The Nnamdi Azikiwe University’s Confucius Institute in Awka, Anambra State, has won the “Chinese Bridge” competition for Nigerian university students.

The Nnamdi Azikiwe University’s Confucius Institute in Awka, Anambra State, has won the “Chinese Bridge” competition for Nigerian university students.

The tournament, which was organized by the Chinese Embassy, featured Nnamdi Azikiwe University and the University of Lagos, as well as two Confucius Institutes in Nigeria.

This year’s round, which was held digitally, saw UNIZIK Confucius Institute, which had won the tournament every year since 2018, clinch the top five spots and win the championship.

Winners of the prizes include 1st prize: Ms Agbo Victoria Ene (Nigeria Champion); 2nd prize: Ms Michael Chinecherem, No. 3-cum-2nd prize: Mr. Dike Chinedu; No. 4-cum-3rd prize: Ms. Obiwulu Chidimma and No. 5-cum-3rd prize: Ms. Onyekere Ngozi.

Prof. Yu Zhangbao, the Institute’s Director, credited the achievement to the dedication of Chinese and local teachers, students’ attentiveness and pragmatic stewardship, and the university’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Charles Esimone’s unwavering support.

While the winners of the first and fifth positions were students of Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK) at the Institute, the winners of the second, third, and fourth positions were students of UNIZIK’s Chinese Studies department, according to Dr Anas Elochukwu of the Institute.

“There were three participants from that department as against two from HSK programme. Also, this year was the first time the Institute had fielded participants from the Chinese Studies department,” he added.

Source: The Nations