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The author:(作者)qqpublished in(发表于) 2014/6/20 8:46:40 American pipes， people’s daily about the Confucius Institute to interfere with academic freedom says
Since its first Confucius Institute was founded in 2004, by the end of 2013, 115 countries worldwide (region) established a 440 Confucius institutes, the promotion of Chinese language teaching, spreading the Chinese culture of global brands and platforms
"We want more Confucius institutes" (international perspective)
On June 18, the United States of the New York Times published, entitled the United States Professor collective Confucius Institute, called for caution and cooperation article says, "to safeguard academic freedom, United States Association of university professors, this month publicly called for United States colleges and universities, ending with the Confucius institutes or renegotiate terms of cooperation." However, this reporter interviewed a number of personal participation in the construction and operation of the Confucius Institute of foreign scholars were shocked at the report in the New York Times, arguing that United States Association of university professors with a political bias, is deliberately smear the image of Confucius institutes. In fact, contrary to the New York Times reported, booming Confucius institutes around the world, are being welcomed by a growing number of countries and universities.
A plea for political purposes
Germany Dusseldorf, Francis Bacon, Director of the Confucius Institute Gold told reporters that United States Association of university professors is completely wrong. From his personal view, the hospital has the right to decide on the arrangements in the development activities, more degrees of freedom than the other cultural institutions. Build a Confucius Institute at the University of China and foreign countries, take the form of Sino-foreign cooperation, the Chinese side did not exert their influence on the Confucius Institute.
He said that establishment of Confucius institutes in foreign universities, but the main task is to disseminate language and culture, and to the University's research and teaching is not affected. "I think the United States Association of university professors, mainly for political purposes. ”
Thailand Kawanobori suphan Thai Director, Confucius Institute at Royal Roads University chujiao · BA weisesi said in an interview with this reporter, she does not agree with the New York Times reported that China's Confucius Institute is away and transcend politics, its activities in any country in the areas of language learning, cultural art exchanges, rather than political.
Egypt Egyptian Dean of the Confucius Institute of Suez Canal University muhanmode·zhayete said in an interview with this reporter, United States part of the people's view on Confucius institutes have no basis in fact, is simply ludicrous. In his view, it does not upset the academic environment of the Confucius Institute, more than diplomatic means or tools, but rather an international academic organization to promote the Chinese culture. United States media reports have ulterior motives, appear narrow-minded.
Academic freedom without limits
In the New York Times reported that the United States Association of university professors said in a statement, Confucius Institute, by allowing the Chinese Government to develop academic recruitment and supervision, designs courses, as well as limit the scope of discussion, United States colleges and universities at the expense of their own institutions and the independence and integrity of the staff.
Chujiao said: "the New York Times and United States agencies accused Confucius Institute interfered with academic freedom, affecting the independence of the local education authority, I am in Thailand did not see such a situation. Instead, Thailand many educational institutions, through a partnership with China's hanban and Confucius Institute, not only access to educational resources, and promotes the development of Chinese language teaching, I did not see any prejudice to the independence and academic freedom case. ”
France bulietanikongzi School of law Dean haibaichuan told reporters that bulietanikongzi College was established without signing any agreements. Future agreement will by the Bretagne, Rennes City Council of Parliament, China's Shandong University and the European University of Brittany and other interested parties to sign, any party political purposes cannot be penetrated.
Russia tajiyangna·buhejiyaluowa, President of the Confucius Institute at Moscow State University said the so-called freedom of expression, academic restrictions in Confucius Institute class is nonexistent. "Our students can conduct discussions on any topic they're interested in, politics, economy, culture, history, and everything has never been restricted. ”
Buhejiyaluowa said the Confucius Institute is a window and platform studies, Chinese culture, teaching activities but also to Russia based on student needs to set up, so there are not any political propaganda purposes.
Korea Seoul Confucius Institute is the world's first Confucius Institute, was established in November 2004. Star you Tae Hoon, President of the Confucius Institute in Seoul told reporters said that the so-called Confucius institutes of suppressing academic freedom for some media reported that he said are not true. For example, he pointed out that Confucius institutes and other agencies, organized by the Chinese Embassy in Seoul every year in association with the Korea-China Cultural Forum, the participating countries experts and scholars are free to engage in academic exchanges, and had never been subjected to restrictions.
