Confucius Institute at Bansomdejchaopraya Rajabhat University, Thailand

- Operation Time: December, 2006

- Chinese Cooperator: Tianjin Normal University

Confucius Institute at Bansomdejchaopraya Rajabhat University, Thailand [hanban.edu.cn]

Cooperating with the Thai Ministry of Education, it has trained over 1,000 local Chinese teachers for universities and secondary schools, and has prepared for them to train in China. It has 4 teaching centers, offering high-quality Chinese teaching services to neighboring primary and secondary schools. Also, the institute cooperated with the Chinese Department of the University, in offering intensive courses to over 100 students majoring in Chinese language. In 2011, the number of registered students has reached more than 2,500, which is double that of 2010. Moreover, it has signed an agreement with Asia Daily to introduce Chinese culture and language teaching methods, which are both very popular topics.

   Confucius Institute at the University of Poitiers, France

- Operation Time: October, 2005

- Chinese Cooperator: Nanchang University

Confucius Institute at the University of Poitiers, France [chinaqw.com]

Due to the support of the University of Poitiers, the institution has its own office building. It has plenty of courses on offer. Especially the distance-learning courses on Chinese language, in collaboration with the France National Centre for Distance Education, are extremely popular. What's more, it has undertaken the work of editing the Chinese-French bilingual version of the Confucius Institute Multilingual Journal Series, which is read by many statesmen and celebrities, including the UN Under-Secretary-General, World Bank Vice President, and the Chairman of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization.