Introduction to Confucius Institutes
Wuhan University has currently co-founded three Confucius Institutes, namely, Confucius Institute at the University of Paris Diderot with Paris Diderot, Confucius Institute at Metropolis Ruhr with the University of Duisburg Essen and Confucius Institute at University of Aberdeen.
Under the leadership of the National Office for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language (NOCFL) and the Confucius Institute Headquarters, WHU has made vigorous efforts in the development of the three joint ventures. The three Confucius Institutes, playing an important role in carrying out Chinese language teaching and promoting the fine cultural heritage of the Chinese nation, have not only won extensive praise among the local people, but also gained favourable comments from the local media. With the Confucius Institute as a bridge, WHU has intensified friendly cooperative relationship with overseas partner universities.
In January 2010, the WHU Base of Teaching Resource Research and Development for International Promotion of Chinese was established. For over a year, we have formed a system for the International Promotion of Chinese Language, which, with the Confucius Institute as the locomotive, integrates the cultivation and store of TCFL (Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language) teachers, the research and development of Chinese teaching resources, Chinese teaching programs, cultural transmission and academic exchanges. With all the endeavours made, WHU has contributed tremendously to the promotion of splendid Chinese culture which is going global and influencing the world now.
Confucius Institutes
Confucius Institute at Paris Diderot
Confucius Institute at Paris Diderot, WHU’s first Confucius Institute founded in Oct, 2006, is also the first one in Paris, France. It is located on the banks of the Seine River in the southeast region of Paris downtown. Thanks to the superior location of and the gathering of the humanities in the University of Diderot, the Confucius Institute has a strong cultural and academic atmosphere and an excellent teaching environment.
Apart from courses of Chinese language,calligraphy, Tai-Chi, Chinese cuisine, the Confucius Institute at the University of Paris Diderot has also organized diversified cultural activities to help the French people have a better understanding of Chinese culture and society,such as the lecture series of "Connaitre la Chine" and the grand Chinese culture show.
In 2008 and 2009, the Confucius Institute at the University of Paris Diderot was awarded the "Outstanding Confucius Institute" prize for two successive years by the NOCFL and the Confucius Institute Headquarters.
For more information, please visit: http://confucius.univ-paris7.fr/
Confucius Institute at Metropolis Ruhr
Co-established by Wuhan University and University of Duisburg-Essen in Nov, 2009, Confucius Institute at Metropolis Ruhr is the third Confucius Institute established by WHU and it is located in Duisburg technology centre building and on campus.
Wuhan's friendly relationship with the University of Duisburg-Essen and the City of Duisberg dates back to 1980s. Now, the university has grown into the most comprehensive university institute committed to contemporary East Asian studies in Germany.
For more information, please visit:http://www.uni-due.de/konfuzius-institut/index_en.shtm
Confucius Institute at University of Aberdeen
Co-established by Wuhan University and University of Duisburg-Essen in Nov, 2009, Confucius Institute at Metropolis Ruhr is the third Confucius Institute established by WHU and it is located in Duisburg technology centre building and on campus.
Wuhan's friendly relationship with the University of Duisburg-Essen and the City of Duisberg dates back to 1980s. Now, the university has grown into the most comprehensive university institute committed to contemporary East Asian studies in Germany.
For more information, please visit:http://www.uni-due.de/konfuzius-institut/index_en.shtm