This book
collects 100 compositions written by teachers of 60 countries to celebrate the
10th anniversary of Confucius Institute. These compositions reflect the life
and study of the expatriate teachers, 27 of which are from 19 Asian countries,
25 of which are from 17 African countries, 27 of which are from 15 European
countries, 15 of which are from 4 American countries, and 6 of which are from 5
Oceania countries.
Hanban/Confucius
Institute Headquarters is the top management institution of the Confucius
Institutes and is responsible of providing management and guidance to Confucius
Institutes all over the world. Its responsibilities are as follows: to make development plans and set down establishment and evaluation
criterion for Confucius Institutes; to examine, approve and establish Confucius
Institutes; to examine and approve annual project proposals, budgets and
financial statements of Confucius Institutes worldwide; to guide and evaluate
the teaching activities and to control the quality of the operation of
Confucius Institutes; to provide Confucius Institutes around the world with the
support and services of teaching resources; to select and dispatch Chinese
directors and teaching staff to Confucius Institutes, to offer training
programs for the management teams and teachers of Confucius Institutes; and to organize
annual Confucius Institute conferences.