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Milestone: More than 5,500 NC students learning Chinese in CIU programs

More than 5,500 North Carolina students are learning Chinese through our Confucius Classrooms in K-12 schools!

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Professional Development for Chinese Guest Teachers

What makes CIU’s Confucius Classroom program different?

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Burnsville teacher reflects on Denmark experience

“It is sometimes hard, living in Burnsville, to see how interconnected the world is becoming,” writes Jodi Antinori, a Yancey County elementary school teacher.

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N.C. Teacher: “How does this affect the children I teach?”

Thirty-one N.C. teachers have just returned from our Global Leaders to Denmark program and are busy crafting ways to infuse their teaching with global offerings for students.

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Learning about Denmark

In preparation for this summer’s study program in Denmark, our award-winning teachers are learning about Danish history, culture and its education system.

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UNC-Charlotte Students Performing Community Service in Haiti

High Hopes Haiti: Technology students from UNC-Charlotte are partnering with a local nonprofit for community service on a global scale.

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NC Teachers Launch International School Partnerships with China

Thirty-eight North Carolina educators from 14 schools have returned from a unique international school partnership program in China.

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Jiangsu Delegation Tours Triangle Campuses

Gaston County students taking part in our Confucius Classroom program crafted Happy Teacher’s Day cards in Mandarin.

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Chinese Guest Teachers Arrive in N.C.

The Center is pleased to welcome 15 new Chinese guest teachers to North Carolina. Now in its second year, our Confucius Classroom network extends to 25 schools in 12 districts.

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Teachers Prepare for China: Then and Now

A group of 24 North Carolina teachers will take part in the Center’s program — China: Then and Now — to look at technology development, past and present. Generous support from sponsors makes travel to China possible.

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683,273 international visitors (not including Canada) came to N.C. in 2011, contributing $312 million to the state’s economy
 N.C. Department of Commerce