On February 24th, 2021 at 7pm, Confucius Institute at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje’s newly established Chinese language teaching site at Mirce Acev High School in Prilep was officially launched.
At the online launching ceremony, the principal of Mirce Acev High School, Mr. Dimche Nastoski, in his speech, congratulated the Confucius Institute for opening a Chinese teaching site at the school and thanked the Confucius Institute for the hard work and effort dedicated to opening the site. Then, the Confucius Institute’s Chinese Director prof. Liao Wei and Macedonian Director prof. Vlatko Stoilkov each gave a speech in which they thanked Principal Nastoski for his great support. They introduced the Confucius Institute’s work and activities, especially the Sino-North Macedonian educational exchange program, which is of interest to the students, and encouraged them to learn Chinese well and strive to study in China in the future.
A total of 16 students signed up for the first course at Mirce Acev High School. The course will be taught by school alumna and Confucius Institute local teacher Simona Spirkoska.
Prilep is located 140 kilometers south of Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia, and is the fourth most populous city in North Macedonia. The Confucius Institute has established this new teaching site in Prilep, in order to provide better service to Chinese language and culture enthusiasts outside the capital. This represents a new milestone in the development of the Confucius Institute at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje.