By Wanjiku Mbugua
The Confucius Classroom at USIU-Africa under the close supervision of the Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences Prof. Martin Njoroge, on Wednesday, April 5, 2023 welcomed the Chinese Director of the Confucius Institute at Kenyatta University, Prof. Zhou Xiaodong who donated over 2,000 books on Chinese language and culture teaching and learning materials to our Classroom.

Our students of Chinese language and culture were also present to receive the books. The students assured to make optimum use of this rich addition to the library collection.

“The books are a valuable source of knowledge and will go a long way in the teaching and learning of Chinese language especially with the introduction of the Certificate in Chinese Language and culture at USIU-Africa that began in February 2023,” said Wanjiku Mbugua, a lecturer of Chinese language and culture at USIU-Africa.

The Confucius Classroom at USIU-Africa was launched in February 2020 to strengthen the role of Confucius Institutes globally of promoting the teaching and learning of Chinese language and culture; as well as enhancing the mutual friendship between Kenya and China. The Classroom was established by the Confucius Institute headquartered in China through a partnership with Confucius Institute at Kenyatta University to help expand the scope of teaching Chinese language and culture in Kenya.