TAG-Confucius Institute’s New Offices Inaugurated

01 May 2017 AMMAN – HE Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh and Mr. Ma Jianfei, executive deputy director-General of the Chinese National Office for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language (Hanban), and Deputy Chief Executive of Confucius Institute Headquarters, inaugurated the new offices of TAG-Confucius Institute located at the premises of Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Graduate School of Business, in the presence of President of Shenyang University Mr. Lin Qun. 

The new offices arose in response to the growing demand for the learning of Chinese language and culture, which TAG-Confucius aims to provide through its various professional teaching courses and activities.  

During the opening ceremony, Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh expressed his pride and happiness at  the  long-standing partnership with Hanban, established in 2008, and with Shenyang University to establish TAG-Confucius Institute, adding that the new building also plays host to the Chinese Visa Center which, since 2009, has been offering visa services to Jordanians and Arabs, under the supervision of the Chinese Embassy.  

He also stated that the new expansion aims at responding to the development and advancement of  Sino-Arab relations, primarily in the field of economics, affirming, “We are preparing a strategic plan to teach the Arabic language in China according to an accredited program and certificate”.

During the opening ceremony, guests took a tour around all the facilities of the Institute including the library, classrooms, language lab as well as  the Cultural Corner.

Furthermore, the Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization, the umbrella of TAG-Confucius Institute, was the force behind the establishment of three offices in China (Shanghai, Beijing, and Hong Kong) which have been serving more than a quarter of a million Chinese firms since 1972.

The headquarters of the Institute is located at the premises of Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Graduate School of Business in Amman, Mecca Street. It aims to enhance the teaching of Chinese language and culture in Jordan based on a cooperation agreement signed between Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) in China, Shenyang University and other Chinese universities. TAG-Confucius is the first official center for teaching Chinese language and the only official center in Jordan for conducting Chinese proficiency tests (HSK).