On September 3 and 4, 2016, the Confucius Institute at Colorado State University (CICSU) served as the host location for the sixth Midwest American Confucius Institute Director Conference. The conference, held yearly, provides an opportunity for Confucius Institutes within the region to come together and share future goals, growth and successes from the past year. The theme of the conference was “Storytelling and Advancing the Confucius Institute,” and CICSU and the Chicago Chinese Consulate General served as co-hosts.
CICSU is actively promoting cooperation between U.S. and Chinese universities and scientific research institutions in the field of water resource and environmental sustainability development,” said Hong, praising the center’s distinct characteristics influencing promotion of Chinese language and culture education.
2016年9月3日，由芝加哥总领馆举办，科罗拉多州立大学孔子学院承办的第六届中西部院长大会在柯林斯堡开幕。会议以“讲好中国故事，促进孔院发展”为主题，所有与会人士都积极地发表了观点。芝加哥总领馆洪磊总领事在开幕式上指出，孔子学院的内涵正在不断发生着变化，它不仅是中国文化在世界传播的桥梁，也是中外合作全方位开展的桥梁。如科罗拉多州立大学孔子学院，除了中文教育、文化推广工作外，也在推进水资源、环保等方面取得了不错的成绩，具有鲜明的特色
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本次会议为期两天，来自芝加哥领区15个孔院的中外方院长、乔治梅森大学孔院高青院长、北伊利诺伊大学Douglas D. Baker校长、湖南大学代表团出席了会议，参会人数和活动规模创下芝加哥领区办会之最。大会受到了各界领导的关注与支持，芝加哥总领馆洪磊总领事、余鹏副总领事、教育组覃菊华参赞等9人，CSU Rick Miranda教务长, Jim Cooney副教务长, Wei Gao副教务长兼孔院院长, Mike Palmquist副教务长等7人一同出席了会议。
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