Background Information

In June 2004, the president Xi Jinping paid a state visit to Uzbekistan (UZ). During the visit, Zhou Ji, the minister of the Ministry of Education of China, and the minister of UZ Ministry of Education respectively represent two countries to sign an agreement of building the Confucius Institute in Tashkent.

The Confucius Institute of Tashkent was launched on May 7, 2005.

Director of the Confucius Institute of Tashkent (Chinese)

Chang Wenchang (May, 2005-July, 2007)

Wang Fang (October, 2007-September, 2011)

Jin Yanshan (October, 2011-September, 2013)

Jiao Yiqiang (October, 2013-September, 2015)

Di Xiaoxia (October, 2015-September, 2017)

Yang Taibao (October, 2017-Present)

Director of the Confucius Institute of Tashkent (Uzbekistan)

沙夫卡特·哈姆拉库洛夫(October, 2007-June, 2011)

卡里莫夫·阿克罗姆(October, 2011-July, 2010)

Imamnazarov Kahramon (September, 2013-August, 2014)

Nasirova Saodat (October, 2014-Present)

Infrastructure

The Confucius Institute of Tashkent is the first Confucius Institute in central Asia, and is also the earliest Confucius Institute founded overseas. It is located in the downtown area with convenient transportation and beautiful environment. In June 2016, the institute was moved from National Oriental College in Tashkent to the current new address, thus, its teaching environment was improved. Currently, it boasts 1 multimedia pronunciation classroom, 7 classrooms, 2 administrative offices, 1 books and reference materials room, 1 conference room also served as activity center. The library now has more than 7,000 books about Chinese history, politic, economy, culture and tourism, around 300 Chinese teaching text books, and a series of video materials. In addition, the library is equipped with modern video devices to support culture dissemination activities, Chinese contest and seminar.

Students Cultivation

The Confucius Institute of Tashkent has been a prestigous school in the field of Chinese teaching in Tashkent since the inauguration in 2005.

Awards

——“Global Top 20 Confucius Institute” (2007, 2008)

——沙夫卡特·哈姆拉库洛夫 (Uzbekistan director of the Confucius Institute of Tashkent) and Wang Fang (Chinese director of the Confucius Institute of Tashkent) are awared “Advanced Individual Award of Global Confucius Institutes” respectively in 2007 and 2008.

——“The Pioneer of Confucius Institute” conferred by Confucius Institute Headquaters in December, 2014

——玛楠诺夫(Director of the foreign Confucius Institute) obtained the honour of “Advanced Individual Award of Global Confucius Institutes” in December, 2016.

Background Information

The Confucius Institute at AI-Farabi Kazakh National University was founded upon its predecessor, the Chinese Language Center Jointly built by LZU in April 2002. In early 2005, the Chinese Language Center was brought into the plan of building Confucius Institute approved by its headquaters and Chinese National Office for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language. It was then renamed in March, 2007 with approval from the Cinese Language Council and inaugurated on February 23, 2009. In September, 2008, it set up HSK (Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi) test centre.

Director of the the Confucius Institute at AI-Farabi Kazakh National University (Chinese)

Du Juan (October, 2007-July, 2009)

Zhang Jianfang (October, 2009-July, 2011)

Gui Liang (October, 2011-October, 2012)

Wang Zheng (November, 2016-Present)

Director of the the Confucius Institute at AI-Farabi Kazakh National University (Kazakhstan)

Assilbekov Rakhymzhan (October, 2017-Present)

Infrustructure

The Confucius Institute at AI-Farabi Kazakh National University is located in the largest city and finance center of central Asia—Alma-Ata. According to the institute rules and regulations, it combined the situation of Chinese education market in Kazakhstan with the practical situation of Chinese teaching, enjoying steady development in hardware construction, institution management, Chinese culture dissemination and Chinese teaching and playing an increasing role in publicizing the Chinese culture. Currently, the institute boasts 3 administrative offices, 4 classrooms, 1 pronounciation classroom, 1 computer room, 1 books and reference materials room and 1 conference room covering an area of 800 square meters.

Student Cultivation

The Chinese Language Center has been focused on the Chinese training and Chinese culture dissemination for local students, including elementary school students, middle school students and undergraduates, enterprise staff and other people since foundation. The current registrated students are mainly from Oriental School of Kazakh National University for Nationalities, Kazakh International Relations and Foreign Languages University, Abey National Normal University, Kazakh-Chinese Languages School, Kazakh Women’s Normal University and KIMEP. The number of annual registrated students reaches to around 400 with 500 students in total receiving special training or short-term training. In 2015, it held two HSK tests with around 800 examinees, which the passing rate reached to 80 percent. There are 62 students obtain the Confucius Institute Scholarship, then going to the higher university of China to get further sudy. Moreover, more than 100 culture dissemination activities were held, attracting over 1,000 local civilians to attend and experience.

Awards

In April, 2017, the Confucius Institute at AI-Farabi Kazakh National University was awarded by the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in Alma-Ata for its great contribution to the education, culture communication and friendship between China and Kazakh over ten years.

Background Information

The Confucius Class at Tbilisi Open University was founded upon its predecessor, the Chinese Teaching Center. In September, 2013, Tbilisi Open University offered Chinse classes for the first time and incorporated it into the compulsory classes for students in 2014. On October 10, 2016, Tbilisi Open University signed an agreement of building Confucius Class with the Confucius Headquaters and signed an executive agreement with Lanzhou University on December, 10.

The Confucius Class at Tbilisi Open University was inaugurated on November, 16, 2017.

Moreover, it set up some test centres including HSK, HSKK, YCT, etc.

Person in charge (Chinese)：Che Rushan

Person in charge (Georgia)：Giorgi Amilakhvari

Infrustructure

The new address of Tbilisi Open University is situated in the University Road in Tbilisi with convenient transportation and beautiful environment. Covering an area of 1,700 square meters, the Confucius Class is on the 6th floor of its new address, embracing 2 Chinese classrooms, 1 books and reference materials room, 1 culture experience room, 1 public lecture hall, 1 pronounciation room, 1 conference room and offices for teacher, etc.

Student Cultivation

Tbilisi Open University runs in accordance with the principle of providing the most standard access to learn Chinese for local students and civilians, sets up another Chinese teaching centers in colleges and middle schools, and regularly holds a series of culture activities in communities and schools to publicize Chinese culture.