A few days ago, Vice President Han Guohe led a delegation to Italy and Georgia for visits of educational exchanges.

At the Chinese Cultural Center in Milan, Italy, Han and his entourrage met with Li Qunlai, director of the center, and Li Ang, director of foreign exchanges, and the two sides reached a number of consensus on strengthening in-depth cooperation.

At the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma, President TiziannaDˊAcchille met with Han Guohe and his entourage. The two sides exchanged views on short-term exchange programs and credit programs for students of relevant majors.

Han Guohe and his delegation visited the Italian Ministry of Culture and held talks with Dr. Marielta Troccoli, head of the department, and Dr. Giorgia Lorenzini, director of the International Film Research Institute.

At the Orient University in Naples, Italy, Han exchanged views with the president of the university, Elda Morlicchio, and signed a cooperation agreement.

During his visit to Georgia, Han Guohe and his delegation visited Tbilisi Free University, met with President Vakhtang Lejava and Vice President Marina Karchava, and visited its laboratory and the Confucius Institute co-founded by ZZU and Tbilisi Free University. Both sides agreed that they would do a good job in all aspects according to the standards of excellent Confucius Institutes and work together to promote the construction of Confucius Institutes.（translator Zhang Shanming）