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Annual Report
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Annual Report
2012 Distribution of Confucius Institutes(Classrooms) around the World in 2012
Oceania
3 51 51 Institutes and Classrooms in 3 countries
Country Institute/ Classroom Number
Australia 37 New Zealand 13 Fiji 1
Africa
26 36 36 Institutes and Classrooms in 26 countries
Country Institute/ Classroom Number
Benin 1 Botswana 1 Burundi 1 Cameroon 1 Egypt 2 Ethiopia 1 Kenya 4 Liberia 1 Madagascar 1 Mali 1 Morocco 2 Mozambique 1 Nigeria 2 Rwanda 1 Senegal 1 Sierra Leone 1 South Africa 4 Sudan 1 Tanzania 2 Togo 1 Tunisia 1 Zambia 1 Zimbabwe 1 Ghana 1 Namibia 1 The Republic of Congo 1
America
14 470 470 Institutes and Classrooms in 14 countries
Country Institute/ Classroom Number
Argentina 2 Bolivia 1 Bahamas 1 Brazil 7 Canada 29 Chile 8 Colombia 4 Costa Rica 1 Cuba 1 Ecuador 1 Jamaica 1 Mexico 5 Peru 4 USA 405
Europe
34 246 246 Institutes and Classrooms in 34 countries
Country Institute/ Classroom Number
Austria 3 Belarus 2 Belgium 4 Bulgaria 2 Czech Republic 2 Denmark 6 Estonia 1 Finland 2 France 18 Germany 16 Greece 1 Hungary 4 Iceland 1 Ireland 10
Italy 21
Latvia 1 Lithuania 1 Malta 1 Moldova 1 Netherlands 2 Norway 1 Poland 5 Portugal 2 Republic of Croatia 1 Romania 4 Russia 21 Serbia 1 Slovakia 1 Slovenia 1 Spain 6 Sweden 6 Switzerland 1 UK 92 Ukraine 5
Asia
31 ( )132 132 Institutes and Classrooms in 31 countries and regions
( ) Country / Region Institute/ Classroom Number
Afghanistan 1 Armenia 1 Azerbaijan 1 Bangladesh 2 Cambodia 1 Georgia 1 Hong Kong 1 India 1 Indonesia 6 Iran 1 Israel 1 Japan 20 Jordan 2 Kazakhstan 4 Kyrgyzstan 14 Laos 1 Lebanon 1 Malaysia 2 Mongolia 3 Myanmar 2 Nepal 2 Pakistan 2 Philippines 3 Singapore 3 South Korea 23 Sri Lanka 2 Tajikistan 1 Thailand 23 Turkey 4 UAE 2 Uzbekistan 1
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/Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban)
Annual Report6 7Perface
2012
,
108
400 535 2
65.5 1.6 948
56 60
3
300
300
2011-2015 30 3-5
/
2013
Intheyear2012,the
ConfuciusInstitutehad
workedhard,forgedahead
andmadenewachievements
throughcloseChinese/
Internationalcooperationand
jointefforts.Wemadenew
contributionsinadvancing
globalmulti-cultural
communications,enhanced
mutualunderstandingand
friendshipsbetweenChinese
andinternationalcitizens.
Duringtheyear,
theConfuciusInstitutes
haveflourishedandhave
accomplishedagreatmany
impressiveachievements.
Bytheendof2012,400
ConfuciusInstitutesand535
ConfuciusClassroomshadbeen
establishedin108countries,
withmorethan20,000full-
timeandpart-timeteachers
andover655,000registered
students.Morethan16,000
culturalactivitieswere
held,attractingupto9.48
millionparticipants.Fifty-
sixdelegationswereorganized
togiveculturallecture
tours,performancetoursand
teachingmaterialsexhibition
toursinover60countries.
Inaddition,morethan
30,000educationalofficials,
headmasters,teachers,and
studentsfromalloverthe
worldwereinvitedtoChina
forexchange.
Thisyear,Confucius
InstituteHeadquartersmade
Xu LinChief Executive of Confucius Institute HeadquartersDirector-General of Hanban
Preface
greateffortstoinnovateand
expanditswork.Thenew
StandardsforTeachersof
ChinesetoSpeakersofOther
Languageswasreleased.
Fortheveryfirsttime,the
Headquartersbuiltateamof
300fulltimeChineseteachers,
androlledoutthePlanof
CoreTeachersPosition,
andlaunchedtheresearch
andstudyinGuidanceon
CompilingInternational
ChineseLanguageTextbooks
andTeachingMaterials.We
developedaconsiderable
numberofpopularChinese
textbooksandcultural
readingmaterialssuchas
NewConceptChinese,built
anonlinebookdonation
managingsystem,carriedout
theConfuciusChinaStudy
Plan(CCSP),andstrived
toimprovethequalityand
standardintherunningof
ConfuciusInstitutes.
Thisyear,basedonthe
30suggestionsdiscussedand
adoptedatthe6thConfucius
InstituteConferencefor
developmentin2011-2015,
300ConfuciusInstitutes
aroundtheworlddrewup
theirowndevelopmentplans
forthenext3-5years,
thusdefiningasustainable
developmentroadmapand
timetablefortheConfucius
Institutes.
Thedevelopmentand
advancementoftheConfucius
Institutecannotbeachieved
withoutthegreatsupport
fromdifferentgovernments
andpeoples.AstheConfucius
Institutebenefitfromthe
cooperationofbothChinese
andinternationalentities.It
alsoembodiesthehardwork
andsweatofeverystaff
memberinalltheConfucius
Institutesaroundtheworld.
OnbehalfofConfucius
InstituteHeadquarters
(Hanban),Iwouldliketo
extendmyheartfeltgratitude
andexpressmyrespectto
allourfriendsathomeand
abroadwhocareandsupport
theworkoftheConfucius
Institute.
2013marksthe9th
anniversaryoftheConfucius
Institute.Weallsharethe
samedreamofhelpingmore
friendsaroundtheworldlearn
Chineselanguageandculture
soastobetterunderstand
China.Let'scombineour
effortsandworkhardtoopen
upaneweraforConfucius
Institutes.
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/Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban)
Annual Report8 9Facts and Figures
Facts and Figures
Confucius Institute
2012
400 42
535 35
108
65.5
3.4
1.6948
2
30%
Bytheendof2012,
400ConfuciusInstituteswere
established,42morethanthe
previousyear,and535Confucius
Classroomswereestablished,among
which35werenewlyadded.The
ConfuciusInstitutes(Classrooms)
aredistributedin108countries
andregions.Thereareover
Teachers and Teaching Materials
132 1.1
20113000
6229
2011 41.8%
50 1603 17
4626
90
13501
100 7
13,501primaryand
secondaryschoolprincipals,
provostseducationalofficials,
teachersandstudentsfrommore
than90countries,suchasthe
U.K.,theU.S.,Franceand
Germany,wereinvitedtovisit
Chinaandjoininthesummer
andwintercamps.
Approximately70,000foreign
studentsfromover100countries
weresenttoChinatoparticipate
intheChineseBridge
ChineseProficiencyCompetition
forForeignCollegeStudents,
forForeignSecondarySchool
Students,andforInternational
StudentsinChina.
Branded Projects
655,000registeredstudents.Upto
34,000Chineseclasseshavebeen
setupandabout16,000cultural
activitieshavebeenorganized,with
upto9.48millionparticipants.
Currently,thereareover20,000
full-timeandpart-timefacultyand
staffmembers,30%ofwhomwere
dispatchedbyHanban.
70 11527
104 1660
78
38
11,000Chineselanguage
teachersandvolunteershavebeen
dispatchedto132countries.This
isanincreaseof3,000fromthe
year2011.
6,229foreignChinese
languageteachershavebeen
trained,anincreaseof41.8%
overthepreviousyear.Among
them,1,603foreignChinese
languageteachersfrom50
countrieshavebeentrained
inChina,and4,626teachers
from17countriesweretrained
overseas.
11,527localChineselanguage
teachersfrom70countrieshave
beentrainedontheuseofthe
teachingmaterials.
352
2011 75% HSK
HSKKYCT
BCT
33.4
201147%
640 2011
31%101
287
201155%
Thenumberofexaminees
takingvariousChinesetests
amountedto3.52millionglobally,
anincreaseof75%overtheyear
2011.Amongthem,334,000
examineeshavetakenHSK,HSKK,
YCT,orBCT,anincreaseof47%
overthepreviousyear.
Currently,thereare640
Chineseexaminationcenters
distributedacross101countriesand
regions,anincreaseof31%overlast
year.287ConfuciusInstitutesand
Classroomshaveofficiallystarted
holdingtheseChinesetests,thatis
anincreaseof55%over2011.
