Recently, under the leadership of the House of Wisdom, combined with the teaching experience of local Chinese teachers, the paper textbook Learning Mandarin with Wisdom (children's version and general version) for K1 to K12 in Arab countries, which has been independently developed by Chinese and foreign experts' teams over four years, has achieved the certification of the Ministry of Education of Saudi Arabia. This is the world's first foreign textbook certified by the local Ministry of Education.
The paper textbook Learning Mandarin with Wisdom [Photo provided by House of Wisdom]
In February 2022, the House of Wisdom was recognized as a language service export base by the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Education and other departments, and became the only enterprise in northwest China and Ningxia to have achieved this honor.
Throughout the process of research and development of the textbook Learning Mandarin with Wisdom, the House of Wisdom has accurately grasped the educational policies and plans of Arab countries, insisted on following the rules of local teaching resources, closely followed the frontier development trend of Chinese education in Arab countries, formulated the standards of international Chinese teaching, applied reading methods and cultural habits adapted by the local people, and innovated the content expression and presentation forms of the textbook. At the same time, the House of Wisdom, together with the Center for Language Education and Cooperation, jointly developed the "international Chinese education" mobile application, which was launched in 2022 to provide online Chinese courses.
The House of Wisdom has actively promoted the construction of a new pattern of cultural and technological integration and development. It has built an "internet + culture" platform, integrating new media, book translation, film and television, a book store, a cultural database, and international Chinese education for Arab countries. After years of development, in 2021, the House of Wisdom was selected as a national demonstration base for cultural and technological integration, filling the gap in this field in Ningxia.
The House of Wisdom [Photo provided by House of Wisdom]
In July 2018, the United Arab Emirates proposed to incorporate Chinese into the national education system. The Ministry of Education of Saudi Arabia has continued to increase Chinese courses in secondary education in 2022. At present, there are 4 universities in Saudi Arabia offering Chinese majors, and the number of students has reached more than 800.
In October 2022, the HSK Chinese Learning and Testing Center of the Saudi House of Wisdom Language Company, approved by Chinese Testing International Co., Ltd., officially settled in Saudi Arabia. The center is committed to promoting the high-quality and sustainable development of international Chinese education, providing high-quality Chinese courses, HSK, HSKK, YCT and other Chinese examinations to Saudi Chinese learners.
In recent years, the House of Wisdom has consistently focused on international communication. It has translated, published and promoted more than 60 kinds of themed books, such as the Arabic version of Reading China Series, and published more than 1,400 kinds of books in more than 10 languages in countries along the Belt and Road, with sales of nearly 2 million copies, accounting for 90% of the book market in Arab countries.