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克里夫蘭CSU大學奪冠俄州 設立第一所孔子學院
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From left to right, Chairman Anthony Yen (嚴雲泰董事長); Dean James
McLoughlin (詹姆士.密可臘克林 院長); Ambassador Wenzhong Zhou (周文重大使); Director
Lih-Ching Chen Wang (陳麗卿主任) |
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(本報綜合報道)2008年1月17日至18日,中國駐美國大使周文重應邀訪問俄亥俄州,並在克利夫蘭市俱樂部午餐會上發表精彩的演講,當日他還宣佈:中國國家漢語國際推廣領導小組辦公室,日前批準在克利夫蘭州立大學設立“孔子學院”,並且以12萬美元作爲孔子學院的啓動資金,同時克里夫蘭州立大學孔子學院也將和首都經貿大學合作,共同促進俄州以及克利夫蘭市的漢語敎學和對華文化交流工作。
中國海外漢語推廣機構孔子學院(Confucius
Institute)是以傳播中國語言文化、支持當地中文敎學爲基本任務的非營利性社會公益機構。學院由國家對外漢語敎學領導小組管理,總部設在北京,境外的孔子學院都是其分支機構。孔子學院2004年誕生,據統計,目前全球已建立孔子學院210所,分布在64個國家和地區。設立孔子學校是讓漢語走向世界,使漢語在世界主要國家和地區得到儘可能廣泛而深入的傳播。 |
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China Awards Cleveland State University the
Confucius Institute |
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On January 18, 2008, His Excellency Wenzhong Zhou, Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to
the United States, announced in his speech at the Cleveland City Club
that Cleveland State University (CSU) will be home to a Confucius
Institute. This welcomed development means that CSU will receive an
initial grant of $120,000 from the Chinese government to establish the
institute, and will be eligible to apply for additional funding in the
future. CSU will partner with Capital University of Economics and
Business in Beijing, China in this endeavor.
A "Confucius Institute" is a non-profit public
institute with a mission of promoting Chinese language and culture and
supporting local Chinese teaching. In the case of CSU, the Confucius
Institute will be focused on five specific tasks. The Institute will
prepare teachers of Chinese and help these teachers find and succeed
at jobs in NE Ohio. It will work with school districts in this areas
(specifically Cleveland Metropolitan School District, Shaker Heights,
and Cleveland Heights/University Heights) to create an international
school with a strong focus on Chinese. A fourth task will be
conducting student and faculty exchanges between Ohio and China; and
the final task will be supporting Chinese professionals and businesses
locating in Ohio while helping Ohio companies to do business with
China.
This latest development builds on a series of
initiatives with China undertaken by CSU’s College of Education and
Human Services under the leadership of Dean James McLoughlin,
spearheaded by Dr. Lih-Ching Chen Wang with the support of George
Burke, CSU’s Director of the Center for International Services and
Programs. These initiatives include co-hosting an international
conference in Shanghai, China and agreements to offer joint
undergraduate/graduate degree programs with a number of Chinese
universities. CSU President Michael Schwartz and Provost Mary Jane
Saunders have voiced their support for the Confucius Institute, noting
that it demonstrates academic excellence and engagement in regional
economic revitalization, two dual emphases of the university. Chairman
Anthony Yen, a prominent Cleveland businessman in international trade,
is a member of CSU’s visiting committee and was instrumental in
shaping and supporting CSU’s proposal to house a Confucius Institute.
The Confucius Institute will be directed by Dr. Lih-Ching Chen Wang.
CSU would like to thank the entire Chinese
community – indeed, the Asian community – in NE Ohio for providing the
basis of support which has made the Confucius Institute possible. In
the future, we hope that we can count on your assistance and continued
support as we move to further expand programs promoting Chinese
language, culture, and commerce in our area. If you have questions
about the Confucius Institute, please contact Dr. Lih-Ching Chen Wang
via email: ci@csuohio.edu or ci88@csuohio.edu. |
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