Chinese Tests
6417 3632
116
824
ConfuciusInstitute
Scholarshipshavebeenawarded
to6,417studentsstudyingin
China,amongwhom3,632
arenewenrollmentsfrom116
countriesand824arestudying
theirMastersdegreein
TeachingChinesetoSpeakersof
OtherLanguages.
Confucius Institute Scholarships
46
59.6 124
2012
31
9400 2011
11%
TheConfuciusInstitute
Onlinehasachievedingoing
onlinein46languages.The
numberofregisteredusersfor
ConfuciusInstituteOnlinehas
increasedto596,000usersfrom
124countriesandregions.
In2012,thenumberofnew
registeredusersis310,000,and
thenumberofwebvisitsreached
94million,anincreaseof11%
overthepreviousyear.
Confucius Institute Online
780,000volumesofbookshave
beendonatedto1,660institutionsin
104countries.Thisnumberincluded
the380,000volumesofteaching
materialsallocatedanddistributed
toConfuciusInstitutesand
ConfuciusClassroomsbyHanban.
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Annual Report10 11Contents
Overview
ConfuciusInstitute
TeachersandVolunteers
DevelopmentandDeliveryofTeaching
Materials
BrandedProjects
ChineseTestsandScholarships
ConfuciusInstituteOnline
SecretariatoftheInternationalSocietyfor
ChineseLanguageTeaching
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10
16
22
26
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CONTENTS
Expenditures of Confucius Institutes
2012 Milestones in 2012
Appendix
TableofConfuciusInstitutesandClassrooms
aroundtheWorldbyCountry/Region
2012
2012ConfuciusInstitutes(Classrooms)of
theYear
2012
2012ConfuciusInstituteIndividual
PerformanceExcellenceAwardofthe
Year
2012
2012OutstandingConfuciusInstituteChinese
PartneroftheYear
38
42
58
60
68
70
72
P17
P30
P10
P26
P52
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Overview
ConfuciusInstitute
TeachersandVolunteers
DevelopmentandDeliveryofTeachingMaterials
BrandedProjects
ChineseTestsandScholarships
ConfuciusInstituteOnline
Secretariat of the International Society for ChineseLanguageTeaching
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2012
108
400 535
30
( )87 24 31
34 13414 131
3 17
12 45 5 5
15 112 5 339
2 34
42 35
3.4
65.5
36%
2012
3.96
1.997
34% 1.963
1:1
2
30%
6
6
84
187 5
137
1.6
948
200 50
1780
8062
108
2000
Confucius Institute
Mdm. Liu Yandong, Chinese State Councilor and Chairperson of the Council of the Confucius Institute Headquarters, attended the 7th Confucius Institute Conference and presented awards to advanced individuals and advanced units from all the Confucius Institutes around the world.
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Overview16 17
TheConfuciusInstitute
servicesuniversitiesand
communitiesworldwide,
developingsteadilyand
reachingnewheights.Bythe
endof2012,400Confucius
Institutesand535Confucius
Classroomshadbeenestablished
in108countriesandregions.
Therearenow87Confucius
Institutesin30Asiancountries
andregions,31in24African
countries,134in34European
countries,131in14American
countries,and17in3Oceanian
countries.Thereare45
ConfuciusClassroomsin12
Asiancountriesandregions,
5in5Africancountries,112
in15Europeancountries,339
in5Americancountries,and
34in2Oceaniancountries.In
2012,42ConfuciusInstitutes
and35ConfuciusClassrooms
werenewlyestablished.
34,000Chineseclasseswere
offeredbyConfuciusInstitutes
andConfuciusClassrooms
worldwide,andthenumber
ofregisteredstudentshas
continuedtogrowtoreach
655,000,anincreaseof36%
overthepreviousyear.
TheChineseandforeign
partiesinvolvedinConfucius
Instituteshavemaintainedclose
cooperationtofurtherpromote
therunningofaninternational
schoolmodel.In2012the
totalglobalexpenditureof
ConfuciusInstitutesamounted
toUSD396million,among
whichthetotalspending
onforeigncashpayments,
personnelexpenses,teaching
venuesandutilitieswasUSD
199.7million.Intermsof
foreigncashpayments,tuition
revenueaccountedfor34%.
ChinaexpendedUSD196.3
milliononwagesandsubsidies
todispatcheddirectors,
teachersandvolunteers,and
tosupportculturalexchanges
byConfuciusInstitutesallover
theworld.Thefinancialinput
frombothsidesremainsata
ratioofapproximately1to
1.Currently,thereareabout
20,000full-timeandpart-
timefacultyandstaffmembers,
30%ofthestaffdispatchedby
Hanban.Thenumberoflocal
teachersforChineselanguage
inmanycountriesaroundthe
worldhasrisenrapidly.
Teachingqualityhas
improvedsteadily.Toassist
outstandingyoungpeopleof
theworldobtainingaindepth
understandingofChinaand
Chineseculture,toenable
theprosperousgrowthof
Chinastudies,topromote
thesustainabledevelopment
ofConfuciusInstitutes,and
toenhancethefriendly
relationshipbetweenthe
Chineseandpeopleofother
countries,theConfucius
InstituteHeadquartershasset
uptheConfuciusChinaStudy
Plan.Theprincipalthreadof
theplanistheuseofresearch
andstudiesinsixsubprograms:
theSino-foreignJointPh.D.
Subprogram,Ph.D.inChina
Subprogram,Understanding
ChinaVisitingScholar
Subprogram,YoungLeaders
Subprogram,International
ConferenceSubprogramand
PublishingSubprogram.
JointConferencesof
ConfuciusInstitutesinAmerica,
Europe,Asia,Africa,andLatin
Americawereheldtofacilitate
communicationandcollaboration
amongtheConfuciusInstitutes
aroundtheworld.
Qualityevaluationsof
ConfuciusInstituteswere
carriedout.Teamsofexperts
fromdomesticandabroadwere
organizedtomakeon-site
evaluationsfor84Confucius
The Joint Conference of Confucius Institutes in the Ibero-America was held in Brazil.
The Joint Conference of Confucius Institutes in Africa was held in South Africa.
Seminar for the Confucius China Study Plan
The Joint Conference of Confucius Institutes in Asia and Oceania was held in Thailand.
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Representatives from Confucius Institutes (Classrooms) in Europe participate in discussions.
Confucius Institutes (Classrooms) in Europe was held a workshop in the UK.
Institutes,while187Confucius
Institutesestablishedfor
morethan5yearsdidtheir
ownself-evaluations.137
ChinesedirectorsofConfucius
Instituteswereselectedand
trained.
ConfuciusInstituteswere
activeinholdingcultural
exchangeactivitiestotransmit
ofChinasrichcultural
connotationsandpromote
theinternationalsharing
ofChineseculture.About
16,000culturalactivitieswere
held,attracting9.48million
participants.Amongthem,
ConfuciusInstituteswere
organizedtoparticipateinthe
YearofChineseLanguage
inFranceand"Chinese
CultureYear"inGermany,
launchingover200cultural
activitieswhereover500,000
peopleparticipated.
ConfuciusInstitutes
(Classrooms)organizedfor
1,780principalsandeducational
officialstovisitChina,and
8,062studentswereinvited
toChinaforthesummerand
wintercamps.
The7thConfucius
InstituteConferencewas
heldin2012.Mdm.Liu
Yandong,ChineseState
CouncilorandChairpersonof
theCounciloftheConfucius
InstituteHeadquarters,
attendedtheConferenceand
presentedawardstoadvanced
individualsandadvanced
unitsfromalltheConfucius
Institutesaroundtheworld.
Over2,000peoplefrom108
countriesandregionsattended
themeeting,includingthe
presidentsofuniversities
andrepresentativesfromall
ConfuciusInstitutes.
Meeting of the North American Confucius Institutes' Directors
The Joint Conference of Confucius Institutes in Europe was held in Austria.
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132
1.1
2011 3000
128 4001 2011
20% 90
3981201115%
3000
/
/
12
1600
76
2012
Teachers and Volunteers
1341
2011 36% 10
11
15
A Volunteer Chinese language teacher teaching students about the Peking Opera
An awarded photo in the Photography Competition for Volunteer Chinese Language Teachers
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Overview22 23
ConfuciusInstituteHeadquarters
(Hanban)onDispatchedChinese
TeacherManagement(Trial)
andTheMethodsforAnnual
AssessmentofChineseTeachers
DispatchedbyConfuciusInstitute
Headquarters(Hanban)were
formulatedandimplemented.
