China's Confucius Institutes-More Academic and Integrative

Authors

  • Zha Qiang

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2013.71.6088

Keywords:

Academic Culture, International, China, Confucius Institute, transformation, university culture

Abstract

The Confucius Institute Headquarters or Hanban recently announced three new major programs that aim to transform Confucius Institutes into an academic unit and an integrative part in their host universities. This article argues that the transformation of Confucius Institutes requires not only resource support but also-and more importantly-a thrifty handle of the difference in university culture in order to form a shared "intersubjective meaning" and a partnership of a "unity with diversity."

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Published

2013-03-17

How to Cite

Qiang, Z. (2013). China’s Confucius Institutes-More Academic and Integrative. International Higher Education, (71), 15–17. https://doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2013.71.6088

Issue

No. 71: Spring 2013

Section

Internationalization Themes

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