A Confucius Institute dedicated to offering Chinese language and culture courses as Major and Minor to students has been established at Liberia’s state-owned university, the University of Liberia (UL).
Chinese language and culture are also being taught in major universities in the United States, including the famous Harvard and Rutgers Universities, and about 24 state-owned other universities in Africa.
The establishment of the Confucius Institute at the UL puts Liberia in the class of three other West African States, including the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Togo and Mali, whose universities are offering courses in Chinese language and culture.
Chinese is the second international language apart from French being offered at the University of Liberia, where Kpelle, a local language is also being taught.
Kpelle is the largest ethnic group in Liberia and is significantly present in neighboring Guinea.
Source African Press Agency