Launchedthebuildingof
afulltimeChineselanguage
teachersprogram.Formulated
ProvisionalMethodsforthe
ConstructionofConfucius
InstitutesFullTimeChinese
LanguageTeachers,and
confirmedthe12colleges
thathelpreservefulltime
Chineselanguageteachers.In
addition,76competentfull
Thescaleintheselectionand
dispatchingChineseteachersand
volunteersaswellasthetraining
oflocalteacherswasenlarged.
In2012,11,000teachersand
volunteerswereselectedandsent
to132countries,whichis3,000
morethanthepreviousyear.
Amongthem,atotalof4001
teachersweredispatchedto128
countries,a20%increasefrom
lastyear,and3,981volunteers
to90countries,a15%year-on-
yearrise.Supportisalsogiven
tothedispatchingofabout3,000
Chineseteachersandvolunteers
fromregionalareasandcolleges.
Toreinforcethemanagement
ofChineseteachersand
volunteer,TheRegulationsof
Selection tests for full time teachers
A government funded teacher interacting with his students in class
Students exploring Peking Opera
A lecture about the mystical Chinese characters
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Annual Report
Overview24 25
Interviewing volunteer teachers for Confucius Institutes in the United States
Class discussion at Chinese as a Second Language Professional Seminar
timeteacherswerecarefully
recruited,selectedfrom1,600
Chineselanguageteachersand
volunteers.
Theofficiallyreleased
StandardsforTeachersof
ChinesetoSpeakersofOther
Languages(2012)emphasized
ontheabilitytoteachChinese
language,spreadChinese
cultureandcommunicatecross-
culturally.
Theimplementationofthe
trainingprogramforTeachersof
MasterofTeachingChineseasa
ForeignLanguagehascontinued.
Aworkshopsessionentitled
TeachingChineseasSecond
Languagewasalsoconducted.
Moreemphasiswasplaced
uponthedispatchofvolunteers
toConfuciusInstitutes
(Classrooms).In2012,atotal
of1,341volunteerChinese
languageteacherswere
senttoConfuciusInstitutes
(Classrooms),anincreaseof
36%fromthepreviousyear.
Tendestinationcountrieswere
newlyaddedtothelistof
countriesfordispatchment.
Thetrainingprogramfor
volunteerChineselanguage
teachershasbeenreinforced.
Therewere11roundsof
intensivetrainingbefore
dispatches,with15additional
roundsofinductiontraining
orposttrainingthattook
placeonlocation.2012
alsowitnessedthesuccess
oftheThirdInternational
PhotographyCompetitionfor
VolunteerChineseLanguage
TeachersandtheFirst
TeachingCompetitionfor
VolunteerChineseLanguage
Teachers.
The Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra with volunteer Chinese language teachers.
The Commencing Ceremony of Training for Volunteer Chinese Language Teachers to be sent to South Korea
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Teaching Materials of the Confucius Institute Headquarters are exhibited at the London Book Fair
Development and Delivery of Teaching Materials
30
10
ipad
2012 119
332
ACTFL
8
70 11527
216
104 1660 78
38
48 261
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Local Chinese Language Teacher and Teaching Materials Training at Confucius Institute of Royal Academy of Cambodia
A Chinese Paradise demonstration class for teaching material training at the Confucius Institute at Portland State University
Multi-media teaching material New Concept Chinese developed by Hanban
Compilationworkfor
theGuidanceonCompiling
InternationalChineseLanguage
TextbooksandTeaching
Materialshashasbegun.The
Guidance,whichisbasedon
thestatisticalanalysisofthe
internationalChineselanguage
teachingmaterials,including
commonlyusedwords,
grammaticalandcultural
pointsisdesignedtoassist
teachersindifferentcountriesin
compilinglocalteachingmaterials
forteachingChinese.
Newprogresshasbeen
madeinthedevelopment,
translationandpublishingof
Chineseteachingmaterials.
Newbooks,includingNew
ConceptChinese,AGoodMan
inChinaandConfuciusCartoon
StoryReadingswerereleased
duringtheLondonBookFair
atwhichChinawastheGuest
ofHonor.Commonknowledge
aboutChineseHistory,Common
KnowledgeaboutChinese
Geography,andCommon
KnowledgeaboutChinese
Culturehavebeentranslatedinto
30languages.Thebooknamed
RoadstotheWorldhasbeen
translatedinto10languages.The
iPadapplicationofRoadstothe
Worldhasalsobeenlaunched.
Supportisgivento
ConfuciusInstitutesdevelopment
oflocalteachingmaterials.By
theendof2012,332different
kindsofteachingmaterialshad
beendevelopedby119different
ConfuciusInstitutes.
Channelsofpromoting
Chineseteachingmaterialshave
beenfurtheredviaavariety
ofmeans.OrganizedChinese
publishinghousesintheactive
participationofExpolangues
Paris,LondonBookFair,
FrankfurtInternationalBook
Fair,LondonLanguageshow,
SpanishTertiaryEducation
Exhibition,andtheAnnual
SessionandExhibitionof
theAmericanCouncilonthe
TeachingofForeignLanguages
(ACTFL).Eightseriesoftext
booksandteachingmaterials,
suchasKUAILEHANYU,
LearnChinesewithMe,Great
WallChinese,havebeen
publishedintheU.K.,Spain,
Russia,AustraliaandIndonesia
throughtransferofcopyright.
Large-scaletrainingon
theuseofteachingmaterials
waslaunched.11,527local
Chineselanguageteachersfrom
70countrieswereorganizedin
participatingin216intensive
trainingworkshopsonhowto
useteachingmaterials.
Enrichedthetypesof
textbooksandteachingmaterials
donated,upgradingtheplatform
ofdonations.About780,000
volumesofteachingmaterials,
readingmaterials,audio-visual
productsandreferencebookswere
donatedto1,660organizations
in104countries.About380,000
volumesofteachingmaterials
weredistributedanddeliveredto
ConfuciusInstitutes(Classrooms)in
theyearof2012.
TwoChineselanguage
workshopsfordiplomaticenvoys
toChinawereheld.The
Chineselanguageprogramsfor
basic,intermediateandadvanced
languagelevelswereprovidedfor
261diplomatsfrom48countries;
theseeffortswerewellreceived.
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I SINGBEIJING
13 692
27 2967
70
117
45 102
25
150
104
Branded Projects
69
223
56
60 300
600 60
ISINGBEIJING
6
20 10
5
3
The finals of the 11th Chinese Bridge Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students
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The finals of the 11th Chinese Bridge Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students
Representatives from Chinese Bridge for American Schools participate in the Sino-US Education Forum.
Chinese Bridge Autumn Camp for British Middle School Students campers visit the Great Wall.
I SING BEIJINGHanyu Academy of Vocal Arts Concert held at the National Centre for the Performing Arts.
theyweregivenafive-
weeklongChineselanguage
trainingprogramandtraining
inChineseandWesternopera
performanceinBeijing.Three
excellentRenownedChinese
andForeignMusicalConcerts
werestagedforChineseand
overseasviewersattheNational
CenterforthePerformingArts,
theUniversityofInternational
BusinessandEconomics,and
RenminUniversityofChina
respectively.
TogetherwiththeAsia
SocietyandtheCollegeBoard
oftheU.S.,the5thNational
ChineseLanguageConference
washeldinWashingtonD.C.,
U.S.Incooperationwith
UNESCO,theParis-Nishan
ForumwasheldinParis
themedConfucianismand
NewHumanisminaGlobalized
World.TheThirdWorld
ConferenceonSinologywasalso
successfullyheld.
Headquarters,attendedthefinals
andAwardsCeremonyofthe
finalcompetitionandawarded
theChineseStarCuptothe
goldmedalcontestant.
223Chineselanguage
promotionalprogramsin69
countrieshavebeensponsoredby
theChineseBridgeFund.
The56Chinesecollege
delegationsthatwereorganized
togoto300ConfuciusInstitutes
in60countriesconducting
over600culturallecturetours,
performancetoursandteaching
materialexhibitiontours,
attractingover600,000people.
TheSecondISING
BEIJING-HanyuAcademy
ofVocalArtswasheldas
scheduled.Over20youth
vocalistswereselectedfromsix
countriesincludingtheU.S.
andCanada.Togetherwith10
youngexcellentChinesesingers,
Reinforcedtheestablishment
ofbrandedprojects,suchas
ChineseBridgeandISING
BEIJING--HanyuAcademy
ofVocalArtswhichhad
widespreadinfluenceintheworld.
