24 College Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Telephone: 848-932-2490
http://www.ciru.rutgers.edu
Professor Richard Simmons, Director
The Confucius Institute of Rutgers University (CIRU) was
formed in partnership with Jilin University in China and with support from the Office of
Chinese Language Council International (Hanban)/Confucius Institute
Headquarters. It is the only Confucius Institute in the state of New Jersey.
CIRU aims to broaden Chinese language instruction, promote Chinese culture,
spur the development of Chinese studies, and advance a wide range of cultural
exchanges of the United States and China.
To promote Chinese language learning in New Jersey, CIRU
offers Chinese language courses at all proficiency levels and evening courses
to both Rutgers students and the
public. CIRU also
develops online teaching material for
K-12 schools. In January 2011, the institute, with the support of
Hanban/Confucius Institute Headquarters, sponsored the establishment of five
Confucius Classrooms in five high schools in New Jersey and neighboring
Pennsylvania. To maintain the high standard of Chinese language teaching, the institute holds annual professional workshops for New Jersey Chinese language
teachers in K-12 schools.
