Confucius Institute coming to CSU

CSU will soon be home to the Confucius Institute, a center dedicated to enhancing understanding of Chinese language and culture.

The Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) in Beijing, China, hosted a delegation from CSU on March 20. Madame Xu Lin, chief executive of the Confucius Institute Headquarters and counsellor of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, announced that CSU had been accepted to host the newest Confucius Institute funded by the Chinese Ministry of Education.

Competition for such institutes is intense: More than 300 Confucius Institutes exist in 90 countries, including more than 65 in the United States.

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