Brief Introduction:

Name: Confucius Institute at Bangor University

Established: September 10, 2012

Location: Bangor, UK

Partner University: Bangor University, UK

Partner University - Bangor University

Bangor University (BU) was founded in 1884, was one of the three original constituent colleges of the University of Wales, and also one of the core members of the Welsh University Alliance. BU is a comprehensive research university covering wide-ranging disciplines, such as liberal arts, science, engineering, medicine, law, and business. Among them, 11 branches of learning rank in the UK’s top 20. The BU’s College of Business accounting and finance program is ranked first in the UK. In addition, its electronic engineering holds a second place UK rank. Currently, there are more than 9,000 students enrolled in BU, including over 1,000 postgraduate candidates. Among those registered students, more than 1,500 are international students from over 90 countries.

Establishment of the Confucius Institute at Bangor University

On October 27, 2011, in Beijing, President Huang Jin attended four-party talks among Hanban (Confucius Institute Headquarters), CUPL, Welsh Government of UK and Bangor University. During the meeting, the two universities agreed to co-establish a Confucius Institute.

On February 27, 2012, Hanban (Confucius Institute Headquarters) approved BU’s Plan of Co-establishing a Confucius Institute with China University of Political Science and Law.

On April 17, 2012, at London, CUPL and BU officially signed a cooperation agreement on co-establishing a Confucius Institute. At the time, Mr. Li Changchun, a member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee,was coincidentally leading a Chinese delegation to pay an official goodwill visit to the UK. Mr. Li took advantage of the timing to attend the signing ceremony of the cooperation agreement. CUPL Vice President Zhang Guilin attended the ceremony on behalf of CUPL. UK Representatives were headed by British Foreign Secretary William Hague. Professor John G. Hughes, Vice Chancellor of BU, and Dr. Wu Xinyu, Director of International Development of BU were also present at the ceremony.

On September 10, 2012, the unveiling ceremony for the Confucius Institute at Bangor University was held in Bangor, North Wales, UK. Mr. Shen Yang, Minister-Counselor of Chinese Embassy in UK, CUPL President Huang Jin and Mr. Carwyn Jones, the First Minister of the Welsh Government, attended the ceremony.

The Current Administrative System and its Personnel

Administrative System

The Board of Directors of the Confucius Institute at Bangor University is responsible for the guiding principles and policies of its development. The Foreign and Chinese Co-Deans are responsible for the daily management of the Institute on behalf of the Board.

Personnel

UK Chair

Professor Paul van Gardingen, Pro-Vice Chancellor of BU

Chinese Chair

Professor SHI Jianzhong, Vice President of CUPL

Other Board members

Prof Andrew Edwards, Pro Vice-Chancellor

Prof Martina Feilzer, Dean of the College of Arts, Humanities and Business

Prof Peter Shapely, Head of the School of History, Law and Social Sciences

Mr Sam Jackson-Royle, Director, International Operations and Admissions

Dr Lina Davitt, UK Co-Director of the Confucius Institute

Professor Feng Shiyong, Vice President of CUPL

Professor Li Juqian, Director of Office of International Cooperation and Exchange, CUPL

Professor Kong Qingjiang, Dean of International Law School, CUPL

Dr Xu Dan, Chinese Co-Director of the Confucius Institute

Directors of the Confucius Institute

Foreign Co-Director：Lina Davitt （ BU）

Chinese Co-Director：Xu Dan（School of International Education, CUPL）