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 Studies at the University of Edinburgh, as Director responsible for the development and progress of the Institute, shows a further level of commitment. Professor Gentz is now Assistant Principal (China).
From the Institute’s academic partner in China, Fudan University in Shanghai, a co-director is sent for a period of two or more years.
To assist the Director there are three staff – a General Manager, a Business Development Administrator and an Admin Assistant 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. Fudan University also provides the Institute with a number of Masters Candidates in Teaching of Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages who join the Institute for a year or more of international experience.
The Institute also calls upon the expertise of staff within the University of Edinburgh as specialist Programme Advisors.
Staff Profiles
- Professor Natascha Gentz: Director
- Professor Fei Jie: Co-Director
- General Manager
- Jie Chen: Partnership Manager
- Xin Zhang: Operations and Marketing officer
- Calum Gibb: Assistant Administrator
- Dr Luan Duo: Chinese Language Programme Director
- Judith McClure: Confucius Institute for Scotland Ambassador for Chinese in Scottish Schools
Current Teacher:
- Chen Yuxi: Language Teacher
- Jin Xihong: Language Teacher
- Zhang Chi: Calligraphy Teacher
Former Staff
Frances Christensen: General Manager (Retired March 2018)
Dr Zhu Zhu: Chinese Language Programme Director
Staff that returned to China after a one year to four years placement:
- Yuan Fasen: Language Teacher: Jan 2016 – Dec 2020
- Zhang Qian: Language Teacher : Sept 2019 – July 2020
- Zhou Sijie: Language Teacher: Sept 2019 – May 2020
- Yin Siqi: Language Teacher: Sept 2019 – May 2020
- Lu Chenchen: Language Teacher: Sept 2019 – May 2020
- Cheng Yue: Language Teacher: Sept 2019 – May 2020
- Zhang Weijia: Language Teacher: Sept 2018 – Aug 2019
- Zhang Qiang: Language Teacher: Sept 2018 – Aug 2019
- Li Zaifan: Language Teacher: Sept 2018 – Aug 2019
- Wang Qixia: Language Teacher: Sept 2018 – Aug 2019
- Wang Jin: Language Teacher: Sept 2018 – Aug 2019
- Gao Xinyi: Language Teacher: Sept 2018 – Aug 2019
- Liu Yongsheng: Language Teacher: Sept 2017 – Sept 2019
- Wang Shaojun: Language Teacher: Sept 2014-Aug 2018
- Bao Xiuxiu: Language Teacher: Sept 2017-Aug 2018
- Chen Chen: Language Teacher: Sept 2017-Aug 2018
- He Xian: Language Teacher: Sept 2017-Aug 2018
- Jin Mengxing: Language Teacher: Sept 2017-Aug 2018
- Mao Maoshengdun: Language Teacher: Sept 2017-Aug 2018
- Yang Fan: Language Teacher: Sept 2017-Aug 2018
- Federica Sala: Teaching Intern: Sept 2017-Dec 2017
- Wu Yun: Language Teacher: Sept 2015-Aug 2017
- Zhu Yunyi: Language Teacher : Sept 2016-Aug 2017
- Li Yuheng: Language Teacher: Sept 2016-Aug 2017
- Shao Mengmeng: Language Teacher: Sept 2016-Aug 2017
- Jin Jing: Language Teacher: Sept 2016-Aug 2017
- Hou Mengqi: Language Teacher: Sept 2016-Aug 2017
- Wu Yuwen: Language Teacher: Sept 2016-Aug 2017
- Dai Linli: Language Teacher Jan 2015- Jan 2017
- Dr Jin Ri: Co-Director: March 2013-June 2017
- Chen Yiyan: Language Teacher: Sept 2015-Aug 2016
- Liu Xiang: Language Teacher: Sept 2015-Aug 2016
- Xie Jing: Language Teacher: Sept 2015-Aug 2016
- Li Yuhan: Language Teacher: Sept 2015-Aug 2016
- Jiang Shan: Language Teacher: Sept 2015-Aug 2016
- Xue Juan: Language Teach: Sept 2015-Aug 2016
- Chen Fuyue: Language Teacher: Sept 2014- Aug 2015
- Li Kai: Language Teacher: Sept 2014- Aug 2015
- Ma Min: Language Teacher: Sept 2014- Aug 2015
- Liu Yanli: Language Teacher: Sept 2014- Aug 2015
- Sun Liyan: Language Teacher: Sept 2014- Aug 2015
- Zhuang Guanjie: Language TeachER: Sept 2014- Aug 2015
- Wu Jinli: Language Teacher: Jan 2013- April 2015
- Mao Jinyan: Language Teacher: Jan 2014-Dec 2014
- Chen Shanshan: Language Teacher: Sept 2013-Aug 2014
- Cai Qian: Language Teacher: Sept 2013-Aug 2014
- Li Dan: Language Teacher: Sept 2013-Aug 2014
- Liu Chenchen: Language Teacher: Sept 2013-Aug 2014
- Sun Shu: Language Teacher: Sept 2013-Aug 2014
- Ying Jianqing: Language Teacher – Sept 2012-Aug 2013
- Hu Yating: Language Teacher – Sept 2012-Aug 2013
- Liu Weilin: Language Teacher – Sept 2012-Aug 2013
- She Yang: Language Teacher – Sept 2012-Aug 2013
- Wang Jingqi: Language Teacher – Sept 2012-Aug 2013
- Wang Tingting: Language Teacher – Sept 2012-Aug 2013
- Wang Shunqing: Co-Director March 2011-Jan 2013
- Guo Weiwei: Language Teacher – Jan 2012- December 2012
- Yang Kai Jiang: Language Teacher -Jan 2012 – August 2012
- Feng Longyan: Language Teacher — Jan 2012 – August 2012
- Feng Jing: Language Teacher — Jan 2012 – August 2012
- Liu Nannan: Language Teacher – Jan 2012 – August 2012
- Zhang Ying: Language Teacher – Jan 2012 – August 2012
- Liu Yi: Language Teacher- Sept 2010-Aug 2011
- Li Liang: Language Teacher – Sept 2010-Aug 2011
- He Jin: Language Teacher- April 2010-January 2012
- Zhao Xueqian: Language Teacher – Sept 2009-Aug 2010
- Zha Wenjin: Language Teacher – Sept 2009-Aug 2010
- Song Qing: Language Teacher- Sept 2009-Aug 2010
- Zhao Ying: Language Teacher- Sept 2009-Aug 2010
- Zhang Zhifang: Language Teacher- Sept 2009-Aug 2010
- Tao Lian: Co-director – Jan 2009-Dec 2011
- Ye Bei: Language Teacher- Sept 2008-April 2010
- Bai Didi: Language Teacher – Sept 2008-Aug 2010
- Shen Xiaolong: Co-director – Sept 2008- Aug 2009
- Kimho Ip: Musical Curator (currently in Hong Kong)