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14-Jul-2011
TAG-Confucius Honors Winners of the Great Wall Competition and HSK Exam

AMMAN ----- July 14, 2011 ------Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Confucius Institute (TAG-Confucius) honored students participating in the Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK) in the first and second levels in addition to students who qualified for the final stages of the Second Great Wall and Petra Competition organized by the Chinese Embassy in Amman.

The ceremony was held at TAG- Confucius Headquarters in the presence of Mr. Salah Abu Osbeh, executive director of International Partnerships at Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization (TAG-Org), and Mr. Sami Kharouf, executive director of TAG- Confucius in addition to faculty members and students.

HSK is the official international examination for Chinese language.

Twenty one students of TAG- Confucius sat for the exam and passed. The percentage of students scoring more than 150 out of 200 reached 90% of the total students who sat for the exam.

The Chinese Embassy organizes the Great Wall and Petra Competition on annual basis among various bodies that teach Chinese language.

The Islamic Educational College, Mashrek International School and TAG- Confucius participated in the competition. TAG- Confucius’s students won the first six places in the competition and they will be given the opportunity to visit China for two weeks and represent Jordan in the international competition of Chinese for foreigners, which will be held in Beijing next October.

Mr. Abu Osbeh handed over the certificates in addition to TAGITOP to Waseem Al Kamal and Taymor Sha’ban, who came first and second respectively in the Second Great Wall and Petra Competition.

Mr. Kharouf expressed his satisfaction with the progress achieved by TAG- Confucius students and stressed that whoever learns the Chinese language is a winner because it is the language of the future.

Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Confucius Institute

Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Confucius Institute was established in September 2008 to promote the Chinese language and culture, in order to reach a better mutual understanding between Arab and Chinese cultures.

This is one-of-a-kind initiative based on the cooperation agreement between Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization (TAG-Org) and the Confucius Institute in China.

The Institute was named after Confucius, the world-renowned great thinker, educator and philosopher in Chinese history. Confucius's thoughts have influenced China and other areas in the world for nearly 2000 years.

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