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By Aloysius Attah
A student of Confucius Institute at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Miss Uchechi Justina Michael, has been recognised as the 2026 Junior Cultural Ambassador by the China Soong Ching Ling Foundation.
The 2026 Junior Cultural Ambassador Programme, organised by the China Soong Ching Ling Foundation, concluded recently.
Following multiple rounds of selection and evaluation by an expert panel, 63 outstanding young participants from around the world were awarded the title of 2026 Junior Cultural Ambassador.
Among the recipients was Miss Uchechi Justina Michael, a Nigerian teenager who had, before now, emerged as a national champion in previous Chinese Bridge competitions.
“I am pleased to inform you that Miss Michael Uchechi Justina, a 17-year-old student of the Confucius Institute at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, was among the recipients. Through her outstanding performance, she became the only Nigerian to receive this prestigious international honour”, the statement noted.
Notably, earlier this month, Michael also won the First Prize in the Nigerian National Final of the 19th Chinese Bridge Chinese Proficiency Competition for Secondary School Students. She will travel to China by September to represent Nigeria in the global final.
Reacting to the positive development, the Chinese Director, Confucius Institute at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Prof. Yu Zhangbao, described it as a very remarkable achievement.
“This remarkable achievement once again reflects the growing excellence of our Confucius Institute and the university’s continuing contribution to China–Nigeria educational and cultural exchanges”, he stated.
