悉尼新南威尔士大学新成立孔子学院 |
| 来自:新南威尔士大学,阅读次, 2008-1-30 2:58:57 |
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中国其中一所声望最高的大学将与新南威尔士大学合作推进澳大利亚和中国在学术以及商业领域的相互参与。
上海交通大学被选定为新南威尔士大学在肯辛顿校区建立一所新孔子学院的中方合作伙伴。新南威尔士大学开办了澳大利亚最大的汉语言课程，而这所新的学院将为澳大利亚学术界和中国的学生打开一扇重要的门户，同时也将加强在澳大利亚商业以及更广泛社区的汉语言培训。
一个正在成长的全球孔子学院网络推广了汉语言和汉文化的学习，类似于法国的法郎联盟或者德国的歌德学院，新南威尔士大学加入了包括伦敦政经学院、伦敦大学、加利福尼亚大学、洛杉矶大学和罗格斯大学在内的孔子学院队伍。
新南威尔士大学常务副校长(学术), 理查德•亨利教授，星期二在北京人民大会堂正式签署了这一协议。中国政府资助孔子学院提供在汉语言和文化学习方面的一系列支持。上海交通大学的两个学院将成为新南威尔士大学孔子学院的基础。上海交通大学因在科技学术和工程领域的专业成就而广为人知，同时这方面的影响力使得他们每年都跻身世界大学的研究成果排名榜。
“新南威尔士大学的这所孔子学院反映了澳大利亚对于中国的重要性，而一所像上海交通大学这样的高水准大学被选为我们的合作伙伴则尤其显得意义重大。”新南威尔士大学专门负责国际事务的副校长，詹妮•朗这样说。
紧随西澳大利亚大学、阿德莱德大学和墨尔本大学之后，新南威尔士大学的孔子学院成为澳大利亚的第四所孔子学院。目前在世界范围内已经有170所孔子学院，主要分布在美国和欧洲。学院以公元前551年出生的中国哲学家——孔子命名，他的“仁、义、礼、智”的思想主张构成了中国社会的最根本的文化与价值基础。
“这一次在澳大利亚规模可观的投资不仅显示了对汉语言和商业技能需求的增长，也显示了两个国家之间的联系的重要性，特别是中国现在已经成为澳大利亚最大的贸易伙伴。”朗女士说。
理查德•亨利教授将出任新南威尔士大学孔子学院的管理委员会主席。它将从大学独立运作并且对公众和商业开放。尽管如此，该学院提供的额外的专业技术和教学帮助，还有和上海交通大学的新连接将完善新南威尔士大学的中文学习课程。
New Confucius Institute for the University of New South Wales, Sydney
One of the China’s most prestigious universities will partner the University of New South Wales to boost Australia’s academic and business engagement with China.
The influential Shanghai Jiao Tong University has been selected as the Chinese partner for UNSW for the establishment of a new Confucius Institute on the UNSW Kensington campus in Sydney. UNSW hosts Australia’s largest Chinese language program and the new Institute will open important doors to Australian academics and students in China, as well as enhance Chinese language training for business and the wider Australian community.
A growing worldwide network of Confucius Institutes promotes Chinese language and cultural studies, much like the French government’s Alliance Francaise or Germany’s Goethe Institutes. UNSW joins universities such as the London School of Economics, London University, the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Rutgers University in hosting a Confucius Institute.
UNSW Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic), Professor Richard Henry, formally signed the agreement in Beijing on Tuesday (Dec 11) in the Great Hall of the People. The Chinese government funded Confucius Institutes provide a range of support for Chinese language and cultural studies. Two academics from Shanghai Jiao Tong will be based at the Confucius Institute at UNSW. Shanghai Jiao Tong University is well known for its expertise in science, technology and engineering and its influential annual research rankings of the world’s universities.
“This new Confucius Institute at UNSW reflects Australia’s importance to China and it is especially significant that a university of the calibre of Shanghai Jiao Tong has been chosen as our partner,” says UNSW Pro Vice Chancellor (International), Jennie Lang.
The UNSW-based Confucius Institute is the fourth in Australia, following the University of Western Australia, Adelaide University and the University of Melbourne. About 170 Confucius Institutes have now been established worldwide, mainly in the United States and Europe. The Institutes are named after the Chinese philosopher born in 551bc, whose thoughts on virtue, propriety, benevolence, and good behaviour, are the building blocks of Chinese society.
“This considerable investment in Australia reflects both the growing demand for Chinese language and business skills here and the increasing importance of the link between the two nations, especially as China is now Australia’s biggest trading partner,” says Ms Lang.
Professor Richard Henry will chair the management committee of the Confucius Institute at UNSW. It will operate separately from the university and will be open to the public and business sector. However, the additional expertise and teaching assistance the Institutes offers, as well as the new links to Shanghai Jiao Tong, will complement UNSW’s large Chinese studies program.
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