Michigan State University’s Confucius Institute has been honored as a 2007 Confucius Institute of the Year, one of only four institutes in the United States and 20 of the 210 CIs worldwide to receive this designation. MSU’s Confucius Institute is the only institute offering online Chinese language courses, reaching more than 2,000 K-12 students and adults when combined with other Web-based learning materials and face-to-face programs in schools. The institute was first established in May 2006 in collaboration with China Central Radio and TV University. Its three major projects include offering podcasts of video-based Chinese learning materials and daily news, online Chinese courses for K-12 students and adults and a Chinese instructor training program.
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