Time

Activity

Chair

Venue

14:30-15:00

Overseas students enter the hall

Main hall of the Great Hall of the People

15:00-15:25

Chinese State leaders receive conference delegates and take photographs with them

Third floor hall of the Great Hall of the People

15:25-15:30

Distinguished guests and conference delegates enter the hall

Zhou Ji, Minister of Education

Main hall of the Great Hall of the People

15:30-15:35

Minister Zhou Ji announces the opening of the conference

15:35-15:50

State Councilor Chen Zhili, President of the World Chinese Conference, addresses the conference

15:50-16:25

Addresses by honoured guests (about 5 minutes for each speaker):

Mulatu Teshome, Speaker of the House of the Federation, Ethiopia

Mounir Bouchenaki, Assistant Director-General for Culture, UNESCO

Raymond Chan, Minister of State (Multiculturalism), Canada

Gaston Caperton, President of the College Board, USA

Chan Soo Seng, Minister of State for Education, Singapore

Joel Bellassen, General Inspector of National Education for Chinese Language, Ministry of Education, France, Professor of INALCO

16:25-16:30

Address by winner(s) of the 4^th Chinese Bridge ¨CChinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students

16:30-17:00

Xu Jialu, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, and State Councillor Chen Zhili award signboards for Confucius Institutes

17:00

End of the Opening Ceremony

17:30-19:00

Welcome reception hosted by Minister Zhou Ji

Banquet hall, 1 st floor of Block C, Beijing Hotel

20:00-21:30

Special gala performance for the World Chinese Conference

Poly Theatre

am

9:00-10:20

Language development in a multi-cultural framework (government policies on the Chinese language in countries around the world)

Chair

Zhou Ji, Minister of Education

Main speakers

Zhang Xinsheng, Vice Minister of Education, China

Liu Zepeng, Deputy Director of Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council, China

Official from Ministry of Foreign Affairs, China

H.R.H. Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, Princess, Thailand

Mulatu Teshome, S peaker of the House of the Federation, Ethiopia

Mounir Bouchenaki, Assistant Director-General for Culture, UNESCO ("Protection of traditional languages as part of intangible cultural heritage")

Raymond Chan, Minister of State (multiculturalism), Canada

Chan Soo Seng, Minister of State for Education, Singapore

Balukhin, Head of the Federal Educational Agency, Russia

Gaston Caperton, President of the College Board and former governor of West Virginia, USA

Zhao Qiguang, Chair of Department of Asian Languages and Literatures, Carleton College, USA

10:20-10:40

Tea break

10:40-12:00

The role of Chinese in promoting cultural exchanges and trade development between China and participants' home countries

Chair

Zhou Ji, Minister of Education

Main speakers

Official from Ministry of Finance, China

Zhan Tao, President of Shandong University, China

Zhong Binglin, President of Beijing Normal University, China

Bob Holden, Former Governor of Missouri and Vice-chair of Mid-west China Association, USA

Alumita Taganesia, Chief Executive Officer, Ministry of Education, Fiji (" Language policy development")

Tumur-Ochir Sonjbegz, Vice Minister for Education, Culture and Science, Mongolia

Romulus Ioan Budura, Former Romanian ambassador to China ( "The Chinese language and the history of Sino-Romanian diplomatic relations" )

L.Ling-chi Wang, Professor, University of California at Berkley, USA

Joel Bellassen, Inalco department chineand Professor, French National Institute of Eastern Studies, France ("On the policies and measures top promote the teaching of Chinese in France")

Dr. Fasli Djalal, Directorate General of Out of School Education and Youth, Ministry of National Education, Indonisia

NAGATA Toyo Omi, President, Ritsumeikan University, Japan

12:00-14:00

Lunch Break

pm

14:00-15:30

Responding to the demand for learning Chinese

Chair

Vice-Minister Zhang Xinsheng,

(Ministry of Education)

Main speakers:

Wei Jianguo, Vice Minister of Commerce, China

Official from Ministry of Culture, China

Official from General Administration of Press and Publication, China

Official from State Administration of Radio, Film and Television

Amb Dr.Hukka Wario, Director, Middle East Division of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kenya ("Bridgeing the multicultural gap through language")