Theseriesofeventsrelated
toChineseBridgewereheld
asscheduled.692primaryand
secondaryschoolprincipalsand
educationalofficialsfrom13
foreigncountrieswereinvited
tovisitChina.2,967foreign
studentsfrom27countrieswere
alsoinvitedtoChinaforthe
ChineseBridgeSummer/
WinterCampsforInternational
HighSchoolStudents.
The11thChinese
BridgeChineseProficiency
CompetitionforForeign
CollegeStudentswasheldas
scheduled.117contestantsfrom
70countriescametoChina
forthesemi-finalsandfinals.
Mr.XuJialu,Vice-Chairman
ofthe9thand10thStanding
CommitteeoftheNational
PeoplesCongressofPRCand
PresidentoftheInternational
SocietyforChineseLanguage
Teaching(ISCLT),attendedthe
finalsandAwardsCeremony.
The5thChineseBridge
ProficiencyCompetitionfor
ForeignSecondarySchool
Studentswasheldasscheduled.
102contestantsfrom45countries
cametoChinaforthesemi-
finalsandfinals.
The5thChineseBridge
ChineseProficiencyCompetition
forInternationalStudentsin
Chinawasheldasscheduled,
participatedbyabout10,000
contestantsfromover150colleges
in25provincesinmainland
China,HongKong,Macaoand
Taiwan.Mdm.LiuYandong,
ChineseStateCouncilorand
ChairpersonoftheCouncil
oftheConfuciusInstitute
Mdm. Liu Yandong, Chinese State Councilor and Chairperson of the Council of the Confucius Institute Headquarters attends the final competition and Awards Ceremony of the 5th Chinese Bridge Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign Students in China.
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352 2011
75%HSKHSKK
BCTYCT33.4
201147%
2011 88 488
101 640
31%
10 114
287
2011
185 55%
Chinese Tests and Scholarships
4000
HSK
6417
116 3632
824
2262 665
293
HSK Students of the Radio Confucius Classroom at Russian State Vocational Pedagogical University taking the HSK test.
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Theservicesystemof
Chineselanguagetestshasbeen
strengthened,andthenumberof
testcandidatesandtestcenters
hasincreasedrapidly.
ThenumberofChinese
testcandidatesreachedanew
high,reaching3.52million,
representinga75%increase
from2011.Amongthem,
334,000examineeshavetaken
inHSK,HSKK,BCTorYCT,
anincreaseof47%overthe
previousyear.
Testcentershavebeen
expandingsteadily.Thenumber
ofglobaltestcentersincreased
from488in88countriesand
regionsin2011to640in
101countriesandregions,
representingagrowthof31%.
Internetandcomputertestsare
availablein114testcentersin
10countries,includingtheU.S.,
Canada,SouthKorea,Japan,
U.K.,France,theNetherlands,
Indonesia,SingaporeandChina.
Thecombinationofteaching
andtestinghasbecomean
importantmodelfortheConfucius
Institute.287ConfuciusInstitutes
(Classrooms)startedtoconduct
Chineselanguagetestsofficially,
whichisanincreaseof55%
comparedwith185in2011.
Thetechnological
constructionofChineseTest
informationhasbeenupgraded.
TheChineseTestwebsitehas
becomeanessentialplatformfor
testinformationdissemination,
candidateregistrationandtests
management,whichonaverage
has4,000dailywebsitevisits.
Theestablishmentofthe
ConfuciusInstitutehasbeen
activelysupported.More
scholarshipshavebeenoffered,
andtherecruitmentand
trainingqualityhassignificantly
improved.HSKtestlevelshave
beenclearlyidentifiedthrough
studentsenrollmentand
annualreviews.Theteaching
managementofscholarship
recipientshasbeentightened.
Supportisalsogiventovarious
culturalactivitiesandsocial
practiceeventsheldbycolleges
oruniversitiesforscholarship
recipientsinordertoimprove
thequalityoftrainingand
efficiencyofthescholarships
granted.Variousscholarships
havebeenawardedto6,417
studentsstudyinginChina,
amongwhom3,632arenew
recipientsfrom116countriesand
824arestudyingtheirmasters
degreeinTeachingChineseto
SpeakersofOtherLanguages.
2,262studentshavecompleted
theirprogramsandreturnedto
theircountries.Amongthe665
studentswhohavecompleted
theirMastersprograms,293
havebecomeChineselanguage
teachersintheirhomecountries.
HSK Students of Confucius Classroom in Munich taking the HSK test.
HSK Students of Pusat Bahasa Mandarin at the University of Al Azhar Indonesia taking the HSK online test.
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46
59.6 124
2012
31
9400
2011 11%
Confucius Institute Online
ThenumberofmultilingualchannelsandcolumnsofConfucius
InstituteOnlineisgrowingcontinuously,andthenumberof
registeredusersisincreasing.Thewebsiteisavailablein46
languages,with596,000registeredusersfrom124countriesand
regions.Therewere310,000newregisteredusersin2012,and
thetotalannualnumberofvisitstothewebsitehasreached94
million,whichisanincreaseof11%comparedtotheyear2011.
AdigitalplatformforpromotionofChineselanguageand
culturehasbeenbuilt,andmodulesincludingLearnChineseby
News,OnlineLearning,ConfuciusInstitute,EssenceofChinese
Cultureareoffered,togetherwithtext,picturesandmultimedia
resources.Byprovidingpersonalizedservicetohelpallthe
ConfuciusInstitutesaroundtheworldsetupwebsiteswithdifferent
styles,ithadbroughtConfuciusInstitutes(Classrooms)worldwide
closelytogether,byofferinganexchangeanddisplayplatformfor
allConfuciusInstitutes.
2012 2012 Confucius Institute Online Spring Festival Gala
Online Learing of Confucius Institute Online
Masters Lecture of Confucius Institute Online
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2012 245
4260 68
44
500
7
30
65
60%
the International Society for Chinese Language Teaching
TheSecretariatassisted
theInternationalSocietyfor
ChineseLanguageTeachingwith
organizationofinternationalforums
andacademicworkshops.Its
builtaplatformofcommunication
andcooperationforteachersaround
theworldandsupportedChinese
languageteachingintheircountries.
In2012theSecretariatrecruited
245newmembersmakingthetotal
numberreach4,260.Membersof
ISCLTcomefrom68countriesand
regionsallovertheworld.
Nearly500experts,scholars
andChineselanguageteachersfrom
44countriesandregionsattended
the11thInternationalConference
onChineseLanguageTeaching.
OnthethemeofInnovation
andDevelopment:Educationand
TrainingofInternationalChinese
LanguageTeachersparticipants
wereinvolvedinwide-ranging
andin-depthdiscussionson7
topicsincludingthetrainingof
internationalChineselanguage
teachersandbuildingofacademic
disciplines,teachingmaterials,
InternationalChineselanguage
teachersknowledge,ability
andquality.
TheConferencefor
RepresentativeMembersofthe
InternationalSocietyforChinese
LanguageTeachingwasheld.
Intheconferencethe9thISCLT
StandingCouncilwaselected.It
wascomposedof65committee
membersfrom30countries
(regions),60%ofwhomcame
fromforeignnations.Duringthe
FirstPlenarySession,thestanding
committeememberswereelected,
andMr.XuJialuwasreelected
PresidentofISCLT.
Newsletters of the International Society for Chinese Language Teaching (ISCLT)
A seminar at the 11th International Symposium on Chinese Language Teaching
Members of the 9th Council
The 11th International Symposium on Chinese Language Teaching kicks off.
The 5th Plenary Session of the 8th Council at the International Symposium on Chinese Language
Awards Ceremony of the 11th International Symposium on Chinese Language Teaching
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Expenditures of Confucius Institutes
ExpendituresofConfuciusInstitutesbyHeadquarters
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2012 396,030
199,700
34% 196,330
1:1
ThetotalexpenditureofalltheConfuciusInstitutesintheworld
wasUSD396.03millionfor2012.Thisfigureincludestotalspending
onforeigncashpayments,personnelexpenses,teachingvenuesand
utilitiesamountedtoUSD199.7million.Inforeigncashpayments,
tuitionrevenueaccountedfor34%oftheamount.Totalexpensesfrom
theChinesesidewasUSD196.33million,mainlyforthepurposesof
wagesandsubsidiesfordispatcheddirectors,teachersandvolunteers,
aswellasfundsforculturalactivitiessetupbyConfuciusInstitutes
allovertheworld.FinancialinputsfromChineseandinternational
sourcesremainataratioofapproximately1:1.
