Founding agreement
IN July 2014 the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Johannesburg, Prof Ihron Rensburg, signed an agreement with Nanjing Technological University and Hanban to establish a Confucius Institute at the University of Johannesburg. In terms of the agreement, the UJ CI will:
- Provide Mandarin courses (introductory, intermediate and advanced) for UJ staff and students, businesses, other organisations, government departments, and the general public
- Establish CI classrooms in primary and secondary schools in UJ’s feeder areas
- Promote Chinese culture by organising cultural events
- Organise academic activities involving Chinese language research and Chinese studies
- Organise exhibitions, performances, movies and contests which promote Chinese language and culture
- Administer the HSK test, a standardised international exam which tests the Chinese language proficiency of non-native Chinese speakers
- Encourage principals of schools to visit China
- Encourage participation in the Chinese Bridge programme.