CGGC China Gezhouba : The "Chinese + Water Conservancy and Hydropower" Cultural Activity Was Jointly Held by Baleh Project Department and Confucius Institute at University of Technology Sarawa

On November 25, the first "Chinese + Water Conservancy and Hydropower" cultural activity was officially held by Confucius Institute at University of Technology Sarawak (CI-UTS) and Baleh Project Department of Malaysia.

Hua Yu Lecture Unveiled!

On November 25, the first session of "Chinese +" brand project "Hua Yu Lecture" was officially unveiled! More than 90 participants including the members of Malaysia Project Management Association, students of University of Technology Sarawak, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power and CI-UTS joined the online lecture, which was moderated by Dr. Wong Sing Sing, the Malaysia dean of CI-UTS, and delivered by Yuan Hao, Project Manager of Baleh Project Department.

Yuan Hao, Project Manager, gave the lecture

Following the theme of "Project Initiation for Large Scale International Project", Yuan Hao explained in detail the importance of preliminary investigation, contract research and localized management to participants through the Company's project experience in Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia over the years, introducing the problems and examples encountered in management. He also discussed and answered the local community's concerns about environmental protection, cultural conflicts, social responsibility, COVID-19 and other issues.

Yuan Hao mentioned that, the Baleh Project is a major project that contributes to the present and will benefit the future. The Project Department will always uphold CGGC's business philosophy of "doing a project, building a monument, making a group of friends, expanding a market and fostering a batch of talents", to live up to the expectations of local people, to build the Project into a demonstration project for the modernization of Sarawak's water conservancy industry, to contribute to the "Belt and Road" Initiative and the "Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE)" Strategy.

Chinese Class Started!

On the morning of 27, the first "Chinese +" training session - "Foundation Mandarin of Water Conservancy and Hydropower" officially conducted. Dr. Wong Sing Sing, Malaysia dean of CIUTS, and Dr. Zhou Yantao, Chinese dean of CIUTS attended the opening ceremony. Yuan Hao, Project Manager of Baleh Project Department, delivered the opening speech. Twenty-one foreign employees of the Project Department joined the training.

Scene of the training

Chinese Class of Hydropower Station

The training started with the major rivers of China and Malaysia, and taught the students vocabulary, common conversations and cultural stories related to hydropower stations. Students listened carefully and interacted enthusiastically in the learning process. "It's quite difficult to communicate in Chinese, even though I have some pinyin skills", said Aatif, a Pakistani who is the Project's Human Resources Manager. "I am very grateful to the Project Department and the Confucius Institute for providing me with such a convenient opportunity to learn Chinese. More importantly, what I learnt in class is closely related to my work and life, which is very practical."

Aatif takes notes carefully

It is reported that the "Foundation Mandarin on Water Conservancy and Hydropower" training consists a total of 16 sessions, and will be held on every Saturday. In addition, the Confucius Institute will continue to cooperate with the Baleh Project Department and other enterprises to compile Chinese textbooks on water conservancy and hydropower and record MOOCs, so as to better meet the Chinese learning needs of the water conservancy industry and people in Sarawak and make contributions to the local economic and social development.