Current Activities
Confucius Institute Dedication Activities
Now open in Nebraska Hall, UNL's new Confucius Institute was dedicated during activities Oct. 28-30, 2007.
That's when a delegation of officials from Xi'an Jiaotong University, UNL's partner in the Confucius Institute arrived. As many as seven officials from Xi'an Jiaotong were expected, along with 12 students comprising a musical band. Additionally, officials from Hanban, the Chinese agency that funds Confucius Institutes worldwide, and officials from the Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C., attended. UNL's Confucius Institute is the 20th to open in the United States, and joins about 80 worldwide. October 30 was the opening ceremony at UNL Visitor's Center.
Quicktime Videos
Big 12 Confucius Institutes - Directors Meeting
The first Directors meeting of the Big 12 Confucius Institutes was held at UNL's Confucius Institute in Nebraska Hall on April 28, 2008. Those in attendance were William Tsutsui - Executive Director and Sheree Willis - Associate Director from The University of Kansas; Jessica Stowell - Associate Director from The University of Oklahoma; Evelyn Jacobson - Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, David Lou - Director, Rachel Zeng - Associate Director, and Yuxia Song - Associate Director from UNL. The purpose of the meeting was to identify common issues all Big 12 CI's are facing and possible solutions. Also to identify ways the Big 12 can work together and share resources in sponsoring Chinese cultural activities. A lunch was hosted by UNL's Senior Vice Chancellor Barbara Couture for Big 12 CI Directors and senior officials from University of Kansas and University of Texas at Austin.
(From left to right) Rachel Zeng, David Lou, Sheree Willis,
Richard Lariviere-Provost at The University of Kansas,
Steven Leslie-Executive Vice President & Provost at The University
of Texas at Austin, William Tsutsui, Barbara Couture-Sr. Vice Chancellor
for Academic Affairs at UNL, Jessica Stowell, Evelyn Jacobson.
Introducing Chinese Culture to High School Students
Prof. Song, Dr. Zeng, Ms. Shi and Ms. Ma introduced Chinese culture to high school students who visited the UNL Department of Modern Languages and Literatures 32nd annual statewide Language Fair on March 13, 2008.
Beginning Chinese I - Inaugurating Classes
Ms. Lizhen Shi's Beginning Chinese I class who completed the course February 28, 2008.
Ms. Juan Fan's FCC (families with adopted Chinese children) Beginning Chinese I class in Omaha, NE who completed the course April 26, 2008.
