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克里夫蘭CSU大學奪冠俄州 設立第一所孔子學院

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)
 
    (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。
 

 

China Awards Cleveland State University the Confucius Institute

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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