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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



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



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



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

/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.


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%


Confucius Institute Online

780,000volumesofbookshave

beendonatedto1,660institutionsin

104countries.Thisnumberincluded

the380,000volumesofteaching

materialsallocatedanddistributed

toConfuciusInstitutesand

ConfuciusClassroomsbyHanban.


Annual Report10 11Contents

Overview

ConfuciusInstitute

TeachersandVolunteers

DevelopmentandDeliveryofTeaching

Materials

BrandedProjects

ChineseTestsandScholarships

ConfuciusInstituteOnline

SecretariatoftheInternationalSocietyfor

ChineseLanguageTeaching

8

10

16

22

26

30

34

36

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

Overview

ConfuciusInstitute

TeachersandVolunteers

DevelopmentandDeliveryofTeachingMaterials

BrandedProjects

ChineseTestsandScholarships

ConfuciusInstituteOnline

Secretariat of the International Society for ChineseLanguageTeaching

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Annual Report

Overview14 15

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.


Annual Report

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%


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.


Annual Report

Overview18 19

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.


activeinholdingcultural

exchangeactivitiestotransmit

ofChinasrichcultural

connotationsandpromote

theinternationalsharing

ofChineseculture.About

16,000culturalactivitieswere

held,attracting9.48million

participants.Amongthem,


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


Meeting of the North American Confucius Institutes' Directors

The Joint Conference of Confucius Institutes in Europe was held in Austria.


Annual Report

Overview20 21

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


Annual Report

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


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


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


Annual Report

Overview26 27

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


Annual Report

Overview28 29

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


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.


Annual Report

Overview30 31

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


Annual Report

Overview32 33

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


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.


Annual Report

Overview34 35

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.


Annual Report

Overview36 37

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.


Annual Report

Overview38 39

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


Annual Report

Overview40 41

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

Expenditures of Confucius Institutes

ExpendituresofConfuciusInstitutesbyHeadquarters

_


Annual Report44 45Expenditures of Confucius Institutes

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


Annual Report48 492012 Milestones in 2012

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


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


teacherstobedispatched

toConfuciusInstitutes

(Classrooms)inThailand,

thePhilippines,Nepaland

Cambodia.

Hanbansignedthe

SupplementarySino-

KoreanTeachersExchange

Agreement.

Hanbanparticipatedinthe

30thExpolanguesinParisand

the15thMadridInternational

EducationExhibitioninSpain.

Confucius Institute Headquarters attends Expolangues in Paris.



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.




CentralCommittee,andMdm.

LiuYandong,ChineseState

Councilorvisitedtheexhibition

boothofHanbanattheLondon

BookFair.


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


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


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.


ofthe9th&10thStanding


People'sCongressofthe

PRCandPresidentofthe

InternationalSocietyfor


(ISCLT)visitedtheConfucius


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.



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


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.



6 20

10

5

31

612

8 542

116 3632

2262

30

The11thChineseBridge


forForeignCollegeStudents

washeldinChangsha,Hunan

Province.Mr.XuJialu,

Vice-Chairmanofthe9th&

10thStandingCommitteeof

theNationalPeople'sCongress

ofthePRCandPresidentof

theInternationalSocietyfor


(ISCLT)whoattendedthe

finalsandclosingceremony,

alsopresentedtheawards.

ViceMinisterofEducationHao

Ping,visitedtheConfucius


Al-Azhar,Indonesia.

TheJointConferenceofthe

Iberia-AmericanConfucius

InstituteswasheldinSao

PauloStateUniversity,

Brazil.Morethan120

representativesfrom14

countriesattendedinthe

conference.

All-ChinaJournalists

Associationsentagroupof

journaliststotheConfucius

InstitutesinLatinAmericaand

interviewedConfuciusInstitutes

there.

ThemeetingoftheCouncil


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


Annual Report56 57

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.


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


memberrepresentativeconference

tookplace.Thefamousscholar




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.



14

416

12

November

"Chinese Bridge Autumn Camp for England's High School Students"

Hanban attending the Frankfurt Book Fair




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.


Annual Report

Overview60 61

December

108

2000

2012

ChinaPostGroupissuedspecial

ConfuciusInstitutestampsmade

upofasetof2stamps.

VicePresidentXiJinpinggave

acordialspeechtotheteachers

andstudentswhowereinvited

toChinafromtheInternational

StudiesLearningCenterinLos

Angeles,U.S..


StateCouncilorandChairperson

oftheCounciloftheConfucius

InstituteHeadquartersvisited

theConfuciusInstitutein

Auckland,NewZealand.


StateCouncilorandChairperson

oftheCounciloftheConfucius

InstituteHeadquarters,chaired

theAssemblyoftheCouncil


Headquarters.

The7thConfuciusInstitute

Conferencewasheldin

Beijing.Morethan2,000

principalsandConfucius

Instituterepresentativesfrom

108countriesandregions

attendedtheconference.

Mdm.LiuYandong,

ChineseStateCouncilorand

ChairpersonoftheCouncil


Headquartersattendedthe

openingceremony,delivered

aspeechandpresentedthe

awardsto2012Confucius

Institutes(Classrooms)ofthe

Year,2012ConfuciusInstitute

IndividualPerformance

ExcellenceAwardofthe

Yearand2012Outstanding

ConfuciusInstituteChinese

PartneroftheYear.








(ISCLT)visitedtheConfucius

InstituteatLaTrobe

University,Australia.

TheStandardsforTeachersof


Languages(2012)wasofficially

released.

China Post Group issued special Confucius Institute stamps.

ChineseSongwritersWork".








(ISCLT),visitedtheConfucius

InstituteattheU.S.-China

Institute,U.S..

The"ConfuciusChinaStudy

Plan"wasofficiallylaunched.

PekingUniversity,Fudan

Universityand12other

Chineseuniversitiesbecame

involvedinthepilotscheme.

Hanbancooperatedwiththe

46

ACTFL

1250

7973




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


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.

Table ofConfucius Institutes andClassrooms aroundtheWorldbyCountry/Region

2012 2012ConfuciusInstitutes(Classrooms)oftheYear

2012 2012 Confucius Institute Individual PerformanceExcellenceAwardoftheYear

2012 2012OutstandingConfucius InstituteChinese PartneroftheYear

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Appendix


Annual Report64 65Appendix

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.



Continent

Country (Region)




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)




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



Continent

Country (Region)




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


26 36 36 Institutes and Classrooms in 26 countries and regions

Continent

Country (Region)




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






Continent

Country (Region)




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




Continent

Country (Region)




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






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



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

Documents

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