The Confucius Institute, the global boom
By the end of 2013, 440 Confucius institutes have been established around the world, worldwide 115 countries and regions, the promotion of Chinese language teaching, spreading Chinese culture and learning in the global brands and platforms.
You Tae Hoon star told the reporter, for ten years, school from Korea educational reality, is committed to popularizing the Chinese language, Chinese culture and the development of China's cultural products, as the Korea-China cultural exchanges and contribute to the development of the friendly relations between their forces. Now Korea 19 Confucius institutes have been established throughout Korea.
Belgium says Tracey m. friend for example, Feng Haolie, President of the Confucius Institute at the University, our Institute is located in the Belgium city of Bruges. Many of Belgium's primary and secondary schools have hope that with the cooperation of local Confucius institutes, Chinese teaching, expanding the school's influence. Belgium has 4 Confucius Institute, Confucius Institute, but we want more.
Spain Valencia foreign Director of the Confucius Institute andeleiwu in an interview with this reporter, said that at present Spain established a number of Confucius institutes, a case study of Confucius Institute at the University of Valencia, founded in 2007 has been welcomed by teachers and students of the school and the local population, currently enrolled students of the Confucius Institute has been up to 1200 people.
Buhejiyaluowa told the newspaper, students who study at the Confucius Institute at Moscow State University both have not yet graduated from college students, would take the job in years of business people, there are a lot of old interested in Chinese culture. Confucius Institute study because they came eager to learn Chinese, looked through the power relations of the Confucius Institute.
India Mao Duliang Doon University teachers told the newspaper, would very much like to cooperate with schools in China, establishing a Confucius Institute in the University. "If you want to be in India to promote Chinese language and culture, and badly in need of a Confucius Institute. ”
Cultural exchanges and deepen mutual understanding
Is Chinese-foreign cooperation in the establishment of the Confucius Institute, non-profit educational institution, is committed to meeting the world's various countries (area) the people's need for Chinese learning, improve global national (regional) the people's understanding of Chinese language and culture and strengthening educational and cultural exchanges and cooperation with other countries, develop friendly relations with foreign countries, and promote the multicultural development, building a harmonious world.
Andeleiwu said many countries have similar cultural promotion projects such as Confucius institutes, such as Spain's Cervantes Institute and Germany's Goethe Institute. The functions of the Confucius Institute is to promote Chinese language and culture and strengthen cultural exchanges with other countries. Since the opening of the Confucius Institute at the University of Valencia, the local people appreciate the Confucius institutes in deepening mutual understanding and friendship between the two peoples has made a positive contribution. "Without a doubt, the Confucius Institute at Western bridge of communication between our two peoples, and cultural exchange because it was more exciting, friendships because of this Exchange was further deepened. "Andeleiwu pointed out.
Chujiao told reporters, Confucius institutes in Thailand very good momentum of development, by learning the Chinese language, adding Thailand student's understanding of Chinese culture and arts have enhanced Sino-Thai understanding and traditional friendship between the two peoples.
Buhejiyaluowa said that teachers at the Moscow State University Confucius Institute, brings his latest research results to share with students in the classroom, students presented an interesting perspective for teachers provides a different way of thinking. In her view, the development of Confucius institutes in Russia in Chinese language teaching and sinology research plays an irreplaceable role, more Russian-Chinese cultural and educational exchange opens up a vast world.
Introducing Chinese culture to the world and let the world know about the Chinese civilization, the Confucius Institute has become the Chinese share a bridge for cultural exchange with other countries.
(, Staff writer, Paris Berlin Brussels Madrid Moscow Cairo Seoul New Delhi Bangkok June 19-journalist Li Yongqun, and Zheng Hong, Liu Ge, and Ding Dawei, Lin Xuedan, and Liu Rui, and wanyu, and Lv Pengfei, and Yu Jinghao)
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