A team headed by Mohamed Jalal Al Rayssi, director-general of the Emirates News Agency (WAM), visited Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) on May 26.

The team was welcomed by Jia Wenjian, deputy secretary of the CPC BFSU committee and vice-president of the university.

Mohamed Jalal Al Rayssi (L), director-general of the WAM, talks with Jia Wenjian (R), deputy secretary of the CPC BFSU committee and vice-president of the university. [Photo/bfsu.edu.cn]

Jia introduced the basic situation of BFSU, saying that as a university with distinct language characteristics, BFSU has been committed to cultivating interdisciplinary talents that are patriotic and have an international perspective and a high level of professionalism, and is striving to grow into a world-class foreign studies university.

BFSU is looking forward to forging ties with the WAM to cooperate in foreign language and media talent training, overseas internship and practice base building, as well as teaching, research and joint production, according to Jia.

Rayssi spoke highly of BFSU’s education and talent cultivation, stating that China and the United Arab Emirates have established a close partnership and that the WAM hopes to build a large network of friends in foreign language and media industries.

Rayssi also invited teachers and students of BFSU to attend the second Global Media Congress to establish cooperation with media outlets and universities in the UAE, as well as media institutions around the world through participating in academic exchanges, exhibitions and workshops.

Subsequent to the meeting, the team visited the School of Arabic Studies and the Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Center for Arabic Language and Islamic Studies at BFSU.

The WAM, founded in November 1976, is a national news agency under the UAE government, reporting in multiple languages such as Arabic and English. It is headquartered in Abu Dhabi and has international offices in Cairo, Beirut, Washington, Brussels and Istanbul.

Representatives from the WAM and BFSU pose for a group photo. [Photo/bfsu.edu.cn]