Natalia. P.Baranova, Rector, Minsk State Linguistic University ("Responding to the demand for the Chinese language in the Republic of Belarus: Challenges and solutions")

Robert S. Chen, Professor, Asian Studies, University of British Columbia, Canada and President, Canada TCSL Association

Jacques Legrand, Dean, National Institute of Oriental Language and Civilization ("The long term INALCO experience in teaching Chinese language and Culture")

Fanny Law, Permanent Secretary, Education and Manpower Bureau, Hong Kong

15:30-15:40

Tea break

15:40-17:00

Open discussion

Chair

Zhang Xinsheng,

Vice Minister of Education

Time

Activity

Conveners

Participants

am

9:00-10:20

Open discussion

Liu Jingnan,

President of Wuhan University

1. Presidents, department heads, teachers, and directors of relevant organizations of overseas universities which have already set up or are planning to set up Confucius Institute, their Chinese counterparts, and conference participants interested in this topic.

2. All the staff of the Department of International Exchanges of Hanban.

10:20-10:40

Tea break

10:40-12:00

Open discussion

12:00-14:00

Lunch break

pm

14:00-15:30

Discussion

"Guidelines for Setting up Confucius Institutes Abroad" (draft)

Zhou Wenbin,

President of Nanchang University

15:30-15:40

Tea break

15:40-17:00

Discussion

Time

Activity

Conveners

Participants

am

9:00-10:20

Open discussion

Wu Zhipan,

Vice President of Peking University

1. Directors of Chinese universities responsible for HSK development, directors of overseas institutions or agencies undertaking HSK examination, overseas presidents, department heads and teachers, and conference participants interested in this topic.

2. All the staff of the Department of Testing of Hanban.

10:20-10:40

Tea break

10:40-12:00

Open discussion

12:00-14:00

Lunch break

pm

14:00--15:30

Discussion

Reform and development of HSK

Wang Lujiang,

Chairman of University Council, Beijing Language and Culture University

15:30--15:40

Tea break

15:40--17:00

Discussion and collecting questionnaires

Time

Activity

Conveners

Participants

am

9:00-10:20

Open discussion

Li Jianping,

President of Fujian Normal University

Directors of Chinese univ ersities 1. Presidents of universities with programmes for training overseas teachers of Chinese, people in charge of overseas organizations of teachers of Chinese, presidents, department heads and teachers of overseas universities and conference participants interested in this topic. 2. All the staff of the Department of Instructor Affairs of Hanban. 3. All the staff of the Volunteer Center.

10:20-10:40

Tea break

10:40-12:00

Discussion

Methods for implementing "Programme of overseas volunteer teachers of Chinese as a foreign language" (draft)

12:00-14:00

Lunch break

pm

14:00-15:30

Discussion

Hanban's five-year plan on helping China's neighbouring countries train teachers of Chinese from 2006-2010

Jia Yimin,

Vice President of Jinan University

15:30-15:40

Tea break

15:40-17:00

Discussion and collecting questionnaires

Time

Activity

Conveners

Participants

am

9:00-10:20

Open discussion

Wang Jianpan,

President of East China Normal University

1. Presidents of universities participating in Hanban's project of developing Chinese teaching material, presidents of relevant publishing houses, people in charge of institutions developing Chinese teaching software and audio-visual products, presidents, principals and teachers of overseas universities, secondary and primary schools and Chinese schools, and conference participants interested in this topic.

2. All the staff of the Department of Teaching and Research of Hanban.

10:20-10:40

Tea break

10:40-12:00

Open discussion

12:00-14:00

Lunch break

pm

14:00-15:30

Discussion

Hanban's five-year plan on helping China's neighbouring countries develop Chinese teaching material from 2006-2010

Wu Chengye,

President of Huaqiao University

15:30--15:40

Tea break

15:40--17:00

Discussion and collecting questionnaires

Time

Topic

Chair

Main Participants

am

9:00-10:20

Research on the theory of second language education

Li Yuming,

Director of Department of Language Information Administration under the Ministry of Education