Expenditures of Confucius Institutes by Headquarters
Number
Project Names
Total (one thousand US dollar)
1Start-up funds for Confucius Institutes (Classrooms)
$9,652
2Operational funds of Confucius Institutes (Classrooms)
$63,788
3Payroll of Chinese directors, Chinese teachers (and volunteers)
$72,728
4Training funds for directors, teachers (and volunteers)
$4,148
5 Confucius Institute scholarships
$25,996
6Operational funds for Confucius Institute Online
$5,776
7Cultural lectures tours, performance tours and teaching materials exhibition tours
$6,857
8Development and distribution of teaching materials
$3,809
9On-site supervision by Chinese and foreign experts
$1,551
10Bilingual versions of Confucius Institute
$2,025
Total
$196,330
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5
January
March
April
Confucius InstituteHeadquarters issued new books,including A Good Man in Chinaduring the London Book Fair.
1 5
2012
10 18
40 90
294
OnJan.5,theGuangming
Dailypublishedanextensive
reportConfuciusInstitute:
GreetingtotheWorldasits
front-pagestory.
Thefirsttrainingworkshopof
2012forthebankofvolunteer
Chineselanguageteachersto
bedispatchedtoConfucius
Institutes(Classrooms)was
held.
Hanbansent10delegations
to18countriestovisitthe
volunteersandcarryout
researches.
ConfuciusInstituteOnlineheld
theFirstConfuciusInstitute
SpringFestivalGalaand294
programswereuploadedfrom
90ConfuciusInstitutesin40
countries.
BCT
Mdm.ChenZhili,Vice
ChairwomanoftheStanding
CommitteeoftheNational
People'sCongressofChina
andChairpersonofAllChina
WomensFederation,visited
theConfuciusClassroomat
theBrentMuseumMagnet
ElementarySchoolaffiliatedwith
theConfuciusInstituteatGeorge
MasonUniversityintheU.S..
HanbanreleasedtheDesignation
andManagementApproachesof
ChineseDirectorsofConfucius
Institutes.
Selectiontestsforvolunteer
Chineselanguageteachersforthe
programsoftheCollegeBoard
andtheMinnesotaDepartmentof
EducationinU.S.wereheldin
Beijing.
Hanbanparticipatedinthe
BarcelonaInternationalEducation
ExhibitioninSpain.
HanbansignedaMemorandum
ofUnderstandingRegarding
ComputerAdvisedBusiness
ChineseTestwiththeSingapore
WorkforceDevelopmentAgency.
30 15
VicePresidentXiJinpingvisited
theConfuciusClassroomatthe
InternationalStudiesLearning
CenterinLosAngeles,U.S.
andheldcordialtalkswiththe
studentsandfacultythere.
February
VicePresidentXiJinping
visitedtheConfuciusClassroom
attheBelvedereCollegeS.J.,
Ireland.
ViceMinisterofEducation
HaoPingvisitedtheConfucius
InstituteattheUlster
University,U.K..
Selectiontestsandtraining
workshopswereconductedfor
volunteerChineselanguage
teacherstobedispatched
toConfuciusInstitutes
(Classrooms)inThailand,
thePhilippines,Nepaland
Cambodia.
Hanbansignedthe
SupplementarySino-
KoreanTeachersExchange
Agreement.
Hanbanparticipatedinthe
30thExpolanguesinParisand
the15thMadridInternational
EducationExhibitioninSpain.
Confucius Institute Headquarters attends Expolangues in Paris.
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1200
100
2012-2013
2012
39 131
70 3487
39
97
154 7161
Mr.LiChangchun,amember
oftheStandingCommitteeof
thePoliticalBureauoftheCPC
CentralCommittee,attendedthe
5thAnniversaryCelebrationof
theLondonConfuciusInstitute
forTCM,unveiledtheplaque
fortheConfuciusInstituteat
CarletonUniversityofCanada,
attendedthesigningceremonies
fortheestablishmentof
ConfuciusInstitutesatToronto
EducationDepartmentinCanada
andatBogotaJorgeTadeo
LozanoUniversity,Colombia.
HealsoattendedtheSigning
CeremonyforaCooperation
AgreementonIndonesiaChinese
LanguageTeachersCultivation
withtheMinistryofEducation
andCultureofIndonesia.
Mr.LiChangchun,amember
oftheStandingCommitteeof
thePoliticalBureauoftheCPC
CentralCommittee,andMdm.
LiuYandong,ChineseState
Councilorvisitedtheexhibition
boothofHanbanattheLondon
BookFair.
ConfuciusInstituteHeadquarters
releasedseveralnewbooks,
includingAGoodManin
ChinaNewConceptChinese,
andConfuciusAnimation
ReadingMaterialsattheLondon
BookFairwhereChinawasthe
GuestofHonorandalsosigned
copyrighttransferagreements
ofKUAILEHANYU,Learn
ChinesewithMeandChinese
PictureDictionarywithforeign
publishingagencies.
Mdm.LiuYandong,Chinese
StateCouncilorunveiledthe
plaquesfortheConfucius
InstituteattheUniversityof
Ulster,U.K.,andtheConfucius
InstituteatHowestUniversity
CollegeWestFlanders,Belgium.
Mdm.ChenZhili,Vice
ChairwomanoftheStanding
CommitteeoftheNational
People'sCongressand
ChairpersonofAllChina
WomensFederation,visitedthe
ConfuciusInstituteatKathmandu
University,Nepal.
HanbanandUNESCOjoined
handstohosttheParis-Nishan
ForuminParis,France.Mr.Xu
Jialu,Vice-Chairmanofthe9th
&10thStandingCommitteeof
theNationalPeople'sCongress
ofthePRCandPresidentofthe
InternationalSocietyforChinese
LanguageTeaching(ISCLT)
attendedtheforumandmadea
keynotespeech.
Mdm.SylvieBermann,French
AmbassadortoChinaawarded
theFrenchRepublic'sOrder
ofAcademicPalmstoMdm.
XuLin,ChiefExecutiveof
ConfuciusInstituteHeadquarters
andDirector-GeneralofHanban.
IncooperationwiththeAsia
SocietyandtheCollegeBoard
intheU.S.,Hanbanhostedthe
5thNationalChineseLanguage
Conferenceand1,200government
officials,presidentsand
principals,ConfuciusInstitute
DirectorsandChineseteachers
attendedtheconference.
IncooperationwiththeAsia
Society,Hanbanheldthe
openingceremonyfor100
ConfuciusClassrooms.Mr.
ZhangYesui,Ambassadorto
theU.S.andMdm.XuLin,
ChiefExecutiveofConfucius
InstituteHeadquartersunveiled
theplaquesoftheConfucius
Classrooms.
HanbansignedtheAnnual
CooperationAgreement2012-
2013withtheCollegeBoardfor
thesetheU.S..
TheNorthAmericanConfucius
InstituteDirectorsConference
washeldinWashington,U.S..
Anotificationregarding
RelevantIssuesforGraduates
HavingFulfillingTheir
ServicesAbroadasVolunteer
ChineseLanguageTeachers
byOfficeoftheMinistryof
Educationwasreleasedbythe
MinistryofEducation.
Thesecondtrainingof2012
forthebankofvolunteer
Chineselanguageteachersand
theselectiontestforvolunteer
Chineselanguageteachersto
bedispatchedtoFranceand
Indonesiaandothercountries
wereheld.
The5thSessionoftheChinese
ProgramforForeignDiplomats
washeld.131diplomatsfrom39
embassiesinChinaparticipated.
HanbanlaunchedtheTraining
ProgramonTeachingMaterials
forOverseasChineseLanguage
Teachers,inwhich3,487local
teachersfrom70countriescame
toChinatobetrained.
HanbanstartedtheTraining
ProgramofConfuciusInstitute
TeachingMaterial.154training
sessionswereheldin97
ConfuciusInstitutes(Classrooms)
in39countries,training7,161
localteachers.
Mr.XuJialu,Vice-Chairman
ofthe9th&10thStanding
CommitteeoftheNational
People'sCongressofthe
PRCandPresidentofthe
InternationalSocietyfor
ChineseLanguageTeaching
(ISCLT)visitedtheConfucius
InstituteattheUniversityof
MunichinGermanyandthe
ConfuciusInstituteforBusiness
inLondon,GoetheInstitut,
AllianceFrancaiseandthe
headquartersoftheBritish
Council.
Selecting Chinese Directors for Confucius Institutes
1200 The 5th National Chinese Language Conference attracts more than 1,200 attendees.
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HanbansignedTheAgreement
onOrganizingVolunteer
ChineseLanguageTeachersto
TeachChineseinCambodiawith
theKhmer-ChineseAssociation,
Cambodia.
