Confucius Institutes
Coverage of Confucius Institutes in the Nexus archive.
- More and more Africans want to learn Chinese. But who will teach them?
More Africans are interested in learning Chinese as China's influence in Africa grows, but the expansion of Chinese language education faces a shortage of teachers. Chinese language training has primarily been provided through Confucius Institutes and schools run by Chinese nationals, though challenges persist in meeting demand.
- Universities face funding threat as lawmakers target schools with ties to adversarial nations
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pushing to restrict federal funding for U.S. universities with branch campuses in adversarial nations or those accepting research funding from countries like China, Qatar, and Venezuela. The effort includes Rep. Elise Stefanik's 'No Branch Campuses in Hostile Countries Act' and the 'Defending American Research Act,' targeting foreign influence in education through financial ties and campus operations.