Confucius Institute Journey to China Fall 2013, Issue 20 | Page 26

CI News, Fall 2013 CI News, Fall 2013 Bill Edwards 2013 CI Scholarship Recipient 2013??????????? “I’m waiting at the airport to fly out to Beijing today to begin my undergraduate study at Beijing Normal University on a full Chinese Government Scholarship and I just wanted take a moment to say how much I appreciate all of the help and support from the Confucius Institute! For anyone with an interest in Chinese who wants to learn more, anyone who already has a foothold in Chinese and wants to put it to good use, or anyone else looking to begin a new adventure in life, I can’t say enough good things about the Confucius Institute and the caring, passionate, helpful staff there!Thank you so much, guys. I really couldn’t have done this without all of you. I hope I can study hard and find a way to pay it forward to others in the future. This is all so surreal still-just like a dream come true!” “???????? ??????????? ? ????????????????? ????? ?????????????????????? ?????????????????????? ?????????????????????? ?????????????????????? ???????????????? ??????? ??????????????????????? ??????????????????????? ?????????? ???????????? ????? ????????????? ? ???? ??????? ” Jayne Fleener Dean, College of Education, NC State University ???????????? “I have enjoyed working with the CI at NC State and look forward to our continued partnerships and their lasting leadership in forging ChineseAmerican partnerships and understanding. The CI has become an important part of our culture at NC State and we are proud of their successes. So it is without reservation and with full confidence that I recommend to you the Confucius Institute at North Carolina State University for the CI of the Year Award”. “????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????? ?????????? ?????????????????????? ?????????????????????????? ” Appreciations kind words of support and appreciations Tang Yanfang ??? US Director, CI at College of William & Mary ?????????????? “Thank you again for inviting me to speak at the China and the World conference you and your colleagues worked so conscientiously to organize. It was a huge success on many fronts. I am very impressed by the competence and professionalism you and your team from Nanjing Normal have demonstrated. Let’s keep in touch, and also watch for opportunities for collaboration either personally or between our two CIs.” “???????? ‘?????’ ????????? ??? ????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????? ?????? ” 26??? confucius institute newsletter confucius institute newsletter??? 27