Mdm.XuLin,Chief
ExecutiveoftheConfucius
InstituteHeadquartersand
Director-GeneralofHanban
unveiledtheplaquefor
theConfuciusInstituteat
GoldsmithsCollege,University
ofLondon,andsignedthe
CooperativeAgreementforthe
EstablishmentoftheConfucius
InstituteattheInstituteof
EducationwiththeUniversity
ofLondon.Shesignedthe
CooperativeAgreementforthe
EstablishmentoftheConfucius
InstituteforScotland'sSchools
500
5 17
6
5 25
31 260
26 300
Mr.WuBangguo,Chairmanof
theStandingCommitteeofthe
NationalPeople'sCongressof
thePRCunveiledtheplaquefor
theConfuciusInstituteatthe
UniversityofZagreb,Croatia.
Ms.YingluckShinawatra,Prime
MinisterofThailand,helda
welcomeceremonyattheOffice
ofthePrimeMinisterforover
500volunteerChineselanguage
teacherswhohadarrivedin
ThailandtoteachChinese.
Mr.KalonzoMusyoka,Vice
PresidentofKenya,visited
theConfuciusInstitute
Headquarters.
TheU.S.DepartmentofState
issuedadirectiveonMay17.
Thedirectivepointedoutthat
theConfuciusInstitutemust
obtainAmericanaccreditation,
andsomeoftheChinese
teachersandvolunteerswere
violatingtheirvisatermsand
mustleavebytheendofJune.
Thisarousedoppositionand
protestfrompeopleofinsight
intheUSandattheConfucius
InstituteHeadquarters.OnMay
25,theU.S.Departmentof
Statereissuedthedirectiveto
rectifyitsformerstatement.
Mr.YuanGuiren,Ministerof
EducationvisitedtheConfucius
InstituteatDongseoUniversity,
SouthKorea.
Selectiontestsforvolunteer
Chineseteacherstobe
June
July
Mr.HeGuoqiang,amember
oftheStandingCommittee
ofthePoliticalBureauof
theCPCCentralCommittee,
visitedtheConfuciusInstitute
attheUniversityofMalaya,
Malaysia.
TheJointConferenceofthe
ConfuciusInstitutesinAsia
andOceaniawasheldat
theConfuciusInstituteat
ChulalongkornUniversity,
Thailand.Therewereover
260delegatesfrom31countries
presentattheconference.
ThaiPrincessMahaChakri
Sirindhornwhoattendedthe
conferencealsodeliveredthe
openingspeech.
TheEuropeanConfuciusInstitutes
(Classrooms)WorkingSymposium
washeldattheUniversityof
Edinburgh,U.K.,attended
byover300delegatesfrom26
countries.
Hanbanlaunchedthetraining
ofvolunteerChineselanguage
teachersfortheCollegeBoard
Program,posttrainingsfor
volunteerChineselanguage
teachersworkinginSouth
Korea,andalsotrainingfor
localChineselanguageteachers
intheU.K.onhowtouse
teachingmaterials.
The Finals of the 11th "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students
May
FirstChinese BridgeChinese Proficiency Competition for Russian College Students
dispatchedtotheU.K.,
Germany,SouthKoreaand
Mongoliawereheldand
trainingworkshopswere
conductedforthosewhowere
tobedispatchedtoIndonesia.
withScotland'sNational
CenterforLanguagesand
theUniversityofStrathclyde
andattendedtheunveiling
ceremonies.Shealsowentto
Denmarktoattendthesigning
andunveilingceremonyfor
theConfuciusInstituteatthe
RoyalDanishAcademyof
Music.
All-ChinaJournalists
Associationorganizedapress
tourofConfuciusInstitutes
inEurope.
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10
5
31
612
8 542
116 3632
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The11thChineseBridge
ChineseProficiencyCompetition
forForeignCollegeStudents
washeldinChangsha,Hunan
Province.Mr.XuJialu,
Vice-Chairmanofthe9th&
10thStandingCommitteeof
theNationalPeople'sCongress
ofthePRCandPresidentof
theInternationalSocietyfor
ChineseLanguageTeaching
(ISCLT)whoattendedthe
finalsandclosingceremony,
alsopresentedtheawards.
ViceMinisterofEducationHao
Ping,visitedtheConfucius
InstituteattheUniversityof
Al-Azhar,Indonesia.
TheJointConferenceofthe
Iberia-AmericanConfucius
InstituteswasheldinSao
PauloStateUniversity,
Brazil.Morethan120
representativesfrom14
countriesattendedinthe
conference.
All-ChinaJournalists
Associationsentagroupof
journaliststotheConfucius
InstitutesinLatinAmericaand
interviewedConfuciusInstitutes
there.
ThemeetingoftheCouncil
oftheConfuciusInstitute
Headquarterswasheldin
MountWuyi.
ThemeetingoftheU.S.
ConfuciusInstituteDirectorswas
heldinHarbin.Representatives
from47ConfuciusInstitutes
participatedinthemeeting.
The2ndISINGBEIJING
Confucius Institute Salon
Chinese Bridge Summer Camp for U.S. High School Students
The Roundtable of the Council of the Confucius Institute Headquarters is held in Fujian.
14
120
47
I SINGBEIJING
HanyuAcademyofVocal
Artswasstarted.20young
vocalistsfromsixforeign
countries(U.S.,U.K.,etc.),
togetherwith10outstanding
youngChinesesingersreceived
afive-weekChineselanguage
trainingandChineseand
Westernoperaperformance
training.
"ChineseBridge-American
HighSchoolStudentsSummer
Camp"washeldincooperation
with31ConfuciusInstitutes
(Classrooms)andhosted612
Americanhighschoolstudents.
Hanbaninvited542college
andhighschoolstudents
fromeightcountries
(Germany,Hungary,Japan,
Belgium,etc.)toparticipate
inthe"ChineseBridge"
SummerCampinChina.
Hanbanorganizedthe
"ConfuciusInstituteSalon".
Mdm.SylvieBermann,the
FrenchAmbassadortoChina,
andProfessorSongXinning
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cooperationofChineselanguage
teachinginformation,personnel
andteachingmaterials.
Theconcert"ISINGBEIJING
HanyuAcademyofVocal
Artssuccessfullybrought
famousChineseandforeign
operasandmusicalcompositions
totheNationalCenterfor
thePerformingArts,Renmin
UniversityofChina,andthe
UniversityofInternational
BusinessandEconomicsin
Beijing.
Hanbanorganizedthe2012-2013
ConfuciusInstitutepre-service
trainingsforChinesedirectors
andin-servicetrainingsfor
thevolunteersworkinginthe
Philippines.
Hanbanparticipatedinthe19th
BeijingInternationalBookFair.
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September
22 130
26
140
TheJointConferenceof
ConfuciusInstitutesinEurope
The Headquarters held the Pre-Service Training for Directors of Confucius Institutes.
OnAugust1st,People'sDaily
publishedalengthyfront-page
newsletterentitledToProvide
aNewPlatformofExchange,
MutualLearningandCooperation
forPeopleofDifferentCountries
andColors--Confucius
Institute:ChineseCulture
EmbracingtheWorld.
The5th"ChineseBridge"
Competitionforforeign
studentsstudyinginChinawas
successfullyheldinBeijing.
Mdm.LiuYandong,State
CouncilorofthePeoples
RepublicofChinaand
ChairpersonoftheCouncilofthe
ConfuciusInstituteHeadquarters,
whoattendedthefinalsand
closingceremony,alsopresented
theawards.
The11thInternationalConference
onChineseLanguageTeaching
washeldinXi'an,Shannxi
province.
TheInternationalSocietyfor
ChineseLanguageTeaching
memberrepresentativeconference
tookplace.Thefamousscholar
Mr.XuJialu,Vice-Chairman
ofthe9th&10thStanding
CommitteeoftheNational
People'sCongressofthePRC,
wasre-electedasthepresident
ofthesociety.
HanbanandCentralCommittee
ofSecondaryEducationofIndia
signedtheMemorandumof
UnderstandingbetweenHanban
andCommitteeofSecondary
EducationofIndiainorder
topromoteexchangeand
washeldinAustria,attended
byabout130representatives
from22counties.
TheJointConferenceof
ConfuciusInstitutesinAfrica
washeldattheUniversityof
StellenboschinSouthAfrica,
attendedbyabout140delegates
from26countries.
October
64 24
37 130
460
95
227
August
8 1
I SINGBEIJING
2012-2013
19
Mdm. Liu Yandong, Chairperson of the Council of the Confucius Institute Headquarters presented an award to the winner of the 5th "Chinese Bridge" Competition for foreign students studying in China.
fromRenminUniversityof
Chinadiscussedabout"Sino-
Frenchrelationsandcultural
exchangeprospects".
