英国兰开夏中央大学孔子学院
英国兰开夏中央大学孔子学院正式成立于2008年。中方合作院校是北京第二外国语学院。孔子学院建院五年来，我们的汉语教学、文化推广、汉语水平考试、本土师资培训、教育交流等方面的工作进展顺利，社会影响不断扩大，汉语学习者日益增多。
目前开设的课程包括：普通汉语、商务汉语、HSK预备班、中国文学、中国电影、国画、书法等，以及各种中国专题讲座。我们有针对性地宣传和推广HSK, YCT 和 BCT，增加考试人数，改进汉语水平辅导班的教学方法，不断提高教学水平。兰开夏中央大学正在推行国际化战略，其“兰大优势”（UCLan Advantage）政策是我们推广汉语的重要契机。“兰大优势”承诺，每个学生都有机会到外国学习。我们与有关部门合作，积极组织学生到中国作短期的游学和长期的实习或进修。
除了在当地中小学举办“中国活动日”活动，我们努力办好春节联欢会、中国风筝节、龙舟比赛、联合国语言日、汉语口语比赛、中小学校长访华团、汉语华夏令营等活动，让更多人感受和理解汉语及中国文化。我们积极组织或承接文艺巡演和名家巡讲。我们与当地政府、博物馆、档案馆、画廊密切合作，定期举办各种艺术展览，将中国文化的宣传有机地融入到当地民众的生活中。
我们积极推动兰开夏中央大学与北京第二外国语学院的合作，努力把兰开夏中央大学孔子学院建成彰显中国地理特色和中国旅游特色的孔子学院——一方面，更有效地向英国公众推介汉语与中国文化；另一方面，也推动两校在地理学和旅游学研究领域的学术交流与合作。
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An Introduction to the UCLan Confucius Institute
The UCLan Confucius Institute was co-established in September 2008 by the University of Central Lancashire and its Chinese partner institution – Beijing International Studies University. Being in operation for five years, we have been successful in teaching Chinese courses, delivering cultural events, running HSK exams and local teacher training sessions, and organizing educational visits to China. We have established our reputation as a provider of Chinese language and culture in the local community. More and more local authorities and schools are contacting us for cultural events and language classes.
The courses that we teach now include Chinese as a Combined Honours subject, BA (Hons) Business Management in China, HSK preparatory lessons, Chinese Literature, Chinese Films, Taijiquan, Chinese Painting, Chinese Calligraphy, plus China Lecture Series. We offer quality HSK, YCT and BCT service to all applicants. As part of its strategy of internationalization, the UCLan has created a whole package of UCLan Advantage, which we see as a good opportunity to promote Chinese. UCLan Advantage gives every student an opportunity to study and/or work abroad as part of their degrees. We work closely with relevant divisions/schools/departments, promoting Elective Chinese Modules and our weekly workshops on understanding contemporary China, and enriching the experience of UCLan students by organizing short and intensive study tours to China, summer courses, 3-month work placements and year-long study placements in different parts of China.
In addition to the China Days at local schools, we ensure the successes of Spring Festival Celebrations, Chinese Kite Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, UN Chinese Language Day, Chinese Speech Competitions, Headteachers’ Visits to China, Chinese Summer Schools, etc. so that more people may have some experience of Chinese culture. We organize and/or host various performing and lecture tours. We further our cooperation with local governments, museums, archives, and galleries, and hold regular exhibitions of different categories so as to integrate our promotion of Chinese culture into the life of local people.
We believe that the University of Central Lancashire and Beijing International Studies University enjoy an extensive prospect of cooperation in the areas where Chinese geography (both natural and human geography) and tourism can be promoted, taught, and explored both in practical terms and in academic terms. We use Chinese geography and tourism as a starting-point to effectively introduce China -- its lands, natural resources, and humanistic heritages to a larger public in the UK. We also facilitate the academic exchanges of the two universities, conducting collaborative research on geography and tourism for shared intellectual accomplishments.