation in education and culture between the two countries.

TAG-Confucius
Institute

Talal
Abu-Ghazaleh Confucius Institute was established in September 2008 to
promote the Chinese language and culture, in order to reach a better
mutual understanding between Arab and Chinese cultures. This is
one-of-a-kind initiative based on the cooperation agreement between
Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Global (TAG.Global) and the Confucius Institute in
China.

Shenyang
Normal University

Shenyang
Normal University was established in 1951 in Liaoning Province as a
university specialized in teacher training which made it one of the
first specialized universities in northern China. The university
teaches many majors including science, literature, teaching, and
administrative sciences. Shenyang Normal University missions Chinese
teachers to the TAG-Confucius Institute according to the highest
standards of competency and professionalism.