Li Xiangnong, Vice President of Huazhong Normal University

Zhou Xian, President Assistant, Nanjing University

Zhu Yongsheng, Dean, School of International Cultureal Exchange, Fudan University

Peter Kupfer, Director, School of Applied Linguistics and Culture Studies, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz

Federico Masini, Dean of Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Rome

Theresa Hsu Chao, Chairperson, Dept. of Educational Research & Development of National Council of Associations of Chinese Language Schools

Qian He, Department of History, University of California

Hamar Imre, Head of Department of East Asian Studies, Eotvos Lorand University

Martha Gallagher, Associate Professor, United States Military Academy

Md. Afzal Hossain, Director, Department of Chinese Institute of Modern Languages, University of Dhaka

Wang Xiaoping, Professor, Department of Human Cultural Studies, Tezukayama University

Paul Sezto, President, ECF International and Education Culture Foundation (" Chinese as a second language education in the USA")

10:20-10:40

Tea break

10:40-12:00

Methods for promoting second language education

Lu Jianming,

The International Society for Chinese Language Teaching

Hao Ping, President of Beijing Foreign Studies University

Sato Jiro, President of Association for the Promotion of Japanese Language Education

Trevor Packer, Executive Director of the College Board Advanced Placement Program (" Advanced Placement Chinese Language and Culture: Encouraging widespread study of Chinese in American schools")

Zheng Suimei, Catalonia, Spain

Maylene Lai, Vice Chairman & Founding Trustee of Chinese Language Foundation (" The Chinese Language Foundation in New Zealand - A national community initiative")

Richard Trappl, University of Vienna, Austria

Dilbanhar Tawakkul, The British Council

Kakazu Katsumi, The Japan Foundation

Alliance Francaise representative

Goethe-Institut representative

Instituto Cervantes representative

12:00-14:00

Lunch break

pm

14:00-15:30

Research on the theory of teaching Chinese as a second language

Chen Yulu,

Vice President, Renmin University of China

Zhao Jinming, Professor, Beijing Language and Culture University

Li Quan, Professor, School of teaching Chinese as foreign language, Renmin University of China

Chuanren Ke, Director, Center for Asian and Pacific Studies, University of Iowa

V. Astapenka, Vice Rector of BelaRussian State University

Lening Liu, Director of East Asian Studies, Columbia University

Chih-ping Chou, Director of Chinese Language Program and Princeton-in-Beijing

Yiping Wan, Dean & Professor of Bagwell College of Education, Dennesaw State University, USA ("Chinese teaching and learning in USA")

Galal Walker, Director of National East Asian Languages Resource Center, Ohio State University

Laytee George, Chinese School, New Zealand

Chou Hung-hsiang, Professor of UCLA ("Etymology: the foundation of Chinese learning")

Giuseppina Merchionne, Professor of Chinese language and culture, Catholic University of Holyheart, Italy?

15:30-15:40

Tea break

15:40-17:00

Open discussion and discussion

Cen Jianjun,

Deputy Director, Department of International Cooperation and Exchange, the Ministry of Education

Time

Activity

Chair

8:30-9:00

Conference participants enter the hall

9:00

Distinguished guests enter the hall, including Vice Chairman Xu Jialu, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress; Zhou Ji, Minister of Education; Zhang Xinsheng, Vice Minister of Education; Zhang Shaochun, Assistant Minister of Ministry of Finance; Liu Zepeng, Deputy Director of Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council; H.R.H. Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, Princess of Thailand, Honourable Mulatu Teshome, S peaker of the Ethiopian House of the Federation;

Zhang Xinsheng,

Vice Minister of Education

9:05-9:20

Address by Vice Chairman Xu Jialu, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress

9:20-9:30

Address by H.R.H. Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, Princess of Thailand

9:30-10:00

Minister Zhou Ji summarizes the conference.

10:00-10:15

Prizes awarded to winners of the "Chinese Bridge" Contest by Vice Chairman Xu Jialu, Minister Zhou Ji, Vice Minister Zhang Xinsheng, Assistant Minister Zhang Shaochun, Deputy Director Liu Zepeng, H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, S peaker Mulatu Teshome, Chairman Toshu Fukami of the International Foundation for Arts and Culture, Japan

10:15

The conference closes.