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Former Confucius Institute Director To Chair World Languages Department

October 4, 2019 Heidi Perez World Languages, Wolfson Campus, Confucius Institute

Xuejun (Jim) Yu, who previously served as director of the Confucius Institute, was named interim department chair of the World Languages department at Wolfson Campus. He started his new role on Oct. 1. Yu will be responsible for leading the department and maintaining curriculum standards until a permanent replacement… Read the rest at our website.

Statue donated by the Confucius Institute.

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Miami Dade College Severs Ties With The Confucius Institute

September 17, 2019 Heidi Perez Confucius Institute, Chinese, Board of Trustees, BOT, culture, Kendall Campus, Wolfson Campus

Miami Dade College has cut ties with the controversial Confucius Institute, a Chinese-state funded program that incorporates Chinese culture into Western institutions. In a letter to the Confucius Institute Headquarters on Sept. 5, Interim President Rolando Montoya said the College will no longer continue its nearly ten-year partnership, effective… Read the rest at our website.

North Campus Kendall Campus Photo Briefing

Photo Briefing – February 12, 2019

February 8, 2019 The Reporter Staff Music, Arts, Confucius Institute, Poetry, Vocal Fusion

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Senator Marco Rubio Urges MDC To Terminate Its Affiliation With The Confucius Institute

February 9, 2018 Corbin Bolies Kendall Campus, Wolfson Campus, Confucius Institute

Senator Marco Rubio sent a letter on Monday urging Miami Dade College to end its relationship with the Confucius Institute, a Chinese state-run program that has faced resistance at other universities due to accusations of censorship and promoting the Communist country’s policies. The Confucius Institute, founded in 2004 and… Read the rest at our website.

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Confucius Institute: China’s Use Of Soft Power Or Bridge Between Cultures?

April 13, 2017 Gabriel Exposito Confucius Institute

In the early 1990s, China experienced an economic boom that would push it to become the world’s second largest economy as well as an emerging power. The Chinese government has made use of its exponential economic growth by creating organizations that represent the interests of the country, one of… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing Wolfson Campus

Confucius Institute Teaches Culture And Language Through Music

October 18, 2016 Ciro Salcedo Confucius Institute, Chinese, China

Staff from the College’s Confucius Institute and the Chinese Culture Club invites students to learn folk and modern songs from this country on Oct. 26 at 11 a.m. in Room 1201 at Wolfson Campus, 300 N.E. 2nd Ave. “It does help to learn Chinese considering the beautiful melody which… Read the rest at our website.

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Confucius Institute Wins Award

January 29, 2016 Carolina Panduro Confucius Institute

The Confucius Institute (CI) at Miami Dade College won the 2015 Confucius Institute of the Year award on Jan. 12 at the 10th annual Global Confucius Institute Conference in Shanghai, China. “We are thrilled by this award as a milestone for the CI at MDC,” said Dr. Xuejun (Jim)… Read the rest at our website.

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Confucius Statue Unveiled At Kendall Campus

June 16, 2015 Lorena Umaña 0 Comments Confucius Institute

A six-foot-tall, 500 pound bronze statue of the Chinese philosopher Confucius was unveiled at Kendall Campus on May 16. The statue, made in Hong Kong, China, was donated to the College by the Confucius Institute to celebrate the Institute’s fifth anniversary at MDC and in honor of Asian Pacific… Read the rest at our website.