Confucius Institute at Chiang Mai University(Thailand)

Brief introduction ：Located in Chiang Mai University, the Confucius Institute was set up by Yunnan Normal University (YNNU) and Chiang Mai University (CMU). It was officially launched on 20 July 2005 at the first World Chinese Conference in Beijing. Chiang Mai is the second largest city in Thailand and it is the economic and cultural center of Northern Thailand. It has a high concentration of people with Chinese-Thai ancestry, making Chinese a much spoken language in this region. Chinese is taught in many primary schools, high schools, and universities. Chang Mai University is recognized as one of the best universities in Northern Thailand. The Confucius Institute, which is situated at the Language Institute, has an office, a reading room and an established library of over 3200 volumes of books and videos. Services：This institute will provide learners with experienced Chinese teachers, classic and authoritative textbo6kS and a genuine Chinese learning environment, with access to electronic resources. Information regarding academic study in China will be given and academic study tours to China will be organized too. The Confucius Institute at Chiang Mai University would like to enter into friendly association with those who are interested in Chinese language and culture. We hope the Confucius Institute will develop intoa leading Chinese teaching and learning institution.