The Confucius Institutes provide high-quality Chinese language education and have become important platforms for promoting academic cooperation, advancing Chinese studies, fostering cultural exchange and enhancing mutual understanding.
Those co-established by Renmin University of China (RUC) are hosted by leading universities worldwide, including the Tel Aviv University in Israel, the University of Zimbabwe, the University College Dublin in Ireland, the University of Leipzig in Germany, the University of Bologna in Italy, the University of Geneva in Switzerland and the University of Costa Rica.