BelSU Center for Arabic Language and Culture opened its doors to students and city residents

During the first workweek, a number of excursions for students of different institutes and faculties took place at the Mahmoud Darwish Center for Arabic Language and Culture. Ahmed Mansour, the head of the Center, and Alsuheimat Saba Ali Odeh, a third-year student of the Medical Institute, held that excursions. She also told about life and work of Mahmoud Darwish, the Palestinian poet.

Graduates who left the city’s Universities in various years joined the meetings. Elena Nazarenko, the curator of the community of Arab countries and Deputy Head of the Preparatory Faculty, welcomed all foreign graduates living in Belgorod. She expressed confidence that the interaction between the University and graduates of different generations can become a source of new ideas, promising developments and friendships, as well as serve as an incentive to expand business and intercultural communication

Wahbi Abdullah, a member of Russian Artists Union, was inclined to help and support the Mahmoud Darwish Center for Arabic Language and Culture in achieving its goals in the Arab culture and art field.

– It is necessary to involve talented students and all young people in creativity and culture. Being involved in art helps relieve psychological stress, develops an aesthetic taste and a sense of beauty. The Artists Union can hold master classes and public lectures, invite students on excursions to museums and exhibition halls, as well as assist in organizing student exhibitions - Wahbi Abdullah shared his ideas.

There was a meeting of the Arabic Language Club at Center ground. The club provides an excellent opportunity to all students interested in Arabic to meet native speakers, get interesting knowledge and expand the vocabulary. Abbas Ghaith Wathek Abbas, the head of the Arabic Language Club and activist of the community of Arab countries, believes that it is important to learn the language, as well as to introduce students to its native speaker’s traditions and culture through the language.

– I hope that more people who are eager to learn the language and immerse themselves in Arab culture will join the meetings of the Arabic language club - the head of the club noticed.

For information: The Mahmoud Darwish Center for Arabic Language and Culture was launched as part of the Priority 2030 program in September 2023 It has acquired the status of a regional center for Arabic language and culture. The task of the center is to create an environment allowing for interaction of students of BelSU and other regional universities with those from the Arab countries.