November 22, 2006

University of Massachusetts Confucius Institute Launched in Boston

The Boston Confucius Institute is the seventh in the USA and the first in New England. Its primary goal will be to promote the Chinese language and culture all over Massachusetts.

The University of Massachusetts and China’s Ministry of Education launched the University of Massachusetts Confucius Institute, located at UMass Boston, on Tuesday November 21. The non-profit public institute will promote the teaching and understanding of Chinese language and culture and support Chinese language education in Massachusetts.

The Confucius Institute is the seventh in the United States and the first in New England. It will provide programs and services including teaching the Chinese language, the training of Chinese teachers, and cultural events. “This new partnership that we recognize today is an extension of the University’s longstanding efforts to facilitate educational and cultural exchanges throughout the world. Clearly, in an increasingly interconnected world, it is essential that we prepare our students to compete successfully in the global marketplace,” said UMass President Jack M. Wilson in a university press release.

China hopes to create 100 Confucius Institutes worldwide by 2010 to encourage better understanding of Chinese language and culture. Given the complexity of the language, however, businesses will certainly continue to call upon qualified language service companies to carry out Chinese translation and interpreting tasks. Language Translation Inc. offers these essential services in Chinese and over 40 other languages. “We speak your language…and theirs.”

Betty Carlson


	Language Translation Inc.
	Language Translation Inc., a San Diego-based company has been serving the U.S. and countries abroad for over 17 years with professional document translation, certified conference interpreting, and software / website localization services.
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Topic Tags: accurate translations, business document translation services, certified conference language interpreting, Chinese language translators, Chinese localization and globalization, language translation

by Harold Nevin

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