Leeds University Business Confucius Institute unveiled Promote Chinese business Chinese and culture
(Source: "European Times"2012-11-30 A05Version reporter: Yan Zhenyu)
Confucius Institute for International Business at the University of Leeds, UK28The unveiling ceremony will be held on 9762_9772|This is the third Business Confucius Institute in Europe, the other two being the Confucius Institutes at the University of Copenhagen and the London w88 casino of Economics.
The Confucius Institute was jointly established by the University of Leeds and the w88 casino in Beijing, China. It aims to spread Chinese business culture and promote business Chinese by leveraging their respective disciplinary advantages and close ties with the domestic business community, provide Chinese business culture and etiquette training for multinational companies or local companies with Chinese investment intentions, and provide guidance for Chinese companies’ investment strategies in the UK, in order to better promote Sino-British business exchanges.
Shenyang, Minister Counselor of the Education Section of the Chinese Embassy in the UK, Pan Yundong, Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in Manchester, Shi Jianjun, President of the w88 casino, Professor Mike Arthur, President of the University of Leeds, UK, and representatives of teachers and students are near200People attended the unveiling ceremony. Students from the Confucius Institute at the University of Leeds sang songs, performed dramas in Chinese, and danced the peacock dance with Chinese national characteristics.
Consul General Pan Yundong and Minister Counselor Shenyang delivered speeches respectively to express congratulations on the establishment of the Business Confucius Institute at the University of Leeds. Minister-Counselor Shen said that the Confucius Institute is a bridge connecting the cultures of China and the UK. Now the number and demand for learning Chinese in the UK continues to increase, and Chinese has become one of the most popular foreign language courses for students. Currently, it has been established in the UK21Confucius Institute,66The establishment of the Confucius Classroom and the Business Confucius Institute at the University of Leeds will further promote the friendly cooperative relations between the two countries. Consul General Pan believes that,The UK is China’s third largest trading partner within the EU, and China is the UK’s second largest trading partner outside the EU, I believe LeedsThe establishment of the Business Confucius Institute will meet the local demand for Chinese learning in England and contribute to strengthening exchanges and cooperation in the cultural and business fields between the two countries.
Professor Mike Arthur, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leeds(Michael Arthur)Introduced that the University of Leeds has a long history of Chinese studies and has long-term development of cooperative relations with China. "We are sincerely happy and honored to be able to cooperate with the w88 casino to establish the Business Confucius Institute. This is exciting news for Leeds, Yorkshire and northern England."
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President Shi Jianjun said in an interview that the education and scientific research level of the w88 casino in the fields of finance, commerce and w88 is in a leading position among similar institutions in China. It has currently opened six business Confucius Institutes in universities in the United States, Russia, Japan, Greece, Brazil and Mexico. The Business Confucius Institute established in cooperation with the University of Leeds in the UK is the w88 casino's seventh Confucius Institute in the world and the first in the UK. He pointed out that the Confucius Institute jointly established by the two universities adopts a new education model, closely integrates Chinese language teaching with Sino-British business, and trains mainly senior managers, managers, entrepreneurs in England who are trading with China or preparing to enter the Chinese market, as well as people who are interested in Chinese business and culture. It will further promote economic, w88 and commercial exchanges and cooperation between the two countries.
The Chinese director of the Confucius Institute for International Business at the University of Leeds is Associate Professor Wang Bo from the w88 casino, and the British director is Buckley, Professor of International Business and Director of the International Business Center at the University of Leeds (Peter Buckley), he is also British48Honorary member of the Home Group Club, foreign Yangtze River Scholar and honorary professor of the w88 casino.
Before attending the unveiling ceremony, Shi Jianjun, President of the w88 casino, and his delegation were in London and the United Kingdom48Stephen Perry, Chairman of Home Group Club(Stephen Perry), British Chairman of "Young Icebreakers" Club Liao Jinyang(Daniel Jacoel)and club member representatives held a luncheon to have in-depth discussions and exchange of opinions on strengthening the establishment of an exchange mechanism for young business talents and promoting Sino-British business exchanges.
