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<strong>北京大学</strong>英语新闻网/<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>News</strong><br />

Confucius Institute Co-Founded by<br />

<strong>PKU</strong> and FUB<br />

<strong>PKU</strong> NEWS 2006--05--08<br />

http://ennews.pku.edu.cn/news.php?s=147081710<br />

Confucius Institute Co-Founded by <strong>PKU</strong> and FUB<br />

<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong>, Beijing, May 8th, 2006: The first school <strong>of</strong> Confucius in Germany:<br />

The Confucius Institute at Free <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Berlin was founded on April 27th, 2006.<br />

This school, co-founded by <strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong> and Free <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Berlin., was<br />

supported and approved by China national <strong>of</strong>fice for teaching Chinese as a foreign<br />

language (CNOTCFL).<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Xu Zhihong, the President <strong>of</strong> <strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong>, attended the opening<br />

ceremony <strong>of</strong> the institute and signed a cooperation program with Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Dieter<br />

Lezen, the President <strong>of</strong> Free <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Berlin. In his address, XU mentioned that<br />

under this program, <strong>PKU</strong> could do its best to help German people to understand the<br />

Chinese Confucianism better and promote the culture communication <strong>of</strong> the two<br />

countries. Other guests present included Vice mayor <strong>of</strong> Berlin, Chinese ambassador<br />

to Germany and Vice director <strong>of</strong> CNOTCFL. After the ceremony, the Chinese<br />

delegate visited the Confucius institute when Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Xu, Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Lezen and Mr.<br />

Ma Chanrong, Chinese ambassador to Germany cut the ribbon for the institute.<br />

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