SIDMA SABAH

In another historic milestone, Universiti Tun Abdul Razak has recently signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with two different reputable institutions in China during a four days working visit to the country.

The first MOU was signed between Universiti Tun Abdul Razak with the Hebei Normal University (HNU) on 24 July 2008 at the HNU's campus which is located in the district of Shijiazhuang, Hebei. Signing on behalf of the University was Prof. Datuk Dr. Md. Zabid Hj. Abdul Rashid, President and Vice Chancellor, while signing on behalf of the other institution was Mr. Zhou Youlin, Vice President of HNU.

The major content of the MOU would be the agreement between both institutions in establishing Confucius Institute in Malaysia under Universiti Tun Abdul Razak.

Confucius Institute is a non-profit public institute which aims at promoting Chinese language, culture and supporting local Chinese teaching internationally through affiliated Confucius Institutes . As of July 2008, there are 260 Confucius Institutes in over 70 countries and regions with the most recent opening was at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida (March 2008).

In the MOU, both institutions has also agreed to enhance and improve the mutual development and long term cooperation between the universities through friendly partnership which among others will focus on promoting exchange visits by academician and students. There will also be an educational cooperation which will see students form China undergoing English preparatory course in HNU before furthering their study in Universiti Tun Abdul Razak. Different models of the preparatory courses will be developed for programmes being offered by the University.

On 26 July 2008 , another MOU was signed between Universiti Tun Abdul Razak with the Northern Institute of Business Management (NIBM), Beijing , China . Signing for NIBM was its President, Mr. Lu Chengjiao, while Prof. Zabid signed for the University. Both institutions will be working closely in carrying out activities and development in the field of teaching and learning.

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