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The Confucius Institute for Scotland

the confucius institute for scotland

The Confucius Institute for Scotland in the University of Edinburgh is a national centre to promote educational, economic, and cultural ties between Scotland and China. Set up with Sino-Scottish Government backing and partnered with Fudan University in Shanghai, the centre was established under an initiative taken by Hanban – the Chinese Government department responsible for promotion of Chinese language overseas. Objectives The Confucius Institute for Scotland is one of more than 450 Confucius Institutes around the world. The principal remit for Confucius Institutes is the promotion and development of Chinese language and culture. Each institute determines its own programme of activity based on market conditions. The key objectives for the Confucius Institute for Scotland are: to help develop effective Sino-Scottish business, cultural and academic links to offer an extensive programme of Chinese language training to act as a bridge between Scotland and China, aiding understanding and facilitating engagement to be a major point of reference for Sino-Scottish relations in the areas of education, business and culture to work with other stakeholders to develop greater awareness of China in Scotland The Confucius Institute for Scotland also builds on existing links within the University of Edinburgh to various academic and cultural institutions in China. Its aims are to strengthen and expand these cultural and academic interactions as well as to explore and build new possibilities for exchange and collaboration.

London Unity College

london unity college

London

London Unity College (LUC), established in 2006, enjoys a long tradition of providing high quality, relevant higher education provision, promoting its expectation to be a leading provider of national and international academic, vocational and professional education opportunities. Over its thirty-eight years history, CLC has offered diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate courses in collaboration with a range of UK universities including the London School of Economics & Political Science (University of London), Birmingham City University, and University of Greenwich. In recognition of its efforts, the College was awarded the ‘Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2011’ (International Trade). The College has experience of delivering higher education provision from UK and international universities under validation and partnership arrangements and continually seeks to develop new collaborative ventures. Currently, a new purpose-built College campus is under construction in the heart of London’s business district. The premises, previously occupied by the College for a number of years, are situated close to the existing College’s temporary accommodation, and is in walking distance of the Tower of London, Tower Bridge and St. Katherine’s Dock. The site is situated in the central eastern part of the ‘City’, the centre of the UK’s international finance and commercial sector. This area houses the head offices of many of the world’s major banking institutions and insurance companies, including the Bank of England and the London Stock Exchange.