Confucius Classroom inauguration
On October 6, the Confucius Classroom in České Budějovice , the center for teaching Chinese language and culture, was
ceremoniously opened at VŠTE. Konfuciova třída is located in the VŠTE Coworking Center in Kněžská Street in the city center and is already
open to the public. Its goal is to bring Chinese culture closer to Czech citizens, from language teaching to various Chinese folk-art forms
ranging from traditional Chinese tea-making, calligraphy, Tai Chi, Kong Fu, traditional Chinese musical instruments to Chinese cuisine.
The Charges d’Affaires from the Embassy of People’s Republic of China to the Czech Republic attended the opening ceremony at the
VŠTE campus on Okružní.
The person in charge of education from the embassy, management of the Technical and Economic University in České Budějovice, and the Chinese directors and representatives from Confucius Institutes of Slovenia, Croatia, Slovakia and the Czech Republic were all present at the ceremony.
The CI directors from Croatia and Slovakia donated textbooks and cultural products to the Czech students. Vice-rector Jarmila Straková thanked her Chinese counterparts on behalf of the rector. In his speeches, Mr. Zhang Maoming also highly praised the cooperation between the two
universities, and a video speech was given from China by Mrs. Yu Xuemei, the vice president of Shanghai University of International Business
and Economics. The opening ceremony also included cultural programs that showcased the Chinese martial art of Tai Chi, traditional Chinese Long-neck teapot dance and a performance by a bass duo. The Chinese delegation ended the event with a visit to Český Krumlov.
