Hanban is an institution directly under the Ministry of Education of China. It aims to formulate principles, policies and development plans for the international promotion of Chinese, support educational institutions at all levels in various countries to carry out Chinese teaching, cooperate with universities and middle schools in many countries and regions, formulate standards for teaching Chinese as a foreign language and organize evaluation, develop and promote Chinese teaching materials, formulate qualification standards for teachers of Chinese as a foreign language and conduct training, send teachers and volunteers abroad to teach Chinese as a foreign language, and implement certification for teaching Chinese as a foreign language. Formulate standards for the construction of teaching Chinese as a foreign language network, build relevant network platforms and provide resources, develop and popularize various Chinese as a foreign language examinations, and guide the headquarters of Confucius Institute in China to build Confucius Institutes.
Main functions:
Support educational institutions of all levels and types in various countries to carry out Chinese language teaching and Chinese culture dissemination;
Formulate, improve and popularize international standards for Chinese teachers, international standards for Chinese proficiency and international general syllabus for Chinese teaching;
Selecting and training Chinese teachers and volunteers who go abroad;
Develop and implement the Chinese proficiency test;
Implement the "Confucius New Sinology Plan" to support the study of China;
Organize and manage Confucius Institute scholarships. Carry out important activities such as "Chinese Bridge" series competition;
Build an international Chinese teaching network, a three-dimensional platform for TV broadcasting and provide digital resources.
Institutional settings:
Hanban/Confucius Institute Headquarters Established:
head office
personnel division
Accounting audit bureau
financial department
Development planning office
Policy and regulation department
Confucius Institute Asia-Africa Office
Meida Confucius Institute Office
Confucius Institute Europe Office
Teacher's office
Volunteer work office
Textbook office
Examination office
Scholarship office
Comprehensive cultural office
Sinology laboratory
External liaison office
Communication office
Logistics office