On December 8, Charge d’Affaires a.i. of the Chinese Embassy in Cyprus Zhou Yunliang attended and addressed the Chinese Ambassador’s Fund Grant Ceremony held by the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT). The event was also attended by CUT Rector Panayiotis Zaphiris, former Cypriot Ambassador to China Frances-Galatia Lanitou Williams, Chinese and Cypriot directors of the Confucius Institute at CUT, as well as recipients of the Fund. 

Chargé d’Affaires Zhou extended congratulations to faculty and student recipients of the Fund. He pointed out that the Chinese Ambassador’s Fund aims to encourage youth from both countries to strengthen exchanges and mutual learning, jointly promote technological innovation, expand consensus on global governance, and work together to build a community with a shared future for humanity. It is hoped that young people of both countries will continue to deepen their interactions, strengthen the bonds of people-to-people and cultural exchanges, and advance the China-Cyprus strategic partnership to a higher level.

Rector Zaphiris expressed gratitude to the Chinese side for establishing the Ambassador’s Fund, and reaffirmed CUT’s commitment to deepen cooperation with the Chinese side, and contribute to the development of Cyprus-China relations.

The fund-winning faculties and students then introduced their participating projects and shared unforgettable memories of their interactions with China. The atmosphere at the event was warm and friendly.