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annie sonwa wants to become a doctor. so she decided to enroll for a course in Chinese.
The two are not as unconnected as they sound. The young Cameroonian wants to study medicine in China and learning the language would be an asset in more ways than one. “If I don’t go to China， I can get a job here easily，” the student of the Confucius Institute at Cameroon’s University of Yaoundé II， reasoned. “There are many Chinese companies in Cameroon and [other African countries]. Every week， we have businessmen coming to our institute to look for students who are fluent in Chinese.”
The Chinese language and culture have become hugely popular in Cameroon， where students are lining up to take advantage of acquiring this skill and insights.
Confucius institutes are similar to the UK’s British Council or France’s Alliance Francaise. Named after Confucius， the revered Chinese philosopher and educationist who lived from 551 B.C. to 479 B.C. and founded the school of philosophy known as Confucianism， the Confucius institutes are a non-profit organization established to teach the Chinese language and culture and contribute to cultural exchanges worldwide.
The Confucius Institute at the University of YaoundéII is the first one in Cameroon. Part of the university’s International Relations Institute of Cameroon （IRIC）， it plays an important role in fostering cultural understanding and rapprochement.
Though the Confucius Institute in Cameroon opened its doors in 2007， the process to establish it was initiated in 1995， said Yu Guoyang， Director of the Confucius Institute at the University of Yaoundé II. A partnership between the University of Yaoundé II and China’s Zhejiang Normal University， the Confucius Institute is co-chaired by rectors of both universities.
Funding is also a duel responsibility， Professor Oumarou Bouba， Rector of the University of Yaoundé II and CEO of the Confucius Institute， told ChinAfrica. “The institute is basically funded by both parties： the University of Yaoundé II， through IRIC for Cameroon and HANBAN（Confucius Institute Headquarters affiliated with the Chinese Ministry of Education） for China. Apart from this direct funding by both parties， there are self-generated funds that the Confucius Institute gets from tuition fees and other channels.”
The Confucius Institute has established Chinese classes at several universities in Cameroon and secondary and primary schools.
At first， there were less than 200 students. But since then， the institute has seen a steady increase of about 1，000 new students annually. It recorded its 8，000th learner at the end of 2014.
The two are not as unconnected as they sound. The young Cameroonian wants to study medicine in China and learning the language would be an asset in more ways than one. “If I don’t go to China， I can get a job here easily，” the student of the Confucius Institute at Cameroon’s University of Yaoundé II， reasoned. “There are many Chinese companies in Cameroon and [other African countries]. Every week， we have businessmen coming to our institute to look for students who are fluent in Chinese.”
The Chinese language and culture have become hugely popular in Cameroon， where students are lining up to take advantage of acquiring this skill and insights.
Confucius institutes are similar to the UK’s British Council or France’s Alliance Francaise. Named after Confucius， the revered Chinese philosopher and educationist who lived from 551 B.C. to 479 B.C. and founded the school of philosophy known as Confucianism， the Confucius institutes are a non-profit organization established to teach the Chinese language and culture and contribute to cultural exchanges worldwide.
The Confucius Institute at the University of YaoundéII is the first one in Cameroon. Part of the university’s International Relations Institute of Cameroon （IRIC）， it plays an important role in fostering cultural understanding and rapprochement.
Though the Confucius Institute in Cameroon opened its doors in 2007， the process to establish it was initiated in 1995， said Yu Guoyang， Director of the Confucius Institute at the University of Yaoundé II. A partnership between the University of Yaoundé II and China’s Zhejiang Normal University， the Confucius Institute is co-chaired by rectors of both universities.
Funding is also a duel responsibility， Professor Oumarou Bouba， Rector of the University of Yaoundé II and CEO of the Confucius Institute， told ChinAfrica. “The institute is basically funded by both parties： the University of Yaoundé II， through IRIC for Cameroon and HANBAN（Confucius Institute Headquarters affiliated with the Chinese Ministry of Education） for China. Apart from this direct funding by both parties， there are self-generated funds that the Confucius Institute gets from tuition fees and other channels.”
The Confucius Institute has established Chinese classes at several universities in Cameroon and secondary and primary schools.
At first， there were less than 200 students. But since then， the institute has seen a steady increase of about 1，000 new students annually. It recorded its 8，000th learner at the end of 2014.