AMMAN – Mr. Luay Abu-Ghazaleh, chairman of Talal
Abu-Ghazaleh Confucius Institute (TAG-CI) – a member of Talal Abu-Ghazaleh
Global (TAG.Global), has chaired the 14^th annual meeting of TAG-Confucius’ Board
of Directors, which was recently held digitally with the administration of
China’s Shenyang Normal University.

The meeting was attended by TAG-Confucius Executive
Director, Mr. Mamoun Abu Al-Sebaa, and Dean of TAG-Confucius Institute, Dr.
Yang Songfang; in addition to a delegation of Shenyang Normal University
which included Vice President, Dr. Yang Jie, Director of Office of
International Exchange and Cooperation, Zhang Wei, Director of Personnel
Department, Zhou Zhentian, and Director of College of International Business, Dr. Li Feng, Deputy Director
of International Exchange and Cooperation, Ms. Hu Bo, CI Coordinator of
International Exchange and Cooperation, Ms. Wang Tian.

During the meeting, Mr. Abu-Ghazaleh expressed his
gratitude and appreciation to Shenyang Normal University for its constant
support to the Institute, despite the difficult conditions the world is
experiencing due to the repercussions of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). 

He further commended the strong and deep partnership
between TAG.Global and Shenyang
Normal University which
continues successfully since it was established in 2008, pointing out that this
partnership is distinctive since it is the first partnership in Confucius Institute in the world
between the Chinese university
and the business sector.  

Mr. Abu-Ghazaleh also affirmed the eagerness of HE Dr.
Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, founder and chairman of TAG.Global, in further
consolidating and expanding the mutual cooperation to cover new fields in order
to achieve the objectives of the ‘Belt and Road’ initiative.

Mr. Abu-Ghazaleh stated that TAG.Global aspires for wider
cooperation with the University in the fields of Intellectual Property,
technical and cultural exchange. He also expressed TAG-Global’s hope to
establish a framework for collaboration between the University and Talal Abu-Ghazaleh University College for
Innovation (TAGUCI) to become one of the University College’s partners - the
first higher educational project of its kind in Jordan.

For her part, Dr. Yang Jie welcomed TAG-Confucius Board
members, expressing her hope that
next year's meeting would be conducted in-person similar to previous years’
meetings. She also thanked Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh and the TAG-Confucius
Institute for their efforts in strengthening relations between China and Jordan
as well as the Sino-Arab ties in various fields, in addition to their active role
in spreading the Chinese language and culture between Jordanians and Arabs.

Dr. Yang Jie also stated that Shenyang Normal University
is experiencing today a unique leap, where it increased the number of its
colleges to 26 in various disciplines as well as the student capacity to 24,000 students.
She further affirmed that the University is currently developing a systematic
plan to prepare qualified teachers and to improve their efficiency by
organizing training courses and workshops in their respective fields. 

During the meeting, TAG-Confucius Executive Director, Mr.
Mamoun Abu Al-Sebaa’, presented a detailed report on the cultural, academic,
artistic and social events TAG-Confucius conducted last year, as well as its
activities in 2022. 

Next year; TAG-Confucius Institute will celebrate its
15th Anniversary, moving forward with determination to intensify its efforts in
organizing cultural, artistic and academic activities in order to spread the
Chinese language and culture in Jordan and various Arab countries.