Confucius Institute at Texas A&M

The Confucius Institute at Texas A&M University, inaugurated on April 28, 2008, is an educational and outreach effort of Texas A&M University to help better prepare students and the citizens of Texas for a global future. As an institute with a university-wide mandate, the Confucius Institute serves as a resource for the entire university community to strengthen educational ties with China. The Institute, in keeping with Texas A&M’s profile as a research university and as mandated by its funding agency, the Office of Chinese Language Council International (Hanban) is focused on:

• Increasing cultural, academic and scientific connections with China
• Strengthening Chinese language programs
• Raising awareness of Chinese culture through outreach programs and
• Strengthening cultural, economic, academic and trade ties between China and the United States