Opportunities and challenges of international Chinese language education in general secondary education institutions (case of Belarus)

Authors

  • Katsiaryna S. Hryshayeva Beijing Foreign Studies University, 2 Xisanhuan North Road, Beijing 100089, China
  • Manchun Dai Beijing Foreign Studies University, 2 Xisanhuan North Road, Beijing 100089, China
  • Mohamed Oubibi Beijing Normal University, 19 Xinjiekouwai Street, Beijing 100875, China

Keywords:

Chinese language education, Chinese language education in Belarus, Belarusian-Chinese educational cooperation, Belarusian-Chinese relations, language policy
Supporting Agencies
The authors express their gratitude to the head of the department of Chinese language and regional studies of China at the Republican Confucius Institute of Sinology of Belarusian State University docent Yu. V. Molotkova, for providing statistical data on Belarusian general secondary education institutions where Chinese is taught.

Abstract

This article examines the development of international Chinese language education in Belarus in the context of the deepening Belarusian-Chinese strategic partnership. Key characteristics of international Chinese language education in Belarus are analysed, and prospects and challenges affecting its sustainability and development are identified.

Author Biographies

  • Katsiaryna S. Hryshayeva, Beijing Foreign Studies University, 2 Xisanhuan North Road, Beijing 100089, China

    doctoral student at the department of linguistics and applied linguistics, faculty of Chinese language and literature

  • Manchun Dai, Beijing Foreign Studies University, 2 Xisanhuan North Road, Beijing 100089, China

    doctor of science (philology), full professor; professor at the department of linguistics and applied linguistics, faculty of Chinese language and literature

  • Mohamed Oubibi, Beijing Normal University, 19 Xinjiekouwai Street, Beijing 100875, China

    doctor of science (pedagogy); researcher at the department of smart learning, faculty of education

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Published

2026-02-04

Issue

No. 2 (2025): University Pedagogical Journal

Section

Foreign Experience

How to Cite

[1]
Hryshayeva, K.S. et al. 2026. Opportunities and challenges of international Chinese language education in general secondary education institutions (case of Belarus). University Pedagogical Journal. 2 (Feb. 2026), 72–83.