The Confucius Institute at one of Kenya's oldest universities has enrolled over 5,000 students, with its activities reaching about 10,000 locals, and it is planning to introduce Chinese language classes on satellite campuses, she added.
Franklin Asira, chairman of the Sino-African Cultural Exchange Association that was launched in Nairobi in late March, said that people-to-people interactions have become the defining feature of China-Africa cooperation.
In Uganda, the China-Africa Friendship Association was launched in the capital Kampala five years ago, as China has left a strong footprint in Uganda through trade and infrastructure development and bilateral cultural exchanges have become more frequent.
Chinese firms like StarTimes have rallied behind this cross-cultural exchange by supporting the production of a Kung Fu movie for local audiences in Uganda.
Simon Ivan Kakembo, an employee of Hisense Uganda, said that his Chinese colleagues have fallen in love with local culture and often attend weddings of their Ugandan co-workers and friends.
Early this year, Uganda's oldest and most prestigious Makerere University announced that it would start offering a bachelor's degree in Chinese and Asian studies.
BROADENING FRONTIERS
China-Africa friendship and exchanges have moved beyond traditional areas like trade, infrastructure development and skills transfer to sports, tourism, medicine, technical management and scientific research.
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