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The Institute has the backing of the University of Edinburgh at the most senior level, and from its partners, as is shown by the membership of the Advisory Board.
The appointment of Professor Natascha Gentz, Chair of Chinese at the University of Edinburgh, as Director responsible for the development and progress of the Institute, shows a further level of commitment.
From the Institute's academic partner in China, Fudan University in Shanghai, a co-director is sent for a one or two year period. Since March 2011, Wang Shunqing holds the post of Co-Director.
To assist the Director, there are two staff, a General Manager and an Administrator who manage the operation of the Institute and its programme of events and classes.
Teaching staff are drawn from university partners in China as well as from locally sourced staff to enable the Institute to offer a diverse programme of language and cultural studies.
The Institute also calls upon the expertise of staff within the University of Edinburgh as specialist Programme Advisors.
Staff Profiles
- Professor Natascha Gentz - Director
- Wang Shunqing - Co-Director
- Frances Christensen -General Manager
- Jie Chen - Business Development Manager
- Xin Zhang - Administrative Assistant
- Judith McClure - Confucius Institute for Scotland Ambassador for Chinese in Scottish Schools
Teachers
- Yang Kai Jiang - Language Teacher
- Feng Longyan - Language Teacher
- Feng Jing - Language Teacher
- Guo Weiwei - Language Teacher
- Liu Nannan - Language Teacher
- Zhang Ying- Language Teachers
- Kimho Ip -Musical Curator
- Chi Zhang - Calligraphy Teacher
Former Staff - returned to China after a one or two year placement
- He Jin - Language Teacher: Sept 2009-January 2011
- Zhao Xueqian - Language Teacher: Sept 2009-Aug 2010
- Zha Wenjin- Language Teacher: Sept 2009-Aug 2010
- Liu Yi- Language Teacher: Sept 2010-Aug 2011
- Li Liang- Language Teacher: Sept 2010-Aug 2011
- Bai Didi - Language Teacher: Sept 2008-Aug 2010
- Ye Bei - Language Teacher: Sept 2008-April 2010
- Song Qing - Language Teacher: Sept 2009-Aug 2010
- Tao Lian - Co-director: Jan 2009-Dec 2011
- Zhao Ying - Language Teacher: Sept 2009-Aug 2010
- Zhang Zhifang - Language Teacher: Sept 2009-Aug 2010