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Institute keen to spread word about China

As the Confucius Institute prepares to enter its second decadeit hopes to expand the promotionof Chinese culture overseas by cultivating a new grade of expert.

"The aim is to foster more China handswho not only understand China's language and culture,but also the country's economypolitics and law," said Zhu Chongshia member of the Council ofthe Confucius Institute Headquarters.

Launched late last yearthe Confucius China Studies Program allows foreign students to pursuedoctoral degrees or participate in joint PhD fellowship programsIt also provides opportunitiesfor foreign politicaleconomic and media leaders to experience in-depth exchanges.

So far, 30 foreign PhD students and 40 joint PhD fellows have been given the chance to study at14 universities in Chinaincluding Peking UniversityRenmin University of China and XiamenUniversity.

"To promote Chinese culturewe cannot just count on experts from Chinawe have to foster moreChina experts in other countries," said Zhuwho is also president of Xiamen University.

Chang Shirudirector of the Barcelona Confucius Institutesaid the future for the ConfuciusInstitute is in offering high-end education.

"When we learn about Western culturecola and hamburgers are not enough — we also needGoethe and Cervantes.

"Similarlyif we always focus on dragon dances and snackspeople will soon get boredso weneed to introduce the most graceful part of Chinese culture to our students," he saidwhich couldinclude things like poetry and songs.

Applicants for the program must meet strict requirementsZhu saidCandidates are expected tobe committed to spreading Chinese cultureable to prove the great potential in their field ofresearchand already have some Mandarin ability.

Anna Chelnokova-Siejka, 24, from Russiais one of the joint PhD fellows chosen by the program.

"The reason I applied for this program was that I was deeply attracted by Chinese culture and theChinese way of thinkingThough I am not yet sure about what kind of work I might do aftergraduationI am pretty sure that I will do something related to China," she said.

Chelnokova-Siejka intends to research the effects of culture on the values of young ChinesepeopleThe program gives her exposure to Mandarin materials and the chance to interviewChinese youngsterswhich was not possible in Russia.

"European people know little about Chinaall we know was probably that China is farawayandBeijing is the capital," said Katarzyna Zofia Niemiec, 28, from Polanda PhD student of JilinUniversity.

A major in international relationsNiemiec is interested in the study of soft powerand she stayedin China for three years to learn the language.

"In Polandfew people know Mandarin and there are few Chinese booksPeople havemisunderstandings about ChinaThough the situation is getting betterI feel it is necessary forsomeone who knows China well to explain to them the real situation here," she said.

"Soft power is about culture and languagea tool a nation uses to influence another nationIt isthe core of international relations," she said.

Zhang Xiaohuidirector of the Office of Confucius Institutes of Beijing Foreign Studies University,said the Confucius Institutes overseas rely on people in those countries.

The university helps run 20 Confucius Institutes in 16 countries.

"As the number of Mandarin teachers from China is limitedit is important to train more peoplewho are willing to help develop Confucius Institutes," Zhang said.

More than 28,000 teachers work for Confucius Institutes worldwidewith 30 percent from Chinaand 70 percent local residents.

Feri Ansorifrom Indonesiahad been working for the Confucius Institute at the University of AlAzhar Indonesia.

He was enrolled by Beijing Normal University under the Confucius China Studies Program inSeptember.

"I think the Confucius Institute has greatly reduced the mutual misunderstanding between thepeople of China and IndonesiaThe institute is not only about cultural exchangeit also buildsconnections on economic and political issues," he said.

 


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