{"id":32686,"date":"2015-03-16T12:00:55","date_gmt":"2015-03-16T22:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=32686"},"modified":"2021-09-24T15:43:05","modified_gmt":"2021-09-25T01:43:05","slug":"1-million-awarded-to-center-for-chinese-studies-to-renovate-home-for-confucius-institute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2015\/03\/16\/1-million-awarded-to-center-for-chinese-studies-to-renovate-home-for-confucius-institute\/","title":{"rendered":"$1 million awarded to Center for Chinese Studies to renovate home for Confucius Institute"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Conceptual renderings of the Model Confucius Institute renovation (renderings courtesy of Kevin Griffin)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Confucius Institute<\/a> at the University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> at Mānoa’s Center for Chinese Studies<\/a> has been designated a “model” Confucius Institute by the People’s Republic of China Ministry of Education<\/a>—an honor bestowed on only a handful of the nearly 500 Confucius Institutes in the world. This recognition comes with a one-time allocation of $1 million.<\/p>\n

The funds will be used to renovate 6,000 square feet on the first-floor makai wing of Moore Hall into restored and modern classroom space, a new conference room, a reading room and staff offices. The renovated space will be equipped with state-of-the-art technology supporting courses related to Chinese language and culture.<\/p>\n

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Renovation is expected to take two years from planning to completion, with the new space scheduled for completion by fall 2017. Classrooms will be available for use by other campus departments.<\/p>\n

“We are honored to learn of our selection as a Model Confucius Institute,” said R. Anderson Sutton, dean of the 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Mānoa School of Pacific and Asian Studies<\/a> and assistant vice chancellor for International and Exchange Programs. “This recognition and the $1 million award will benefit our students pursuing degrees in Chinese studies, and will also benefit the community by enhancing Chinese community activities and learning-centered instruction in Hawaiʻi<\/span>.”<\/p>\n

More on the Confucius Institute<\/h2>\n

The Confucius Institute supports instruction and research in Chinese language and disciplinary studies and offers a range of scholarship support to students interested in learning about and studying in China. There are approximately 500 Confucius Institutes in the world, of which 101 are in the U.S. and only one, on the 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Mānoa campus, located in Hawaiʻi<\/span>.<\/p>\n

The 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Mānoa Confucius Institute was established in November 2006 in collaboration with the elite Beijing Foreign Studies University<\/a>. It is part of 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Mānoa’s Center for Chinese Studies, which offers more than 150 courses on China.<\/p>\n

The Confucius Institute supports credit courses in university language departments and offers non-credit weekend language courses through the Outreach College, as well as community activities such as research seminars, academic symposia, distinguished speakers, film screenings, exhibitions, performance tours, school visitations and calligraphy and speech contests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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