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“The numbers are heading back up,” Bulbulia said while providing an overall status update on the programmes. “Certainly, this is indicated in the National Library Service’s programme, the co- curricular course, and the Chinese for the Software Engineering programme.” F or the BSc. Software Engineering programme, there has been a notable increase in the intake of students from the St. Augustine campus of The UWI. Giving his overall assessment of the progress made by the CI since he took up the role of Co-Director in 2018, he said, “I’m proud to be able to carry on the work and the very strong foundation that was put down by a number of people before me on the Caribbean side and the Chinese side. I see it as a mission to help Caribbean people broaden their horizons beyond the places to which they traditionally look, such as the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada. There’s a bigger world out there that they can look at for opportunities and places to go.” l
David Bulbulia Co-Director, Confucius Institute The UWI, Cave Hill Campus
and “Drawing Water by Jar or by Machinery: The Teachings of Zhuangzi” . Co-Director of the Confucius Institute David Bulbulia said events like the Open House Fun Day have helped to generate interest in its programme offerings. He noted that although the pandemic affected enrolment in its evening classes, there has been a positive response to some new programmes. For example, registration for the Confucius Institute’s/National Library Service’s Learn Chinese Together course peaked at almost 100 people.
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