The Successful Convening of the Second Council Meeting of the Confucius Institute at Warsaw University of Technology

On June 25, 2021, the second Council of Confucius Institute of Beijing Jiaotong University and Warsaw University of Technology was held on video conference, which was presided over by Wang Yuntong, the Chinese president of Confucius Institute. Members attending this meeting included Guan Zhongliang, Vice President of Beijing Jiaotong University, Yan Xuedong, Vice President of Beijing Jiaotong University, Xia Mingchao, Director of Office of International Affairs, Liu Yanqing, Dean of College of International Education, and Wen Yinghong, Executive Vice President of Zhan Tianyou College.

On June 25, 2021, the second Council of Confucius Institute of Beijing Jiaotong University and Warsaw University of Technology was held on video conference, which was presided over by Wang Yuntong, the Chinese president of Confucius Institute. Members attending this meeting included Guan Zhongliang, Vice President of Beijing Jiaotong University, Yan Xuedong, Vice President of Beijing Jiaotong University, Xia Mingchao, Director of Office of International Affairs, Liu Yanqing, Dean of College of International Education, and Wen Yinghong, Executive Vice President of Zhan Tianyou College.

At this meeting, the Council members of the two sides discussed topics such as "The Development of Confucius Institutes in the Post-epidemic Era", "Academic Exchanges between the Two Universities and the Exchanges of Teachers and Students", and "Further Deepening Scientific Research Cooperation". Guan Zhongliang, Yan Xuedong and Xia Mingchao spoke on the above topics respectively and expressed their expectations for future cooperation between the two universities. Then Chinese Dean of Confucius Institute, and Bogumila Chmielewska, Foreign Dean of Confucius Institute gave a report on the work of Confucius Institute to the Council members. The meeting reviewed and approved the Work Summary of Confucius Institute from 2019 to 2021 and the Financial Final Account of Confucius Institute in 2020 and Financial Budget in 2021.

The two sides reached a high consensus on the development of Confucius Institute at Warsaw University of Technology and further deepening the cooperation between the two universities. Beijing Jiaotong University and Warsaw University of Technology will give full play to the role of Confucius Institute as a "bridge", expand the scale of cooperation, innovate cooperation methods, improve the quality of cooperation, and contribute to the educational and cultural exchanges between China and Poland.