孔子学院介绍

　　孔子学院是中外合作建立的非营利性教育机构，致力于适应世界各国（地区）人民对汉语学习的需要，增进世界各国（地区）人民对中国语言文化的了解，加强中国与世界各国教育文化交流合作，发展中国与外国的友好关系，促进世界多元文化发展，构建和谐世界。

　　孔子学院开展汉语教学和中外教育、文化等方面的交流与合作。所提供的服务包括：开展汉语教学；培训汉语教师，提供汉语教学资源；开展汉语考试和汉语教师资格认证；提供中国教育、文化等信息咨询；开展中外语言文化交流活动。

　　截至2008年4月，已经启动建设了242所孔子学院（课堂），分布在70个国家和地区。各地孔子学院充分利用自身优势，开展丰富多彩的教学和文化活动，逐步形成了各具特色的办学模式，成为各国学习汉语言文化、了解当代中国的重要场所，受到当地社会各界的热烈欢迎。 

　　Confucius Institutes, as non-profit education organizations, devote themselves to satisfying the demands of people from different countries and regions in the world who learn the Chinese language, to enhancing understanding of the Chinese language and culture by these peoples, to strengthening educational and cultural exchange and cooperation between China and other countries, to deepening friendly relationships with other nations, to promoting the development of multi-culturalism, and to constructing a harmonious world. 

　　Confucius Institute is established to promote the teaching of Chinese as a foreign language and for different exchanges and co-operations, such as in educational and cultural fields, with the world. The services offered by Confucius Institute include: Chinese language teaching; training Chinese language instructors and providing Chinese language teaching resources; holding the HSK examination (Chinese Proficiency Test) and tests for the Certification of the Chinese Language Teachers; providing information and consultative services concerning China’s education, culture, and so forth; and conducting language and cultural exchange activities between China and other countries.

　　By April 2008, 242Confucius Institutes have been established in 70 countries and regions. Each Confucius Institute took advantage of its own uniqueness to develop rich and diverse educational and cultural activities. In this way, it gradually formed its own unique teaching modes and became an important place for people to learn Chinese language and understand Chinese culture. Confucius Institutes are all warmly welcomed wherever they are established.