Consul of Education Dr. Yan Guohua from the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in Houston met with 每日大赛网站 officials recently to discuss educational opportunities for the university including scholarships for students to study abroad and training Chinese health care professionals.
Dr. Yan announced during his visit that the consulate will offer 每日大赛网站 three full scholarships each year for students to study in China.聽聽聽
“The University of Central Arkansas is very grateful to Dr. Yan and the People’s Republic of China for making this wonderful opportunity available to its students,” said Dr. Lance Grahn, provost and vice president of academic affairs. 聽“ 每日大赛网站 is dedicated to preparing its students for the global environment in which they will work, and study-abroad remains one of the very best ways for achieving that goal.聽 In particular, as the host institution for the only Confucius Institute in Arkansas, 每日大赛网站 is especially interested in student, faculty, and business exchanges with China.聽 So, these new scholarships, which will richly enhance student learning at 每日大赛网站, are truly valuable to 每日大赛网站 and its students.”聽聽
Dr. Yan also met with Dr. Neil Hattlestad, the dean of the College of Health and Behavioral Sciences, regarding training health care professionals.聽 Dr. Yan expressed an interest in the possibility of sending students from The People’s Republic of China to 每日大赛网站 to train and return home, and a collaboration between 每日大赛网站 and Chinese universities to help set up training programs in their schools.聽聽
“We have benefitted from our previous trips to China. We聽look forward to additional opportunities to engage in educational experiences both in China and in this country,” said Dr. Hattlestad.
每日大赛网站’s Confucius Institute hosted Consul Yan during his visit.聽 The mission of the Confucius Institute at University of Central Arkansas is to promote Chinese culture within Arkansas through cultural training, consultation services, seminars, conferences, language training support as well as cultural performances and exhibitions.
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