The world's first commercial Confucius College held its signing
ceremony recently in London.
China's renowned Tsinghua University will cooperate with the
London School of Economics and Politics to jointly operate this
tertiary institution.
HSBC initiated the foundation of this new kind of college. It
will welcome medium and top-level administrative personnel from
British business, and aims to teach them Chinese, as well as
Chinese culture, economics and law.
The headquarters of the Confucius College is in Beijing. There
are 54 Confucius Colleges located in 28 countries.
Confucius, or Kongfuzi, was a famous Chinese thinker, educator
and philosopher, whose theories have had a significant influence
worldwide.
(CRIEnglish.com April 10, 2006)
