The Confucius Institute of the University of Latvia attended the International Academic Conference of the Liepāja Maritime College

From 11:00-13:00 on September 15, Latvia time, the Confucius Institute of the University of Latvia attended the International academic conference “Benefits of the Module System in the Modern Education” at the invitation of the Liepāja Maritime College. Prof. Wu Jian, Vice President of South China Normal University, was invited to attend the online meeting. The participants included Prof. Shang Quanyu, the Chinese director of Confucius Institute at the University of Latvia, and his wife Mrs. Zhang Guiying, as well as Mrs. Anastasija Galkina, Secretary of Confucius Institute at University of Latvia, and Tang Jing, the volunteer Chinese teacher.

Secretary Mrs. Anastasija Galkina and Chinese volunteer teacher Tang Jing were on behalf of the Vice President of South Normal University Professor Wu Jian to make an introduction about “the Comparison of higher education in China and Latvia”, which contains a comparative analysis on Chinese and Latvian higher education from 7 aspects:  management system, school system, entrance examination system, teacher education system, higher professional education, internationalization of higher education and several other important aspects. The presentation aims to deepen the understanding of the higher education systems of both countries with a view to achieving educational, cultural exchanges and international understanding.

Mrs. Anastasija Galkina was in charge of elaborating the Latvian part, while Ms. Tang Jing was in charge of elaborating the Chinese part. They also answered the question of the guests on why the higher education in China consists of General higher education and Adult education. The academic conference is highly international, professional and focused on new topics. The main topics presented by the participants are: maritime education, teacher personality, distance education, international cooperative learning and so on.

After the conference, the participants exchanged ideas and discussed with each other. The representative of Liepāja Maritime College Jekaterina Zalomova  once again expressed her welcome to the Confucius Institute at University of Latvia, and then showed the guests around the college and introduced its history.

Liepāja Maritime College, which is founded in 1876, is one of the oldest universities in Latvia. The college has established cooperative relations and close exchanges with Shanghai Maritime University. In September 2023, the Liepāja Maritime College will open Chinese classes and become a teaching site affiliated to the Confucius Institute of the University of Latvia. The representative of Liepāja Maritime College expressed her strong vision for the establishment of the Chinese teaching site and welcomed the Chinese volunteer teachers to come.

当地时间9月15日上午11:00-13:00，拉脱维亚大学孔子学院应利耶帕亚海事学院邀请，参加了“Benefits of the module system in the modern education”国际学术会议。华南师范大学副校长吴坚教授应邀参加了在线会议，赴现场会议的有：拉脱维亚大学孔子学院中方院长尚劝余教授、院长夫人张桂英女士、孔院秘书高安娜女士和汉语志愿者教师唐静。

孔院秘书高安娜女士、汉语志愿者教师唐静代表吴坚教授，在会议现场发表了《中国和拉脱维亚高等教育比较》，从管理体制、学制、考试制度、教师教育、职业教育、教育国际化等几个重要纬度，对中国和拉脱维亚两国的高等教育作了比较分析，旨在加深两国对双方高等教育制度的理解，以期实现教育、文化交流和国际理解。

高安娜女士负责讲述拉脱维亚高等教育情况，唐静老师负责讲述中国高等教育情况，二位还回答了现场嘉宾对于中国高等教育为何分为“普通高等教育”和“成人高等教育”两类的疑问。本次学术会议国际性强、专业度高、关注点新，参会嘉宾发表的主题主要有：海事教育、教师人格、远程教育、国际合作学习等。

会议结束后，参会嘉宾们互相交流讨论，利耶帕亚海事学院负责人再次表达了对拉脱维亚孔子学院的欢迎，并一同参观了学院环境、了解了学院历史。

利耶帕亚海事学院于1876年创建，是拉脱维亚最古老的大学之一，学院与上海海事大学建立了合作关系、密切交流。2023年9月，利耶帕亚海事学院将开设汉语课，成为拉脱维亚大学孔子学院下设教学点，其负责人对汉语教学点的设立表示了强烈憧憬，欢迎未来汉语志愿者教师的到来。