ConfuciusInstitute
Scholarshipshavebeen
awardedto3,632new
recipientsfrom116countries
worldwide.2,262scholarships
studentshavecompletedtheir
studiesinChinaandreturned
home.
Hanbanheldthepre-
servicetrainingsforteachers
andvolunteerswhowillbe
dispatchedto30countries
includingMongolia,Germany,
France,Britain,etc.,pre-
servicetrainingsforU.K.
Chineselanguageteaching
assistantsandin-service
trainingsforvolunteersin
Thailand.
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14
416
12
November
"Chinese Bridge Autumn Camp for England's High School Students"
Hanban attending the Frankfurt Book Fair
Mr.LiChangchun,amember
oftheStandingCommitteeof
thePoliticalBureauoftheCPC
CentralCommittee,visitedthe
ConfuciusInstituteatNorth
SouthUniversityinBangladesh.
Hanbanparticipatedinthe64th
FrankfurtBookFairandthe
24thLanguageShowLive2012
inLondon,U.K..
Chinese,atextbookjointly
developedbyHanbanandthe
SpanishPublishingGroupand
commonlyusedinSpainwas
released.
Hanbanheldthe6thChinese
LanguageWorkshopsfor
DiplomaticEnvoysinChina,
with130diplomatsfrom37
embassiestakingtheprogram.
Hanbanworkedincooperation
withtheConfuciusInstitute
attheUniversityofLondon,
InstituteofEducationtoinvite
460studentsfromEnglandto
participateinthe"ChineseBridge
AutumnCampforEngland's
HighSchoolStudents".
Hanbaninvited95highschool
studentsfromFrancetoChina
toattendthe"ChineseBridge
AutumnCamp".
TheHSKAutumnCampstarted,
with227overseascandidates
comingtoChinatoexperience
Chineseculture.
Mr. Li Changchun, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Mdm. Liu Yandong, Chinese State Councilor visited the Confucius Institute Headquarters.
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December
108
2000
2012
ChinaPostGroupissuedspecial
ConfuciusInstitutestampsmade
upofasetof2stamps.
VicePresidentXiJinpinggave
acordialspeechtotheteachers
andstudentswhowereinvited
toChinafromtheInternational
StudiesLearningCenterinLos
Angeles,U.S..
Mdm.LiuYandong,Chinese
StateCouncilorandChairperson
oftheCounciloftheConfucius
InstituteHeadquartersvisited
theConfuciusInstitutein
Auckland,NewZealand.
Mdm.LiuYandong,Chinese
StateCouncilorandChairperson
oftheCounciloftheConfucius
InstituteHeadquarters,chaired
theAssemblyoftheCouncil
oftheConfuciusInstitute
Headquarters.
The7thConfuciusInstitute
Conferencewasheldin
Beijing.Morethan2,000
principalsandConfucius
Instituterepresentativesfrom
108countriesandregions
attendedtheconference.
Mdm.LiuYandong,
ChineseStateCouncilorand
ChairpersonoftheCouncil
oftheConfuciusInstitute
Headquartersattendedthe
openingceremony,delivered
aspeechandpresentedthe
awardsto2012Confucius
Institutes(Classrooms)ofthe
Year,2012ConfuciusInstitute
IndividualPerformance
ExcellenceAwardofthe
Yearand2012Outstanding
ConfuciusInstituteChinese
PartneroftheYear.
Mr.XuJialu,Vice-Chairman
ofthe9th&10thStanding
CommitteeoftheNational
People'sCongressofthe
PRCandPresidentofthe
InternationalSocietyfor
ChineseLanguageTeaching
(ISCLT)visitedtheConfucius
InstituteatLaTrobe
University,Australia.
TheStandardsforTeachersof
ChinesetoSpeakersofOther
Languages(2012)wasofficially
released.
China Post Group issued special Confucius Institute stamps.
ChineseSongwritersWork".
Mr.XuJialu,Vice-Chairman
ofthe9th&10thStanding
CommitteeoftheNational
People'sCongressofthe
PRCandPresidentofthe
InternationalSocietyfor
ChineseLanguageTeaching
(ISCLT),visitedtheConfucius
InstituteattheU.S.-China
Institute,U.S..
The"ConfuciusChinaStudy
Plan"wasofficiallylaunched.
PekingUniversity,Fudan
Universityand12other
Chineseuniversitiesbecame
involvedinthepilotscheme.
Hanbancooperatedwiththe
46
ACTFL
1250
7973
Mr.LiChangchun,amember
oftheStandingCommitteeof
thePoliticalBureauoftheCPC
CentralCommitteeandMdm.
LiuYandong,ChineseState
CouncilorvisitedtheConfucius
InstituteHeadquarters.
ConfuciusInstitute
Headquarters(Hanban)hosted
the"ContemporaryChinese
SealsbyLiLanqingOverseas
Tour"intheU.K..Mr.
ChengSiwei,Vice-Chairman
ofthe9th&10thNational
People'sCongressStanding
CommitteeofthePRC
attendedoneoftheactivities
--"AlwaysRememberThem
--MusicConcertofModern
The 5th Chinese Bridge Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign Secondary School Students
U.S.CollegeBoardandinvited
416U.S.educationalofficials
andprincipalstoattend"Chinese
Bridge-U.S.Principals
VisitingTour".
The5thChineseBridge
ChineseProficiencyCompetition
forForeignSecondarySchool
Studentswassuccessfullyheldin
Kunming,Yunnan.
ProvisionalMethodsforthe
ConstructionofConfucius
InstitutesFullTimeChinese
LanguageTeachershasbeen
formulated,andthe12colleges
thatheldreservefulltime
Chineselanguageteachershave
beenconfirmed.Selectiontests
forthefirstbatchoffull-time
teacherswerelaunched.
Hanbanorganizedthepre-
servicetrainingsforvolunteers
tobedispatchedAustraliaand
othercountriesandorganized
thein-servicetrainingsfor
volunteersteachinginthe
centralandsouthernregionsof
theU.S..
Hanbantookpartinthe46th
AnnualMeetingandExhibition
oftheAmericanCouncilon
TeachingofForeignLanguages
(ACTFL).
Hanbanorganizedthe3rd
InternationalPhotography
CompetitionforVolunteer
ChineseLanguageTeachersand
received7,973photographic
worksfrom1,250volunteers.
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Table ofConfucius Institutes andClassrooms aroundtheWorldbyCountry/Region
2012 2012ConfuciusInstitutes(Classrooms)oftheYear
2012 2012 Confucius Institute Individual PerformanceExcellenceAwardoftheYear
2012 2012OutstandingConfucius InstituteChinese PartneroftheYear
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Continent
Country(Region)
The Number of Confucius Institutes
The Number of Confucius Classrooms
Total number of Confucius Institutes and Classrooms
Asia
Afghanistan 1 1
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
2 2
Armenia 1 1
Azerbaijan 1 1
Pakistan 1 1 2
Philippines 3 3
Georgia 1 1
Kazakhstan 4 4
South Korea 19 4 23
Kyrgyzstan 2 12 14
Lebanon 1 1
Malaysia 2 2
Mongolia 1 2 3
Bangladesh 1 1 2
Nepal 1 1 2
Japan 13 7 20
Table of Confucius Institutes and Classrooms around the World by Country/Region
2012 400 535
108 ( )105 ( )30 (
)87 24 31 34 134 14 131
3 17 39 12 45 5 5
15 112 5 339 2 34
BytheendofDecember,2012,400ConfuciusInstitutes
and535ConfuciusClassroomshadbeenestablishedin
108countriesandregions.ConfuciusInstituteshadbeen
establishedin105countriesandregions,including87in
30Asiancountriesandregions,31in24Africancountries,
134in34Europeancountries,131in14North/South
Americancountriesand17in3Oceaniancountries.Confucius
Classroomswereestablishedin39countriesandregions,
including45in12Asiancountries,5in5Africancountries,
112in15Europeancountries,339in5North/SouthAmerican
countries,and34in2Oceaniancountries.
