2017 New year Celebration

Confucious Institute at UM will host 2017 Grand Chinese New Year Celebration on Sunday, Februry 2, 2:00 pm., at University Center 3rd Floor, North Ballroom. Please come and join our happiness!

President's State of the University Address

President Royce C. Engstrom delivered Annual State of the University Address on Friday, August 28, 2015. CI is honorned to be mentioned:

"Programs like Confucius Institute are reaching out to provide education to even younger students in the K-12 system."

2016 CI Day - Chinese Cultural Week Series

As our annual featured event. CIUM will host our Global CI Day Celebration: Chinese Cultural Week. The Event will start at the night of September 30, 2016, with a short Chinese Talent Show Preview performed by CIUM students and a movie night first showing the highest grossing film in China last year "Monkey King: Hero is Back" . Please click here for the time and location of our events.

2016 CIUM-MCT-CNTC China Camp

2016 CIUM - MCT - CNTC China Performing Arts Summer Camp application closed ! Click online application to apply.

CI Teachers joining NCLC

CIUM directors and instrcutors joined National Chinese Language Conference in May and shared their teaching experience in Montana with 1800 Chinese language educators from other states in the U.S. Confucius Institute at The University of Montana has made Chinese language classes available for all the Montana High School Students through its onsite and online Chinese language instructional programs.

Minister Counselor Ms. LI Hong, First Secretary Mr. Zhang Jianhua, Second Secretary Ms. Liu Xiaolin from Chinese Embassy

CI at UM welcomed the visit of Minister Counselor Ms. LI Hong, First Secretary Mr. Zhang Jianhua, Second Secretary Ms. Liu Xiaolin from Chinese Embassy at D.C. on April 28, 2014. Minister Counselor Li visited CI House and encouraged the CI at UM to continue playing the important role on enhancing the local understandings of China and Chinese people.

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Mansfield Center Homepage

Welcome! The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center is the proud home of the only Confucius Institute in the Northern Rockies region, a cooperative partnership between the University of Montana, the Office of Chinese Language Council International (Hanban) and Southwest University of Political Science and Law (SWUPL) in Chongqing, China. The Confucius Institute is part of an international network of Confucius Institutes dedicated to providing education, public programming, and teacher training on Chinese language, history, culture, and current affairs.

Chinese art troupe came to U.S.
Chinese cultural booth at Western Montana Fairs
Chinese zither and traditional Chinese music demo workshop in Missoula
CIUM directors performing at annual conference of ROTARY CLUB KALISPELL
Chinese traditional dancing
Chinese traditional dancing
President ENGSTROM visited the Chinese culture corner during International culture festival
Global CI Day, Students Performing the song--"little apple"
Local students performing Chinese dances at GLOBAL CI DAY GALA
Minister Counselor Li Hong for Cultural Affairs Chinese Embassy at D.C visited CI at UM
CIUM's cooking workshop--studings cooking Chinese food
2014 CIUM Chinese Talent Show Students performing Chinese Song