China, Israel Agree to Set Up Confucius Institute

[Jerusalem Post] Ron Friedman - The Confucius Institute for Chinese Studies will begin offering classes at Tel Aviv University in October, according to an agreement signed on Monday between University President Prof. Itamar Rabinovitch and Chinese Ambassador to Israel Zhao Jun. The Confucius Institute is an initiative of the Chinese government aimed at promoting Chinese language and culture internationally. TAU has 200 students registering for Chinese language and culture courses every year. Classes at the Confucius Institute will be open to the public and students will not have to be registered at the university.


2007-06-01 01:00:00

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