Teenager Khalifa Al Suwaidi says more UAE pupils should have the opportunity to study Chinese in school
More than 63,000 students in 155 public schools across the UAE learn Mandarin. Click through the images to read the English translation of some letters written by UAE pupils in Mandarin to China's President Xi Jinping. All photos: Chinese Language Programme
The Chinese Language Programme focuses on a trilingual approach of Arabic, English and Mandarin
A UAE pupil wins an award for her Mandarin proficiency
Chinese teachers who teach Mandarin at about 155 public schools in the UAE
Children learn Mandarin from nursery until high school
UAE pupils learning Mandarin have written 40 letters to President Xi to mark President Sheikh Mohamed’s state visit to China
Chinese has been taught in UAE schools for years
Chinese language teachers with Fatma Al Bastaki, project manager of the Chinese Language Programme
'Dear Grandpa Xi,' Saef Al Nehayan from Yas School, Abu Dhabi, writes to the Chinese President
Emirati pupil Saef, aged 10, is among pupils who wrote a letter to the Chinese President
Mohamed Al Nehayan from Yas School, Abu Dhabi, tells President Xi that he hopes to visit China
In Mohamed's letter in Mandarin, translated to English, the pupil speaks of taking part in Chinese cultural events in Abu Dhabi.
Hamdan Al Nahyan, a 11-year-old pupil in grade 6 at the Hamdan bin Zayed school in Abu Dhabi writes to the Chinese President
Hamdan Al Nahyan tells the Chinese president of his dreams of becoming a diplomat and plans to walk on the Great Wall of China
High school pupil Ayesha Al Darmaki from Hamdan Bin Zayed School tells President Xi that she has learnt how small changes in behaviour can have a positive impact on the environment
Abu Dhabi pupil Ayesha Al Darmaki writes about visiting China, and learning more about environment protection after attending the Cop28 conference in Dubai.
President Xi has responded to letters written by Emirati pupils such as Jowaireyah Al Ali
Grade 12 pupil Jowaireyah Al Ali hopes business, tourism and cultural ties will grow even stronger with President Sheikh Mohamed’s visit to China
Khalifa Al Suwaidi wished ‘Grandpa Xi’ a Happy Year of the Dragon
Teenager Khalifa Al Suwaidi says more UAE pupils should have the opportunity to study Chinese in school
More than 63,000 students in 155 public schools across the UAE learn Mandarin. Click through the images to read the English translation of some letters written by UAE pupils in Mandarin to China's President Xi Jinping. All photos: Chinese Language Programme
The Chinese Language Programme focuses on a trilingual approach of Arabic, English and Mandarin
A UAE pupil wins an award for her Mandarin proficiency
Chinese teachers who teach Mandarin at about 155 public schools in the UAE
Children learn Mandarin from nursery until high school
UAE pupils learning Mandarin have written 40 letters to President Xi to mark President Sheikh Mohamed’s state visit to China
Chinese has been taught in UAE schools for years
Chinese language teachers with Fatma Al Bastaki, project manager of the Chinese Language Programme
'Dear Grandpa Xi,' Saef Al Nehayan from Yas School, Abu Dhabi, writes to the Chinese President
Emirati pupil Saef, aged 10, is among pupils who wrote a letter to the Chinese President
Mohamed Al Nehayan from Yas School, Abu Dhabi, tells President Xi that he hopes to visit China
In Mohamed's letter in Mandarin, translated to English, the pupil speaks of taking part in Chinese cultural events in Abu Dhabi.
Hamdan Al Nahyan, a 11-year-old pupil in grade 6 at the Hamdan bin Zayed school in Abu Dhabi writes to the Chinese President
Hamdan Al Nahyan tells the Chinese president of his dreams of becoming a diplomat and plans to walk on the Great Wall of China
High school pupil Ayesha Al Darmaki from Hamdan Bin Zayed School tells President Xi that she has learnt how small changes in behaviour can have a positive impact on the environment
Abu Dhabi pupil Ayesha Al Darmaki writes about visiting China, and learning more about environment protection after attending the Cop28 conference in Dubai.
President Xi has responded to letters written by Emirati pupils such as Jowaireyah Al Ali
Grade 12 pupil Jowaireyah Al Ali hopes business, tourism and cultural ties will grow even stronger with President Sheikh Mohamed’s visit to China
Khalifa Al Suwaidi wished ‘Grandpa Xi’ a Happy Year of the Dragon
Teenager Khalifa Al Suwaidi says more UAE pupils should have the opportunity to study Chinese in school