The first 175 Chinese language teachers began teaching at primary and middle schools in Saudi Arabia last month, as part of an agreement made between the two countries in 2023 to enhance cooperation in Chinese language education.
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Education and the Center for Language Education and Cooperation under China’s Ministry of Education jointly organized a preservice training at Tianjin Normal University for the educators.
This initiative highlights the collaborative efforts to implement agreements between the leaderships of China and Saudi Arabia in 2022, strengthening the strategic partnership between the two countries.
According to China’s state Xinhua News Agency, Saudi Arabia will start with Chinese language classes in middle schools, and 800 such teaching positions will be available.