An education delegation from Lixia District of Jinan City paid a visit to the Confucius Institute on July 25. This delegation included six people and was lead by Mr. Song Yongxiang, Chief Executive Director.
Although the visit was short, the CIE left a good impression. Dr. Wei Li toured the delegation around the CIE facilities and provided them with a brief introduction about the institute, its work and future direction.
During the visit, some discussions were held with to specific educational topics about which they were interested.
On July 22, Dr. Wei Li also met a delegation from Qingdao University and had a good meeting with the vice president and its delegation members. Qingdao University has provided much support to the CIE in the past. Four Edmonton students have completed their master degrees at Qingdao University. In addition, they hosted a summer camp for our students and quite a few students also did a one year or six months language and culture program through that university.