Sun Xinquan, Director of the Education Office of the ChineseEmbassy in Serbia visited the Confucius Institute (CI) in Zagrebjointly established by SUIBE and the University of Zagreb, Croatia.The Education Office is in charge of the educational exchangesbetween China and Southeastern European countries includingCroatia.
During his visit to the CI in the company of the Chinese Directorand the Croatian Director of the CI, Sun Xinquan highly commendedthe work and achievements of the CI since its establishment fouryears ago and presented Chinese Director Yan Lidong a credential onbehalf of the Office to recognize his efforts in managing the CIand promoting the Chinese culture and language. He acknowledged theimportant and special role of the CI in Zagreb, the only CI inCroatia, in promoting the Chinese culture and language and buildingcultural and economic bonds between China and Middle and EasternEurope. The CI is of significance for strengthening the educationalties between China and Middle and Eastern European universities andexpanding China’s studies on Middle and Eastern Europe.