9月7日，北京外国语大学举办马尔代夫官方语言迪维希语课程开班仪式，这是国内高校首次开设迪维希语课程。北外党委常委、副校长赵刚，马尔代夫驻华大使馆代办大使索巴赫·拉希德（Sobah Rasheed）出席开班仪式并致辞。仪式由亚洲学院迪维希语教师朱方方主持。
赵刚表示，今年是北外建校80周年，亚洲学院建院60周年，迪维希语课程的开设意义重大。学校重视迪维希语专业建设，选派优秀师资人选赴马尔代夫学习迪维希语。在马尔代夫驻华使馆的帮助下和双方的共同努力下，成功开设迪维希语课程。迪维希语是马尔代夫的唯一官方语言，承载马尔代夫悠久的历史和独特灿烂的文化，该门课程的开设有助于中国的青年一代深入了解马尔代夫历史文化，促进两国的教育文化交流。
索巴赫·拉希德用迪维希语向大家表示问候。他表示，迪维希语原本仅在马尔代夫一国使用，这是历史上第一次在国际化大学中开设专门教授迪维希语的课程。北京外国语大学开设迪维希语课程不仅证明了马尔代夫和中国之间的长期友好关系，也成为国际社会中一个大国、强国与小体量国家之间建立高效联系、发展进一步交往的典范。
中国和马尔代夫两国交往历史悠久，1972年两国正式建立外交关系，半个世纪以来，两国的友好合作关系不断提升与发展。北京外国语大学作为国内首开迪维希语专业的高校，积极培养师资，筹备专业建设，旨在为两国进一步深化友好交流做出积极贡献。
北外国际交流与合作处处长和静，亚洲学院院长苏莹莹、僧伽罗语教研室主任江潇潇、梵巴语教研室主任周利群，以及选修迪维希语的学生等参加开班仪式。
Public Diplomacy & Poly International Children's Choir (hereinafter referred to as "Choir") is a youth and children training project of the event "Small Citizens Promote Great Diplomacy" launched by the Public Diplomacy and Cultural Exchange Center, which has received positive response and support from embassies of various countries in China. Senior Chinese diplomats are invited to teach children diplomatic etiquette and culture; famous university history experts are invited to teach global history. Poly Art Education cooperates with well-known artists at home and abroad and famous teachers from art schools to teach art knowledge, guide rehearsals and performances to provide choir members with the highest standard theater stage, thus building a bridge through music and culture for cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries for teenagers and children from all over the world.
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