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Continent
Country (Region)
The Number of Confucius Institutes
The Number of Confucius Classrooms
Total number of Confucius Institutes and Classrooms
Asia
Sri Lanka 1 1 2
Thailand 12 11 23
Turkey 3 1 4
Uzbekistan 1 1
Singapore 1 2 3
Israel 1 1
Iran 1 1
India 1 1
Indonesia 6 6
Hong Kong 1 1
Myanmar 2 2
Tajikistan 1 1
Jordan 2 2
Cambodia 1 1
Laos 1 1
Total
Asia
30 ( )87 87 Institutes in 30 countries and regions
12 45 45 Classrooms in 12 countries and regions
31 ( )132 132 Institutes and Classrooms in 31 countries and regions
Continent
Country (Region)
The Number of Confucius Institutes
The Number of Confucius Classrooms
Total number of Confucius Institutes and Classrooms
Africa
Egypt 2 2
Botswana 1 1
Zimbabwe 1 1
Cameroon 1 1
Kenya 3 1 4
Rwanda 1 1
Madagascar 1 1
South Africa 3 1 4
Nigeria 2 2
Sudan 1 1
Liberia 1 1
Morocco 2 2
Mali 1 1
Togo 1 1
Benin 1 1
Ethiopia 1 1
Tunisia 1 1
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Continent
Country (Region)
The Number of Confucius Institutes
The Number of Confucius Classrooms
Total number of Confucius Institutes and Classrooms
Africa
Zambia 1 1
Tanzania 1 1 2
Senegal 1 1
Mozambique 1 1
Burundi 1 1
Sierra Leone 1 1
Ghana 1 1
Namibia 1 1
Congo 1 1
Total
Africa
24 31 31 Institutes in 24 countries and regions
5 5 5 Classrooms in 5 countries and regions
26 36 36 Institutes and Classrooms in 26 countries and regions
Continent
Country (Region)
The Number of Confucius Institutes
The Number of Confucius Classrooms
Total number of Confucius Institutes and Classrooms
Europe
Ireland 2 8 10
Estonia 1 1
Austria 2 1 3
Belarus 2 2
Bulgaria 2 2
Belgium 4 4
Iceland 1 1
Poland 4 1 5
Denmark 3 3 6
Germany 13 3 16
Russia 17 4 21
France 15 3 18
Finland 1 1 2
Netherlands 2 2
Czech Republic 1 1 2
Lithuania 1 1
Romania 3 1 4
Norway 1 1
Oceania
Australia 13 24 37
New Zealand 3 10 13
Fiji 1 1
Total Oceania
3 17 17 Institutes in 3 countries and regions
2 34 34 Classrooms in 2 countries and regions
3 51 51 Institutes and Classrooms in 3 countries and regions
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Continent
Country (Region)
The Number of Confucius Institutes
The Number of Confucius Classrooms
Total number of Confucius Institutes and Classrooms
Europe
Serbia 1 1
Slovakia 1 1
Portugal 2 2
Sweden 4 2 6
Ukraine 4 1 5
Spain 6 6
Hungary 2 2 4
Italy 10 11 21
Greece 1 1
United Kingdom 22 70 92
Malta 1 1
Moldova 1 1
Slovenia 1 1
Switzerland 1 1
Latvia 1 1
The Republic of Croatia 1 1
Total
Europe
34 134 134 Institutes in 34 countries and regions
15 112 112 Classrooms in 15 countries and regions
34 246 246 Institutes and Classrooms in 34 countries and regions
Continent
Country (Region)
The Number of Confucius Institutes
The Number of Confucius Classrooms
Total number of Confucius Institutes and Classrooms
America
Canada 14 15 29
USA 90 315 405
Mexico 5 5
Peru 4 4
Colombia 3 1 4
Cuba 1 1
Chile 2 6 8
Argentina 2 2
Brazil 5 2 7
Costa Rica 1 1
Jamaica 1 1
Bahamas 1 1
Ecuador 1 1
Bolivia 1 1
Total
America
14 131 131 Institutes in 14 countries and regions
5 339 339 Classrooms in 5 countries and regions
14 470 470 Institutes and Classrooms in 14 countries and regions
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Name of Institute
Confucius Institute at the University of Vienna, Austria
Confucius Institute at the University of Estadual Paulista, Brazil
Confucius Institute at Suez Canal University, Egypt
Confucius Institute in Brittany, France
Confucius Institute at the University of Leipzig, Germany
Confucius Institute at the University of Bologna, Italy
Confucius Institute at Sapporo University, Japan
Confucius Institute at the University of Nairobi, Kenya
Confucius Institute at National University of Mongolia, Mongolia
Confucius Institute at Leiden University, Netherlands
Confucius Institute in Auckland, New Zealand
Confucius Institute at Blagoveshchensk State Pedagogical University, Russia
Confucius Institute at the University of Granada, Spain
Confucius Institute at Tajikistan National University, Tajikistan
Confucius Institute at Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
Confucius Institute at Bogazici University, Turkey
Confucius Institute for Scotland in the University of Edinburgh, UK
Confucius Institute for Traditional Chinese Medicine, London, UK
Confucius Institute at Georgia State University, USA
Confucius Institute at Kennesaw State University, USA
Confucius Institute at the University of Memphis, USA
- Confucius Institute at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA
Confucius Institute at Troy University, USA
Confucius Institute at University of Kentucky, USA
Confucius Institute at Webster University, USA
Confucius Institute at the University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
Confucius Classroom at Traimit Wittayalai High School, Thailand
Confucius Classroom at Kingsford Community School, UK
Confucius Classroom at Barnard Mandarin Magnet Elementary School, USA
Confucius Classroom at Germantown Academy, USA
2012 2012 Confucius Institutes (Classrooms) of the Year
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Name
Title
Scott Sheppard
Confucius Institute at Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Zhou Mingdong
Confucius Institute at North South University, Bangladesh
Julien A. Gaetan Segbo
Confucius Institute at University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin
Munyrith Chea
Confucius Institute of Royal Academy of Cambodia, Cambodia
Zhao Youhua
Confucius Institute at the University of Yaounde II, Cameroon
Lawrence Gu
Confucius Institute at British Columbia Institute of Technology, Canada
Xie Mianmian
Confucius Institute in Edmonton, Canada
Gao Lili
Addis Ababa Confucius Institute, Ethiopia
Han Zhuxiang
Confucius Institute in La Rochelle, France
Cord Eberspcher
Confucius Institute at the University of Dsseldorf, Germany
Nicola Bellini
Confucius Institute in Pisa, Italy
2012 2012 Confucius Institute Individual Performance Excellence Award of the Year
Isao Okubo
Confucius Institute at Fukuyama University, Japan
Subai Anabieke
Confucius Institute at Bishkek Humanities University, Kyrgyzstan
Jozef Sebesta
Confucius Institute in Opole, Poland
Jekuk Chang
Confucius Institute at Dongseo University, South Korea
Svetlana Bayramova
Confucius Institute at Irkutsk State University, Russia
Ren Guangxuan
Confucius Institute at Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia
Liu Hande
Confucius Institute at University of Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone
Robert Kotz
Confucius Institute at Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Vicente Andreu
Confucius Institute at the University of Valencia, Spain
Siriluk Chaiprompasit
Confucius Classroom at Assumption Commercial College, Thailand
Natharom Chuthapatra
Confucius Institute of Suan Dusit Rajabhat University at Suphanburi, Thailand
S. Nazli Wasti
Confucius Institute at Middle East Technical University, Turkey
Danny Quah
Confucius Institute for Business, London, UK
Gao Qing
Confucius Institute at George Mason University, USA
Susan Pertel Jain
Confucius Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Lester Monts
Confucius Institute at the University of Michigan, USA
Joan Brzezinski
Confucius Institute at the University of Minnesota, USA
Paul Bell
Confucius Institute at the University of Oklahoma, USA
Michele Ferrier Heryford
Confucius Institute at the University of Pittsburgh, USA
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Name of Institute
Renmin University of China
Beijing Foreign Studies University
Beijing Language and Culture University
Nankai University
Fudan University
East China Normal University
Tianjin Municipal Education Commission
Dalian University of Foreign Languages
Zhejiang Normal University
Xinjiang Normal University
2012 2012 Outstanding Confucius Institute Chinese Partner of the Year
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AnthonyL.Cordova
ZacharyG.Lundquist MarkRichardTurner LiPingMok( )
Producer ConfuciusInstituteHeadquarters(Hanban)Chief editors XuLin,MaJianfei,WangYongli,HuZhiping,JingWeiEditors LiLizhen,ChengYe,LiZheng,TuYuanyuan,SunYing, GaoYanqun,ZhangLili,ZhaoLe,LiChengcheng,XuXuejun
Contributors XiaJianhui,HouSanping,DuanLi,FanDing,SongYongbo, JiangYandong,CaoDiefeng,ZhangJunli,YangJincheng,GuoJiaoyang,
ZhouGaoyu,YuanLi,ChenMo,JiaXiuhua,WangYong,
LiuBing,GuLei
Translators LiHui,HeAiping,WangNi,TaoFei,ZhangYue, ZhangLin,GaiFangpeng,AnthonyL.Cordova(U.S.)
English revisers ZacharyG.Lundquist(Canada),MarkRichardTurner(U.K.),LiPingMok(Canada)Designer
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