孔子学院与‘一带一路’建设工作座谈会会议综述

孔子学院与‘一带一路’建设工作座谈会会议综述

11:00.12月，在第11届孔子学院会议上，汉办举办了“孔子学院与一带一路”建设研讨会。由教育部和福建省、广东省、贵州省、甘肃省和宁夏六个省（自治区）的负责人，以及一些省（自治区）教育部、中国合作学院和海外汉语教育办公室（组）的负责人进行了深入讨论和交流。座谈会上,云南省委常委、省委宣传部长赵金介绍,省委省政府最新制定出台了《关于做好新时期教育对外开放工作的实施意见》,明确到2020年把云南建成面向南亚及东南亚教育辐射中心、人才培养基地、来华留学重要目的地的目标,希望通过积极发展孔子学院和国际汉语教育,进一步扩大双向交流,打造教育对外开放新高地。福建省人大副主任刘群英提出,《“一带一路”教育行动》为推进孔子学院建设和区域教育大开放、大交流、大融合,提供了大契机,注入了新动力。希望孔子学院在做好汉语教学的同时,进一步拓展包括体育、科技、农林推广等功能。福建农林大学与南非德班理工大学合作举办的孔子学院,积极开展草本菌种技术培训,受到当地人民热烈欢迎。这一做法应积极推广,大胆尝试。广西壮族自治区政协副主席高枫说,广西已成功举办3届中国东盟职业教育论坛,建立中国东盟区域发展协同创新中心等多个智库。今后将通过孔子学院、东盟汉语师资培训基地建设等工作,为实现建设面向东盟国际大通道,打造西南、中南地区开放发展战略新支点,形成“一带一路”有机衔接重要新门户3大目标做出新贡献。贵州省副省长陈鸣明说,贵州连续成功举办9届中国东盟教育交流周,通过大规模实施“双千”留学计划,积极参与孔子学院建设等工作,在促进引进海外优质教育资源交流与合作方面取得了新突破。甘肃省副省长郝远介绍,甘肃已经与25个“一带一路”沿线国家和地区126所高校创建了“一带一路”高校联盟。下一步,要继续科学谋划“十三五”孔子学院发展规划,突出特色办学,在推广敦煌文化、丝路文化、岐黄中医药文化等方面取得新突破。宁夏回族自治区副主席姚爱兴表示,宁夏充分发挥内陆开放实验区平台优势,成功举办了3届中阿大学校长论坛,形成了《中阿大学校长论坛圆桌会议——银川宣言》和中阿高等教育合作行动计划。今后,希望汉办支持宁夏有关高校设立汉语国际推广基地,支持承办更多阿拉伯国家孔子学院。厦门大学校长朱崇实介绍了孔子学院院长学院建设情况,建议孔子学院事业可持续发展需要更加重视和加强对中外院长教师培训,更加注重与当地经贸和社会发展相结合。北京外国语大学校长彭龙表示,到2020年,学校非通用语种专业将达到100个,实现我建交国家官方语言全覆盖、国别研究中心全覆盖,同时,全面完成各语种储备师资队伍建设,助力孔子学院更好更快发展。与会代表一致认为,孔子学院在助推汉语和中华文化走向世界的同时,也极大地带动了本地区、本学校和“一带一路”沿线国家,在人文交流、姊妹学校、友好省州、经贸往来等各领域、全方位的合作。今后,将一如既往大力支持办好孔子学院,内外联动,服务国家发展战略。教育部副部长、孔子学院总部理事会常务理事郝平在总结讲话中指出,孔子学院扎根本土,因地制宜、灵活多样地开展语言教学和文化交流活动,为巩固和夯实与“一带一路”沿线国家的民意基础做出了重要贡献。“一带一路”是中国教育国际合作交流的顶层设计,是在更高层次、更大范围推进教育国际合作交流的重要抓手。今后,要围绕“一带一路”建设总体要求,进一步完善布局,加强师资队伍和教材建设,大力培养本土双语翻译人才、研究型专业人才、职业技能型人才。各地方教育主管部门要加大投入力度,整合优势资源,形成全方位支持“一带一路”建设的新格局。各中方合作院校要切实加强自身支撑能力建设,不断深化中外双方合作基础。各国孔子学院要树立“靠前服务”意识,主动参与和服务“一带一路”建设。大会期间,还专门举办了“孔子学院和‘一带一路’建设圆桌论坛”,14位“一带一路”沿线国家孔子学院所在大学校长做了发言。白俄罗斯前副总理AnatoliTozik,法国阿尔多瓦大学校长PasqualeMammone,埃及苏伊士运河大学副校长AtefMohamedMohamedAly等外方代表一致认为,随着“一带一路”建设的深入推进,孔子学院在为沿线国家中资企业本土员工提供语言和职业技能培训,特别是发挥好智库作用,为中国与沿线国家人文交流、经贸往来等各领域合作提供信息服务、政策咨询等方面,前景广阔,大有可为。据统计,“一带一路”沿线国家中,已有51国建立134所孔子学院和127个中小学孔子课堂,2016年注册学员达46万人,开展各类文化活动8000多场,受众270多万人。目前“一带一路”国家94%的孔子学院和课堂开设了汉语学分课,70%孔子学院所在大学开设了中文专业,10所大学开设了汉语师范专业。在孔子学院影响下,泰国、亚美尼亚、斯洛文尼亚、爱沙尼亚等20个国家将汉语教学纳入国民教育体系。黑山、保加利亚、吉尔吉斯斯坦、亚美尼亚、老挝等国家领导人积极参与孔子学院活动,全面提升影响力。孔子学院还不断拓展综合功能,为“一带一路”提供智力支持,促进经贸合作。匈牙利罗兰大学成立“一带一路”研究中心,中共中央政治局常委刘云山揭牌;乌克兰孔子学院为乌航空公司培训本土员工;泰国孔敬大学孔子学院创办高铁汉语培训项目,为当地培养铁路人才;捷克、摩尔多瓦孔子学院推动当地与中国相关省建立了友好省等。HanbanheldtheSymposiumonConfuciusInstituteandthe‘BeltandRoad’InitiativeonDec.11Atthesymposium,ZhaoJin,MemberoftheCPCStandingCommitteeofYunnanandDirectorofthePublicityDepartmentofYunnanCPCCommittee,statesthattheCPCCommitteeandPeople’sGovernmentofYunnanProvincehaverecentlydraftedandintroducedtheOpinionsontheEducationalOpening-upintheNewPeriod,whichspecifiesthatby2020,YunnanwillhavebecomeapivotofChina’seducationalopeninguptoSouthandSoutheastAsia,animportantbaseforcultivatingtalentsforthatpurpose,andakeydestinationforstudentsfromSouthandSoutheastAsiatostudyinChina.HehopesthateffortswillbemadeforthedevelopmentofConfuciusInstitutesandinternationalChineselanguageeducationandthatfurtherexchangesinbothdirectionswillbemadetoscalenewheightsinChina’seducationalopening-up.LiuQunying,ViceChairoftheStandingCommitteeofFujianProvincialPeople’sCongress,notesthatthe“BeltandRoad”EducationActionprovidesaprimeopportunityforandinjectsfreshvitalityintothedevelopmentofConfuciusInstitutesandthelarge-scaleopening-up,exchangeandintegrationofeducationofdifferentregions.ShehopesthatConfuciusInstitutes,whileofferingqualityChineselanguageteaching,willfurtherexpandthescopeofservicestofacilitatetheintroductionofsports,scienceandtechnology,andagricultureandforestry.Forexample,thetrainingontheherbaceousstraintechnologyofferedbytheConfuciusInstitutetogetherwithFujianAgricultureandForestryUniversityandDurbanUniversityofTechnologyofSouthAfricaiswellreceivedamongthelocalpublic.Suchanapproachshouldbepromotedandencouragedformoreextensiveuse.GaoFeng,ViceChairmanofthePeople’sPoliticalConsultativeConferenceofGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegion,statesthatGuangxihassuccessfullyheldtheChina-ASEANVocationalEducationForumforthreetimesandestablishedanumberofthinktanksincludingtheChina-ASEANCollaborativeInnovationCenterforReginalDevelopment.Inthefuture,moreeffortsshouldbechannelledintotheworkofConfuciusInstitutesandthedevelopmentofatrainingbaseforASEANChineselanguageteachersinordertomakenewcontributionstoachievingsuchthreeobjectivesasbuildinganinternationaltransportroutetowardsASEAN,creatingnewstrategicpivotfortheopening-upanddevelopmentofsouthwestern,centralandwesternChina,andestablishinganewgatewayforconnectingcountriesalongthe“BeltandRoad”.ChenMingming,ViceGovernorofGuizhouProvince,saysthatGuizhouhassuccessfullyheldtheChina-ASEANEducationCooperationWeekforninetimesanditsimplementationofthe“DoubleThousand”OverseasStudyPrograminalargescaleandactiveparticipationinthedevelopmentofConfuciusInstituteshaveledtonewbreakthroughsinpromotingexchangeandcooperationwithoverseasqualityeducationalresources.HaoYuan,ViceGovernorofGansuProvince,shareswithotherdelegatesthatGansuhaslaunchedthe“BeltandRoad”UniversitiesAllianceincollaborationwith126institutionsofhighereducationin25countriesandregionsalongtheroute.Inthefuture,effortswillbemadetoplanthedevelopmentofConfuciusInstitutesduringthe13Inhisconcludingspeechatthesymposium,HaoPing,ViceMinisterofEducationandExecutiveCouncilMemberofConfuciusInstituteHeadquarters,pointsoutthattheConfuciusInstituteshavetakenrootintheirhostcountriesandofferedChineselanguageteachingandculturalexchangeofflexibleanddiverseformsinaccordancewithlocalconditions,thusmakingsignificantcontributionstoconsolidatingandstrengtheningthepublicopinionfoundationincountriesalongthe“BeltandRoad”.Hefurtherstatesthatthe“BeltandRoad”Initiativeservesasthetop-leveldesignandavitalguidelinefortheinternationalcooperationandexchangeofChineseeducation.Inthefuture,theConfuciusInstitutes,whilemeetingtheoverallrequirementsforthedevelopmentofthe“BeltandRoad”,willfurtherimprovetheirlayout,stepupthedevelopmentoftheirteachingstaffandteachingmaterials,andmakeeffortstocultivatelocalbilingualtranslators,research-orientedtalents,andskilledprofessionals.Educationalauthoritiesofalllocalgovernmentsshouldincreasetheirinputandintegratecompetitiveresourcestoofferall-roundsupporttothedevelopmentofthe“BeltandRoad”countries.HeurgesallChinesepartnerinstitutionstotakemeasurestostrengthentheircapabilityofofferingsupportandworkcontinuouslytodeepentheSinoforeigncooperation.ConfuciusInstitutesinvariouscountriesshouldupholdasenseof“serviceinadvance”,andparticipateinandservethedevelopmentofthe“BeltandRoad”countries.Atthisyear’sConfuciusInstituteConference,the“ConfuciusInstituteandthe‘BeltandRoad’InitiativeRoundtableForum”washeld,atwhich14presidentsofuniversitieshostingConfuciusInstitutesfromcountriesalongthe“BeltandRoad”deliveredtheirspeeches,includingAnatoliTozik,FormerVicePrimeMinisterofBelarus;PasqualeMammone,PresidentofUniversityofArtois,France;AtefMohamedMohamedAly,DeputyRectorofSuezCanalUniversity.Alldelegatesagreethatalongwiththeimplementationofthe“BeltandRoad”Initiative,ConfuciusInstituteswillenjoyapromisingfutureinprovidinglanguageandvocationalskilltrainingtolocalemployeesofChineseenterprisesincountriesalongtherouteand,inparticular,servingasathinktanktoofferinformationandpolicyconsultationservicesforcooperationinvariousfields,suchasculturalexchangesandbusinesstiesbetweenChinaandthesecountries.Accordingtostatistics,134ConfuciusInstitutesand127ConfuciusClassroomshavebeenestablishedin51countriesalongthe“BeltandRoad”.In2016,theseConfuciusInstitutesandClassroomsenrolledatotalof460,000studentsandheldaround8,000culturaleventsofvarioustypes,receiving2.7millionparticipants.Atpresent,94%oftheConfuciusInstitutesandClassroomsincountriesalongtherouteoffercreditcoursesofChineselanguage,70%oftheuniversitieshostingConfuciusInstituteshavesetupdegreeprogramsofChineselanguage,and10universitieshavesetupdegreeprogramsinChineseteaching.InfluencedbytheConfuciusInstitutes,20countriesalongtherouteincludingThailand,Armenia,SloveniaandEstoniahaveincorporatedChineselanguageteachingintotheireducationsystems.LeadersofsuchcountriesasMontenegro,