Confucius Institute

Chinese international educational partnership program
Organization nonprofit_organization Q834650
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Summary

Confucius Institute is a nonprofit organization[1]. It was born on 1955[2]. It has worked as a sinologist[3], linguist[4], and writer[5]. It ranks in the top 3% of nonprofit organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,008 views/month).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Greece[7]
  • Native language: Modern Greek[8]
  • Country: France[9]
  • Sex or gender: male[10]
  • Instance of: educational institution[11], cultural institution[12], government-organized non-governmental organization[13]
  • Named after: Confucius[14]
  • Headquarters location: Xicheng District[15]
  • Commons category: Confucius Institute[16]
  • Has part(s): Confucius Institute at Seneca College[17], Confucius Institute at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University[18], Ritsumeikan University Confucius Institute[19], Bangor University Confucius Institute[20], Goldsmiths University of London Confucius Institute for Dance and Performance[21], Confucius Institute Professorship in Sinology[22], University of Adelaide Confucius Institute[23], Baku State University Confucius Institute[24], Khazar University Confucius Institute[25], Instytut Konfucjusza w Krakowie[26], Confucius Institute in Valencia[27], Институт Конфуция в СПбГУ[28], Q4201394[29]
  • Inception: 2004[30]
  • Parent organization or unit: Chinese International Education Foundation[31]
  • Official website: https://ci.cn/en/[32]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Confucius Institute[33]
  • Facet of: United front[34]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Modern Greek[35]
  • Different from: Confucius Institute[36]
  • Has list: list of Confucius Institute[37]
  • P14541: htFxC[38]

Why It Matters

Confucius Institute has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

What did Confucius Institute do for work?

Confucius Institute worked as a sinologist[3], linguist[4], and writer[5].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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