On June 13, the opening ceremony of the 2022 Series of Capacity Building Training for Principals and Native Mandarin Teachers in Indonesia was held online. Prof. Ma Jianfei, Director-General of the Center for Language Education and Cooperation (CLEC); Mr. Chen Dehai, Secretary-General of the ASEAN-China Center; Djauhari Oratmangun, Ambassador of the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Beijing; Iwan Syahril, Director of the Center for Teachers and Teaching Staff, Ministry of Education and Culture, Indonesia; Andi Seto Gadhista Asapa, Governor of Sinjagai District, South Sulawesi, Indonesia; and Siswantoyo, Vice President of Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, attended the opening ceremony and delivered speeches.
Siswantoyo said he expects the participating principals and teachers to enjoy the learning process, complete the training successfully and further improve their professionalism and competence. He believed that through this training program, all sides would be more closely connected and reach a stronger partnership.
Iwan Syahril expressed thanks to CLEC for organizing this training for Indonesian educators in cooperation with the ASEAN-China Center and the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Beijing. He hoped that principals and teachers would learn together online to further enhance their Chinese language skills and abilities, so that they could better improve themselves in the future and advance the overall standard of Indonesian education and Chinese language.
Andy Seto noted that the principals and teachers who participated in the training are the backbone in the field, sure that this training will facilitate the development of the Indonesian education and help them to be able to better cope with the changes in education in the new era.
Djauhari Oratmangun addressed that there are now more than 1,500 colleges and universities in Indonesia offering Chinese language courses, and Chinese has become the third widely spoken language in Indonesia and one of the most frequently spoken foreign languages. He said that by learning Chinese language and culture, Indonesians have expanded their international horizons, improved their professional competitiveness, and energized the development of Indonesia as well as the relationship between the two countries. He wished that all principals and teachers can devote themselves to this training, enhance communication and sharing, learn knowledge and experience, and thus apply the results in practice to further help the two peoples deepen their understanding and bring more opportunities for future cooperation.
Chen Dehai pointed out that with the docking of China's "Belt and Road" initiative and Indonesia's "Global Maritime Pivot" strategy, the relationship between the two countries has become closer and closer. Holding such training in this context is of great significance and will help to continuously deepen communication and strengthen cooperation. The ASEAN -China Center is ready to work with all sides to continue to advance practical cooperation in the field of education between the two countries, to promote mutual understanding and friendship between the people of both sides, and to push forward new progress in China-Indonesia relations.
In his speech, Prof. Ma Jianfei said that since last year, the CLEC has cooperated with ASEAN-China Center, the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Beijing, and Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture to organize a series of training including Leadership Training Course for Principals, Training for Local Chinese Teachers and "Chinese + Vocational Skills" Training. We expect to help principals and teachers further improve their Chinese language skills, broaden their horizons and enhance their abilities. All sides join hands again this year so that we can continue to deepen our understanding and friendship, and facilitate to cultivate more outstanding talents who master language skills and serve the common development of China and Indonesia in the future, in order to implement the strategic leading roles that the leaders play and deepen cooperation.
The training is hosted by the CLEC, the ASEAN-China Center and the Indonesian Embassy in China, supported by the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture, and organized by Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta and the ChinesePlus. The six-day training serves nearly 700 primary and secondary school principals and local Chinese teachers in Indonesia with four online classes. The content covers Chinese language teaching, the Chinese education system's introduction, teaching experience's sharing, and traditional Chinese culture experience. (source from Center for Language Education and Cooperation)
