Confucius Institutes quietly disappear from six Australian universities
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Australia's leading universities cut ties with Confucius Institutes, but don’t cite concerns of foreign interference.
  • ZagorathOPEnglish
    6·
    16 days ago

    Universities that closed their Confucius Institutes:

    • University of Melbourne
    • University of Queensland (UQ)
    • University of New South Wales (UNSW)
    • University of Western Australia (UWA)
    • Adelaide University (probably)
    • RMIT

    Universities that still have a Confucius Institute:

    • University of Newcastle
    • University of Sydney
    • Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
    • Griffith University
    • La Trobe University
    • Victoria University
    • Charles Darwin University (probably)
      • Seagoon_English
        4·
        16 days ago

        the thing is CI is more strident in misusing influence in the big more prestigious unis and in history and politics subjects, they try hard to influence the dialogue and narrative

        at the smaller unis it’s just using soft power on the locals and keeping tabs on Chinese nationals

  • Seagoon_English
    3·
    16 days ago

    yup

    in my classes ( art and language ) the political influence was subtle but present

    the cultural superiority was overt and hard to bear ( from other students )

    and there was no way I would use zoom

    but I found the teachers expert, helpful and kind

    in other classes the influence was much stronger