Category: vip visits

Following a lecture at the Playfair Library, Mme Fu Ying toured the new headquarters of the Confucius Institute for Scotland.

Her Excellency Mme. Fu Ying, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People`s Republic of China to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, spent the day at the University of Edinburgh where she had a number of meetings with the Principal and key staff. Her lecture on the theme of `Educational Co-operation between China and Great Britain` was received with interest and great attention by the invited audience.

Mme Fu had a number of meetings throughout the day and finished her visit with a tour of the Confucius Institute.

A high level delegation, led by Mme Xu Lin, Director General of Hanban, visited Abden House on Wed 24 October.

Mme Xu was warmly welcomed to the Institute by the Principal, Professor Timothy O`Shea. The group were given a tour of the building before Professor Natascha Gentz, Director of the Confucius Institute for Scotland gave a presentation on the current activities of the newly opened Institute.

August 20 Professor Frank Larkins, Deputy Vice Chancellor (International), The University of Melbourne visited the Confucius Institute on 20 August for discussions with Professor Natascha Gentz, Director of the Confucius Institute. The University of Melbourne is a member of the worldwide network of Confucius Institutes.

A 30 strong delegation from the Beijing Film Academy visited Abden House during a recent visit to the University of Edinburgh. The visit which was organised by the Film Studies department of the University, gave opportunities to discuss further collaboration following on from the success of Cinema China.

The Confucius Institute for Scotland hosted a high level delegation visit led by Mme Wu Qidi, Vice-Minister of Education in China.

The visit gave the party the opportunity to tour the newly refurbished Confucius Institute for Scotland prior to the discussions on higher education issues and opportunities.

Delegation details

• Mme Wu Qidi
  Vice-Minister of Education of China. 

• Mr. Wang Yongda,
  Minister Counsellor

• Mr. Chang Quansheng,
  Education Section, Chinese Embassy UK

• Mr. Guo Lixin
  Deputy Director-General, Ministry of Education, China

• Mr. Niu Yanbing
  Deputy Director-General, Ministry of Education ,China

• Mr. Jiang Feng
  Deputy Director-General, International Cooperation and
  Exchanges, China

• Ms Zhang Jin
  Deputy Director, Division of European Affairs, China

• Ms Lin Xiaoqing
  Secretary to the Vice Minister