St. Augustine’s College to Offer Classes in Chinese

St. Augustine’s College, the historically black educational institution in Raleigh, North Carolina, will now offer Chinese language courses in cooperation with the Confucius Institute at North Carolina State University. The institute will provide an instructor for classes at St. Augustine’s and a fund for supporting language classes and cultural events.

The Confucius Institute is a collaborative initiative between North Carolina State University, Nanjing Normal University and Hanban, the executive body of the Chinese Language Council International.

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