The College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS) in conjunction with the Chinese Embassy in Uganda will launch the Confucius Institute at Makerere University on Friday, 19th December, 2014 at 6:00p.m in the University Main Hall. The Vice President of Uganda, H.E. Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi, will be the Guest of Honour.
On Thursday, 18th December, 2014, a seminar will be held in Senate Upper Conference Hall to discuss the Uganda-Chinese relationship over the years.
The Institute is supported by the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban), the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Uganda, Makerere University and Xiangtan University in China.
It is housed in the former Vice Chancellor’s house located at Garden Hill Road, Plot No. 149.
The Confucius Institute will offer credit courses in Chinese to Makerere University students, and short courses to staff and the general public interested in learning Chinese for all purposes. It will also be a centre for promoting cultural and business ties between the people of Uganda and China, and it will thus have a component of a vibrant cultural centre.
