STORY: 3rd Confucius Institute opens in Ghana
SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 19, 2023
DATELINE: Dec. 21, 2023
LENGTH: 0:03:17
LOCATION: Accra
CATEGORY: EDUCATION

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the inauguration ceremony
2. various of the campus of Ghana's Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RITA AKOSUA DICKSON, vice-chancellor of Ghana's Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)
4. various of the inauguration ceremony
5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): TANG HONG, President of the Ghana Association of Chinese Societies

STORYLINE:

The third Confucius Institute in Ghana opened Tuesday in Kumasi, the second-largest city, enabling local students to have easier access to learning the Chinese language and culture.

The institute was jointly launched by Ghana's Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and China's Hubei University of Automotive Technology, following the two existing Confucius Institutes at the University of Ghana and the University of Cape Coast.

The inception of the third Confucius Institute in Ghana symbolizes a profound partnership in education, ensuring that the graduates are academically sound and well-prepared to navigate the challenges of an ever-evolving world, said Rita Akosua Dickson, vice-chancellor of KNUST at the launching ceremony.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RITA AKOSUA DICKSON, vice-chancellor of Ghana's Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)
"The Confucius Institute will play a pivotal role in enabling KNUST to develop a foreign model site for undergraduate Chinese programs and the learning of the Chinese language in the middle and the northern zones of Ghana."

Zhang Wenxue, council chairman of the Hubei University of Automotive Technology, said the newly established Confucius Institute will serve as another platform to promote cultural exchanges and deepen friendship between the two countries.

Tang Hong, president of the Ghana Association of Chinese Societies, said Ghanaian graduates with Chinese proficiency are mostly welcomed in local job markets as China-Ghana cooperation forges ahead.

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): TANG HONG, President of the Ghana Association of Chinese Societies
"More and more Ghanaian businessman have begun to communicate with their Chinese partners in Chinese language. Through exchange and mutual learning, the younger generation will become a new force for promoting the common development and progress between China and Ghana."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Accra.
(XHTV)