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The USF Confucius Institute is one of over 300 Confucius Institutes worldwide. USF is the first university in Florida and the first major public research university in the Southeastern United States to establish a Confucius Institute.
The USF Confucius Institute assists the educational and business communities in Tampa Bay to develop closer ties with China through Chinese language instruction and cultural exchange. The USF Confucius Institute offers Chinese language and culture classes year round. The Institute focuses on educational initiatives related to tourism, trade, and sustainable healthy communities.
The Confucius Institute at the University of South Florida is a collaborative effort between China's Office of Chinese Language Council International ("Hanban") under the Ministry of Education and Nankai University. Nankai University is USF’s designated partner university.
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USF Once Again Held the Chinese Culture Festival in April
April 3, 2012  On April 2, about 600 participants from USF and surrounding K-12 schools attended the third annual Chinese Culture Festival at the MSC Ballrooms. There were 18 booths or stations providing educational activities, including games and hands-on activities, ink brush Read More
2012 Chinese Bridge Competition Completed at USF
March 30, 2012   Another Chinese Bridge Competition for high school and college students was hosted by the USF Confucius Institute on March 23rd, 2012. The first place winners are Read More
Second Annual USF K-16 Chinese Conference a Great Success
March 2, 2012  On February 24th, about 160 teachers of Chinese and 40 school administrators gathered at the Patel Center of the University of South Florida for the second annual conference on K-16 Chinese. Read More
Master’s Degree-Seeking Scholarship at Nanjing University, China
March 1, 2012 Nanjing University is one of the top universities in China. Recently it offered a full scholarship for the USF Confucius Institute to select a student who Read More
Taking Off to An Eventful 2012
February 14, 2012  The USF Confucius Institute has kicked off 2012 with celebration, performance and community outreach. Hosting one of the largest New year celebrations USF has ever seen, the CI also invited the Nanjing University Traditional Instruments Orchestra from China to perform for a USF audience. Working with numerous organizations and K-12 schools, the institute is taking every measure to promote the study of Chinese language and culture, and to implement cross-cultural exchange. In addition Read More
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