The opening ceremony of Confucius Classroom at Riga Technical University was crowned with complete success
2019年11月8日下午16：00里加工业大学（RTU）孔子课堂揭牌仪式于里加工业大学礼堂顺利举办。中国驻拉脱维亚大使馆梁建全大使、拉脱维亚大学孔子学院拉方院长贝德高教授、拉脱维亚大学孔子学院外方院长尚劝余教授、RTU教务副校长苏科夫斯基斯教授、RTU国际合作事务副校长提潘斯教授，拉脱维亚外交部、教育部、新华社、中国文化中心、华联会的代表，以及拉脱维亚大学孔子学院志愿者教师、里加工业大学孔子课堂学生、拉脱维亚武术协会师生、中国留学生等近百余人出席本次活动。庆典活动分为三部分，第一部分是嘉宾致辞并剪彩，第二部分为学生节目表演，第三部分为品尝中国美食。
武术协会精彩震撼的开场表演后进入嘉宾致辞环节。梁建全大使向里加工业大学孔子课堂的设立表示祝贺并表示，近年来，在中外双方共同努力下，孔子学院蓬勃发展，成为中外文明交流互鉴的桥梁、增进相互认识的窗口和深化友好合作的平台，并祝愿孔子课堂再取新高。RTU教务副校长苏科夫斯基斯教授表示孔子课堂是里加工业大学国际合作非常重要的组成部分，不仅是语言的交流，更是跨文化的合作。中拉双方文化的互相了解和语言学习的相互交流是促进国际关系进步的重要途径。拉脱维亚大学孔子学院拉方院长贝德高教授与中方院长尚劝余教授对里加工业大学汉语教学取得的巨大成就和孔子课堂的揭牌表示最热烈的祝贺，两位院长祝愿里加工业大学孔子课堂蓬勃发展，取得更大的成就。最后，RTU国际合作事务副校长提潘斯教授说道“十年育树，百年育人”，RTU从一个小小的汉语角成长为了如今的孔子课堂。他表示希望通过孔子课堂加深学生对中国文化、科技的了解，双方合作得到更为丰富、多元的发展。
随后，孔子课堂的学生为我们带来了中文歌曲合唱《没有什么不同》，中国留学生带来了拉语合唱《ManaDziesma》，此外还有古筝演奏、茶艺表演、诗朗诵，最后在《相亲相爱》欢乐的歌声中庆典活动圆满结束。嘉宾们移步至礼堂的后方品尝中国美食。
里加工业大学孔子课堂为拉脱维亚大学孔子学院下设的第五个孔子课堂，今后，里加工业大学孔子课堂会为更多对汉语和中国文化感兴趣的学生与社会各界人士提供更专业的汉语教学与中国文化体验活动。
At 16:00 p.m. on November 8, 2019, the opening ceremony of Confucius Classroom of Riga Technical University (RTU) was successfully held in the auditorium of RTU. Ambassador Liang Jianquan of the Chinese Embassy in Latvia, Professor Pēteris Pildegovičs, the Latvia director of the Confucius Institute of Latvia University, Professor Shang Quanyu, the Chinese director of the Confucius Institute of Latvia University, Professor Uldis Sukovskis, vice rector of academic affairs of RTU, Professor Igors Tipāns, vice rector of International cooperation affairs of RTU, Representatives of Latvian Foreign Ministry, Latvian Education Ministry, Xinhua News Agency, China Cultural Center, Oversea Chinese Association of Latvia, volunteer teachers of Confucius Institute of University of Latvia, Confucius Classroom Students of RTU, teachers and students of Latvian Sports Wushu Federation, Chinese students, etc. Nearly 100 people attended the event. The celebration is divided into three parts. The first part is the guests’ speech and ribbon cutting, the second part is the students’ performance, and the third part is the taste of Chinese food.
After the wonderful opening performance, martial arts association entered the guest speech segment. Ambassador Liang Jianquan congratulated the establishment of the Confucius Classroom at Riga University of technology and said that in recent years, with the joint efforts of both China and foreign countries, the Confucius Institute has flourished, becoming a bridge for exchanges between Chinese and foreign civilizations, a window for mutual understanding and a platform for deepening friendly cooperation, and wished Confucius Classroom a new high. Professor uldis sukovskis said that Confucius Classroom is a very important part of international cooperation of Riga University of technology, not only for language exchange, but also for cross-cultural cooperation. Cultural exchange and language learning between China and Latvia are important ways to promote the progress of international relations. Professor Pēteris Pildegovičs and Professor Shang Quanyu to extend their warmest congratulations on the great achievements in Chinese language teaching and the unveiling of the Confucius Classroom at Riga University of technology. They wished the Confucius Classroom at RTU continued its efforts and greater achievements. Finally, Professor Igors Tipāns said that “ten years of education, one hundred years of education”, RTU has grown from a small Chinese corner to today’s Confucius Classroom. He expressed his hope to deepen students’ understanding of Chinese culture and technology through Confucius Classroom. The cooperation between the two sides has been enriched and diversified.
Later, the students in Confucius Classroom brought us the Chinese song chorus “no difference”, the Chinese students brought the Latin chorus “manadziesma”, in addition to the zither performance, tea art performance, poetry recitation, and finally the celebration ended successfully in the joyful song “love each other”. Guests moved to the back of the auditorium to taste Chinese food.
The Confucius Classroom of Riga Technical University is the fifth Confucius Classroom under the Confucius Institute of the University of Latvia. In the future, the Confucius Classroom of Riga University of technology will provide more professional Chinese teaching and Chinese cultural experience activities for more students and social people interested in Chinese and Chinese culture.
