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| Hebei Normal University of Science and Technology President Tang Shengling, right, presents a paper print of Confucius, China’s 5th century BC thinker and educator, to Troy University Chancellor Dr. Jack Hawkins Jr. Friday during the University’s official opening ceremonies for the Confucius Institute at Troy University. (TROY photo/Kevin Glackmeyer) |
The People’s Republic of China’s Hebei Normal University of Science and Technology President Tang Shengling, left, assisted by an interpreter, addresses a gathering at Troy University Friday officially opening the Confucius Institute at Troy University. (TROY photo/Kevin Glackmeyer) |
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| Troy University Chancellor Dr. Jack Hawkins Jr. speaks to the media about the role of the Confucius Institute at Troy University. (TROY photo/Kevin Glackmeyer) |
Dr. Meg Jackson, left, and Dr. Michael Hix, both professors in Troy University’s John M. Long School of Music, sing the National Anthem as part of formal dedication ceremonies of the Confucius Institute at Troy University. (TROY photo/Kevin Glackmeyer) |
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| Troy University Chancellor Dr. Jack Hawkins Jr. said the Confucius Institute at Troy University -- Alabama’s first and only Confucius Institute -- is part of a global network of more than 200 similar institutes in 50 countries, and 54 in the United States. In addition to focusing on language, arts and culture, the Institute also provides a springboard for business exchange with China. The Confucius Institute at Troy University was officially opened Friday with a gala luncheon at the University. (TROY photo/Kevin Glackmeyer) |
Alabama State Representative Alan Boothe, right, presents a proclamation to President Tang Shengling, of Hebei Normal University of Science and Technology in the People’s Republic of China, commending the opening of the Confucius Institute at Troy University as TROY Chancellor Dr. Jack Hawkins Jr. looks on. (TROY photo/Kevin Glackmeyer) |
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| Troy University international student Zhang Ren, of the People’s Republic of China, plays a traditional stringed instrument during a dedication ceremony for the Confucius Institute at Troy University. (TROY photo/Kevin Glackmeyer) |
Zhao Wujun, a Troy University international student from the People’s Republic of China, gives a kung fu demonstration during the official opening ceremonies for the Confucius Institute at Troy University. (TROY photo/Kevin Glackmeyer) |
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| Troy University international student He Yiwen performs on a traditional Chinese flute before a bust of Confucius, donated to Troy University by Hebei Normal University of Science and Technology during official opening ceremonies of the Confucius Institute at Troy University Friday. (TROY photo/Kevin Glackmeyer) |
Students receive instruction in Mandarin Chinese during a class at Troy University. The class is offered through the University’s Confucius Institute. The institute at TROY is the first and only such institute in Alabama and a part of a network of some 200 established worldwide in an effort to promote Chinese language and cultural education, as well as encourage economic development partnerships. The Confucius Institute at TROY was formally opened with a gala luncheon on Friday on the Troy Campus. (TROY photo) |
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| Dr. Earl Ingram (second from right), vice chancellor of Troy University’s Global Campus, and Dr. Don Hines (right), dean of the Sorrell College of Business, discuss partnership opportunities with Ping Guixiang, president of Beijing University for Business Administration, and Zhang Shaofeng, vice chief of Teaching Affairs Department. The delegation from the People’s Republic of China was visiting Troy University for the formal opening of the University’s Confucius Institute on Friday. (TROY Photo/Cass Davis) |
Dr. Maryjo Cochran, dean of the College of Communications and Fine Arts at Troy University, speaks with members of a visiting delegation from the People’s Republic of China headed by Tang Shengling (second from left), president of Hebei Normal University of Science and Technology. The delegation was on hand for the formal opening of the University’s Confucius Institute, which was held during a gala luncheon on Friday in the Hawkins-Adams-Long Hall of Honor on the Troy Campus. The aim of the Institute is to promote Chinese language and culture and supporting local Chinese teaching through affiliated institutes worldwide. Hebei Normal serves as the University’s partner in the Confucius Institute. (TROY Photo/Cass Davis) |
