On September 28, 2007, the ceremony of the establishment of the first Confucius Institute in Indonesia was held in Chinese embassy to Indonesia. This Confucius Institute was established by Hainan Normal University, China and Jakarta Chinese Language Teaching Center, Indonesia. And that day is actually the birthday of Confucius, a famous thinker, educationist, and philosopher in Chinese history. Delegates from Chinese universities, such as Hainan University, and from Chinese language teaching institutions in Jakarta attended this ceremony to celebrate the historic moment.
In the establishment ceremony, Mr. Lan Lijun, Chinese Ambassador to Indonesia, said: the establishment of the first Confucius Institute in Indonesia is a landmark in the Sino-Indonesian educational cooperation. And actually today is the birthday of Confucius, and this event is the best memory to him. I hope this Confucius Institute could help to strengthen the understanding and friendship between people of China and Indonesia, and to promote the exchange and cooperation in education and culture between two countries.
