2016年5月12日下午，继续教育学院副院长刘玉平、院长助理曹学庚和事业发展中心雅西博士一行3人走访沙特阿拉伯王国驻华大使馆文化处。文化处副主任、文化和社会事务主管穆罕默德Alshraim先生、行政与财务部主管Mr. Abdulwahab K. Dammak先生参加了此次会面，并进行了热情的接待。
会议期间，刘副院长简单介绍继续教育学院来访目的，希望可以通过沙特阿拉伯王国驻华大使馆文化处了解国内外沙特文化组织感兴趣的课程及教育方面的需求，进而在文化和教育方面与沙特文化处建立长期合作的伙伴关系，会访期间曹老师详细介绍了中国石油大学（北京）继续教育学院的基本情况，并解答了对方提出的相关问题。
沙特文化处文化和社会事务部主管提议同我校签订战略合作协议，建立长期合作关系，不仅可以为沙特学生和不同专业的老师开展全英文授课的科学技术培训，同时沙特阿拉伯的专家还可以帮助中国学员学习阿拉伯语，传扬阿拉伯的文化。
会议结束后，刘副院长诚挚邀请特沙特阿拉伯王国驻华大使馆文化处主任在方便的时候前往中国石油大学（北京）参观考察，旨在加深教育联系和知识互换，为中沙两国学员在短期内提高专业能力和科技水平提供新的机遇。
走访沙特阿拉伯王国驻华大使馆文化处是中国石油大学（北京）继续教育学院服务“一带一路”国家战略的一项重要工作，也是我院落实学校“十三五”规划树立国际品牌的重要举措，必将为学院的全球化运作带来积极深远的意义。
The Continuing Education School, China Petroleum University (Beijing), visited Saudi Cultural Mission in Beijing for the 1st Time
Paving a New Road for Cooperation in Education
On 12th May 2016, afternoon, a delegation from China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Continuing Education School (CES); the deputy dean Mr. Liu Yuping, the dean assistant Mrs. Cao Xuegeng and the international training manager of the BD center Dr. Yasir, paid the first visit to the Saudi Cultural Mission in Beijing. The deputy Saudi Cultural Attaché, the director of Cultural & Social Affairs Mr. Mohammed Alshraim, and the supervisor of administration & Finance Department Mr. Abdulwahab K. Dammak warmly welcomed the guests and conducted a 2-hour formal meeting.
During the meeting, Mr. Liu Yuping briefly introduced 3 main points which reflecting the CES’s intention according to a fax message sent earlier to Saudi Cultural Mission; those are:(1) Introducing CES as a leading modern school in training service provider, (2) pursuing Saudi community in China and abroad for interested training courses and educational needs, and (3) to pave the way for building a long-term partnerships in education and culture.
Then, Mrs. Cao made a well prepared power point presentation about the CES and she answered many questions with more clarifications provided by Dr. Yasir. Moreover, deputy dean Mr. Liu, highlighted that the CES is looking for partnership with Saudi’s universities and /or government departments through Saudi Cultural Mission in order to further develop and promote educational exchanges and in-depth cooperation and expand the scale of Saudis who seek advanced knowledge through professional training courses in China.
The director of Saudi Cultural & Social Affairs Mr. Alshraim expressed his willingness to consider a “Memorandum of Understanding” to build a partnership with our school and work together gradually in a specific cooperation plan that devoted to carry out other educational cooperation to train Saudi students as well as the teaching staff in different majors of science and technology using English as a medium of instruction, also he emphasized that Saudi specialists in Arabic may wish to assist Chinese learners of Arabic language if both sides support the idea. Whereas, the Saudi cultural supervisor of administration & Finance Department Mr. Abdulwahab suggested a very interested idea about designing practical training and scientific visits in English language for Saudi students prior their graduation.
Nevertheless, this visit of CES to the Saudi Cultural Mission in Beijing is considered not only as a successful but also as a historic one between the two sides in the field of educational and cultural cooperation. Thus, the CES deputy dean Mr. Liu asked the leaders of Saudi Cultural Mission to have a tour visit to the main campus of CUPB very soon. He concluded that such visits are important to further deepen the educational ties and knowledge exchanges; it can also provide new opportunities for as many people of the two nations as possible to develop their skills and upgrade their knowledge in shorter time.
