The Confucius Institute at the University of Zimbabwe contributes in a "distinctive" way to the success of educational and cultural interaction between Zimbabwe and China. The Confucius Institute in Zimbabwe has played an important role in nurturing talent. It has developed various programmes and ways to train talents. The training of these talents helps to promote innovation, cooperation and mutual benefits for both countries. This research aims to find out how the Confucius Institute is performing a role in talent training through Chinese language and culture teaching in Zimbabwe. Qualitative research method-interviewing and observation is implemented to obtain information, a critical analysis of the information collected about the talent cultivation at the Confucius Institute in Zimbabwe. The purpose of this study is to find out what role the Confucius Institute plays in training talent through the teaching of Chinese language and culture in Zimbabwe. Qualitative research methods - interview and observation are used to obtain information, and this study critically analyse the information collected about talent development at the Confucius Institute in Zimbabwe. In 2007, the Confucius Institute at the University of Zimbabwe began recruiting students for Bachelor of Arts, Tourism and Hospitality programmes. It has trained many excellent local Chinese teachers, tutors and translators. Despite the success in training these talents, there are challenges that limit the performance and full success of talent development and the quality of collaboration; these issues need to be reconsidered and resolved. There is still a need to reform the teaching infrastructure and create post-training opportunities for talent to achieve effective and successful outcomes.
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