Confucius Institute: A gift horse or Trojan horse? What really is the Confucius Institute (CI) language program teaching students in Western countries?
Watch the award-winning documentary IN THE NAME OF CONFUCIUS and find out why more than 11 institutions, including the University of Chicago, have closed their CIs over concerns of academic independence and integrity, human rights violation, and even infringements on national security.
The movie screening will be followed by a discussion with director Doris Liu who will be attending via Skype.
Where: University of California San Diego
Price Center Theater, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093
D1: April 25, Tuesday, 3:30-5:00 p.m. (invitation only)
Venue: Red Shoe Room
D2: April 27, Thursday, 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Venue: Red Shoe Room
D3: April 28, Friday, 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Venue: Marshall Room
R.S.V.P.: xizhan@ucsd.edu
The University of California San Diego, in a couple of months ago, has garnered international media attention when the Chinese Students and Scholars Association in the university issued a statement condemning the university’s invitation to the Dalai Lama’s to speak at the upcoming graduation ceremony in June.
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.