India and China today signed an agreement to extend the term of Hindi language course functioning at a leading Chinese University since 2012. The MoU was signed by Consul General of Shanghai Consulate Prakash Gupta, on behalf of Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) and Shanghai International Studies University (SISU) President Cao Deming in Shanghai. <br/><br/>The initial MoU was signed on October 29, 2012 for a period of five years by then Ambassador of India to China and Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar and SISU Executive Vice President Feng Qinghua. <br/><br/>Under the terms of the agreement, the MoU envisaged appointing a Hindi language professor by ICCR in consultation with SISU to teach the language to Chinese and international students at the University. The first course on Hindi language at SISU commenced in September 2013, wherein a total of 11 Chinese students enrolled.