On January 8th, the graduation ceremony of the 22nd CPFD Chinese Program for Foreign Diplomats was held online. The 13-week program was launched in as a live class on the Chinese Plus platform. A total of 132 diplomats from 46 countries, including Bangladesh, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Hungary, etc., signed up to participate. Diplomats and spouses from Mali, Burkina Faso, Iran and Dominica signed up for study.

The diplomat program offers 9 classes based on the Chinese language level of the students, including elementary basic class, elementary advanced class, intermediate basic class and intermediate advanced class. The program was based on the HSK Standard Course, with learning content covering HSK levels 1 to 4. The classes were closely related to the daily work and life of diplomats, focusing on expression and communication and highlighting the communicativeness and practicality of the program.

The elementary classes mainly taught basic pronunciation, basic life and work vocabulary, and helped students communicate in Chinese in daily situations. Under their teachers' guidance, students in the intermediate classes further consolidated their Chinese language foundation and improved their Chinese language level through group discussions and relay writing.

The lecturers of the diplomat program are full-time teachers of international Chinese language education at Beijing Language and Culture University, Beijing Foreign Studies University and other universities. Chinese Plus took advantage of their platform and technology to set up a live online learning room for the diplomat program, and provided services like course playback for students to ensure the orderly development of online teaching.

During the graduation ceremony, the lecturers of each class issued certificates of completion and honorary student certificates to the students, and looked forward to meeting them in the "cloud" again. The students expressed their recognition and gratitude to the teachers. Prabath Namel from the Sri Lankan Embassy in China said: "Thanks for this lovely class, we have learned a lot. I wish everyone all the best and see you in the next class!"

Yalda from the Iranian Embassy in China expressed his gratitude to the teachers and students. Kamaryatul Zaman of the Indonesian Embassy in China said that every class was very interesting, the teachers' explanations were detailed, every student had the opportunity to answer questions, and the interactive games were also very interesting, which was helpful for learning Chinese language. Thanks a lot for the opportunity to learn together with teachers and classmates.

The teachers and students also have made a beautiful photo wall together to commemorate the unforgettable time of learning Chinese language together.

Since 2010, there have been 22 Chinese Programs for Foreign Diplomats, providing Chinese language and Chinese culture courses for more than 2,300 ambassadors, diplomats and their families from over 150 embassies in China and international organizations, and offering high-quality Chinese language teaching services to diplomats of various countries. It has become a brand representing activity and exchange between Chinese and foreign cultures. (Information Sources： Center for Language Education and Cooperation)