Cooperation and Programs

On the initiation of experts and scholars in the field of education, International Education Association Shanghai (IEAS) was approved by the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government and founded in March 1983. As a non-governmental organization, IEAS has been under the direct leadership of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission and commits itself to the educational exchanges between Shanghai and overseas countries. Under the principle of equality and mutual benefit, IEAS has endeavored to work in partnerships with schools, universities, educational institutions, enterprises, foundations, as well as educators and teachers to promote developments in the field of education, science and culture, and to strengthen the understanding and friendship between the people of different countries around the world.

Shanghai International Student Service Center (SISSC) is a non-profit, non-governmental international service organization established in November of 2014. Its operations are overseen by the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission and approved by the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Civil Affairs. The Center was established to increase the number of international students coming to Shanghai, improve the quality of education provided to these students and to serve the goal of developing Shanghai as an international education destination. The Center’s mission is to actively serve the international student community in China, especially in Shanghai, by providing information, counseling and other service in areas including visa policy, school and course enrollment, culture &language orientation, paperwork processing and general information on living in Shanghai.

The Confucius Institute at the University of Minnesota (CIUMN) was created to promote the study of Chinese language and culture throughout Minnesota. It is a collaborative initiative between the University of Minnesota, the Hanban/Confucius Institute Headquarters, and Capital Normal University in Beijing. CIUMN is one of 109 Confucius Institutes in the U.S. and 500 worldwide. Confucius Institutes are named for the Chinese philosopher known for encouraging deep independent thought and the study of the outside world.