The Confucius Institute (CI) at San Diego State University was established in collaboration with the Office of Chinese Language International Council (Hanban). Hanban is committed to making Chinese language and cultural teaching resources and services available to the public and to the promotion of cultural diversity and harmony. Through academic partnership with Xiamen University, the CI at SDSU aims to strengthen educational and cultural cooperation between China and the United States. This partnership will serve to promote the development of Chinese language education in the greater San Diego region and Baja California as a whole, while continuing to foster historical understanding and cultural collaboration on both sides of the Pacific.

The CI at SDSU focuses especially on teacher training. By offering both on-site and online classes, while also utilizing the most advanced language teaching pedagogy and technology, the CI at SDSU aims to establish a public face and a central environment for Chinese teachers training in Southern California and Baja California and the greater San Diego region as a whole.

Mission and Goals

To offer teacher-training and to provide a pool of well-qualified and well-trained Chinese language teachers to meet the language and culture learning demands of the greater San Diego region

To assist local schools with the development of Chinese language programs and to provide them with teaching resources

To provide a series of seminars and courses in language and culture with San Diego Chinese Historical Museum and local arts and cultural communities

To provide a series of seminars and workshops in economic and market updates for business executives, collaborating with the SDWTC, ABA and local business communities

To provide information and consultative services for people who are interested in conducting cultural, economic and business activities with China