Confucius Institute is a non-profit educational institution jointly run by Chinese and foreign countries. Committed to meeting the needs of people all over the world to learn Chinese, enhancing people's understanding of China's language and culture, strengthening educational and cultural exchanges and cooperation between China and other countries, developing friendly relations between China and foreign countries, promoting the development of world multiculturalism and building a harmonious world.
Confucius Institute carries out Chinese teaching and educational and cultural exchanges and cooperation between China and foreign countries. The services provided include: developing Chinese teaching; Training Chinese teachers and providing Chinese teaching resources; Carry out Chinese language examination and Chinese teacher qualification certification; Providing information consultation on education and culture in China; Carry out language and cultural exchange activities between China and foreign countries.
Confucius Institutes around the world have made full use of their own advantages, carried out a variety of teaching and cultural activities, and gradually formed their own unique school-running models. They have become an important place for countries to learn China's language and culture and understand contemporary China, and have been warmly welcomed by all walks of life in the local community.
One of the most important tasks of Confucius Institute is to provide standardized and authoritative modern Chinese textbooks for Chinese learners all over the world. Provide the most formal and main Chinese teaching channels. In 2004, the world's first Confucius Institute was formally established in Seoul, South Korea.
By the end of 20 18 and 12, China had established 548 Confucius Institutes and 1 193 Confucius Classrooms in primary and secondary schools in 154 countries and regions, with 2,654.38+million registered students and 46,000 part-time teachers in Chinese and foreign universities.
In July 2020, the brand of Confucius Institute was operated by China International Chinese Education Foundation.