Representatives of the Confucius Institute of the University of Latvia participate in the 2024 Joint conference of Confucius Institutes and Independent Confucius Classrooms in Central and Eastern Europe拉大孔院代表参加2024中东欧孔子学院（课堂）联席会

[Madara Smalkā, correspondent of the Confucius Institute of the University of Latvia. Images: Tao Liping]

        On 4-5 July, 2024, in Budapest, Hungary , representatives of the Confucius Institute of the University of Latvia, He Dong, Tao Liping and Madara Smalka, participated in the 2024 Joint conference of Confucius Institutes and Independent Confucius Classrooms in Central and Eastern Europe.

 It was organized by the Chinese nternational Education Foundation, with the ELTE Confucius institute as a co-organizer to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Confucius Institute brand. Almost a hundred representatives from about 50 Confucius Institutes (independent classrooms) in Central and Eastern Europe participated in the conference. Zhang Junli, Deputy Secretary General of the Chinese International Education Foundation, attended and gave a speech.

This conference was divided into a keynote speech, four forum sections and a closing summary speech. Colleagues of the Confucius Institutes in the Central and Eastern European region have strengthened mutual understanding, established contacts, strengthened friendship and made a full exchange about the history, current situation and future perspectives of the Confucius Institutes through this conference. Representatives of all parties expressed that they had gained a lot and that the conference had been a complete success.

【拉脱维亚大学孔子学院讯 通讯员 马笑笑 摄影 陶丽萍】

2024年7月4-5日，拉脱维亚大学孔子学院代表何东、陶丽萍和马笑笑在匈牙利首都布达佩斯参加2024中东欧孔子学院（课堂）联席会议。会议由中国国际中文教育基金会主办、罗兰大学孔子学院承办，旨在庆祝孔子学院品牌20周年。来自中东欧地区近50家孔子学院（课堂）的近百名代表参加会议。中国国际中文教育基金会副秘书长张君丽出席并致辞。

本次会议分为主旨演讲、专题论坛和总结发言等环节。通过本次大会，中东欧区域的孔子学院同仁们加强了相互了解，建立了联系，增进了友谊，并在孔子学院的历史、现状和未来展望等方面开展了充分的交流。各方代表纷纷表示获益匪浅，会议圆满成功。