Tezpur: Tezpur University will provide Chinese Language Training for Army Personnel, said Guwahati-based defence Spokesperson Lt. Col. Mahendra Rawat, on Wednesday. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Indian Army and Tezpur University today for training the Indian Army personnel in Chinese Language.
According to the Army officials, this Chinese language course will improve the in-house Mandarin expertise and empower the army personnel to engage with the Chinese Military personnel as and when the situation demands. With improved Chinese language skills, the army personnel will be better empowered to convey their points in a much more cogent manner.
It will also help in better exchange of view points and understanding of the Chinese PLA’s version of their activities during various interactions such as Commander Level talks, Flag Meetings, Joint Exercises and Border Personnel Meetings etc, the officials said.
"Tezpur University signed a MoU with Indian Army to offer army personnel a basic course in Chinese language. The 16-week course, designed by the faculty of Dept of Foreign Languages will offer Army deployed on Indo-China border basic familiarity with Chinese for security purposes,(sic)" the varsity said in a tweet.
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@TezpurUniv signed a MoU with Indian Army to offer army personnel a basic course in Chinese language. The 16-week course, designed by the faculty of Dept of Foreign Languages will offer Army deployed on Indo-China border basic familiarity with Chinese for security purposes pic.twitter.com/RAle8Vplwr
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">@TezpurUniv signed a MoU with Indian Army to offer army personnel a basic course in Chinese language. The 16-week course, designed by the faculty of Dept of Foreign Languages will offer Army deployed on Indo-China border basic familiarity with Chinese for security purposes pic.twitter.com/RAle8Vplwr
— Tezpur University (@TezpurUniv) April 19, 2023@TezpurUniv signed a MoU with Indian Army to offer army personnel a basic course in Chinese language. The 16-week course, designed by the faculty of Dept of Foreign Languages will offer Army deployed on Indo-China border basic familiarity with Chinese for security purposes pic.twitter.com/RAle8Vplwr
— Tezpur University (@TezpurUniv) April 19, 2023
According to the Defence officials, the course will be conducted at Tezpur University campus. The MoU was signed by HQ 4 Corps on behalf of Indian Army and The Registrar, Tezpur University in presence of the Vice Chancellor Prof SN Singh. Tezpur University was established in 1994 by an act of parliament as a central university and is one the pioneers in North East in teaching of foreign languages including Chinese with highly qualified faculty, the University officials said.
Earlier, Mandarin language training was offered in Arunachal Pradesh. 16 police officers were imparted training in Chinese Language (Mandarin) for the first time in Arunachal Pradesh in November 2022. The training was conducted by the National Defense University Pasighat Branch.
