Confucius Institute has both Finnish and Chinese staff. The local director and coordinator (and student trainee at times) are staff of the University of Helsinki. The Chinese director and teachers come from CI`s partner school, Renmin University of China.
Staff
Julie Yu-Wen Chen
Julie Yu-Wen Chen is Professor of Chinese Studies and Director of Confucius Institute.
Her research and teaching interests are:
- Ethnic politics
- Chinese diplomacy and foreign relations
- Comparative politics, with a focus on comparing China with other regimes
- Different Chinese societies and their cultures
julie.chen@helsinki.fi
Tel. +358 (0)2941 22996/050-4489370
Julie Yu-Wen Chen online
Website for Chinese Studies at the University of Helsinki
Research profile
Li Maosen
Maosen Li is the deputy director and visiting professor at the Confucius Institute. His research and teaching interests are:
- Ethics
- Moral education
- Confucian moral philosophy
maosen.li@helsinki.fi
Tel. +358 (0)2941 22971, 050-4765417
Mariliina Räsänen
Mariliina Räsänen is coordinator of the Confucius Institute. She takes care of the daily administrative tasks of the Institute like
- course adminstration
- student councelling
- communication
- marketing
- financing
mariliina.rasanen@helsinki.fi
Tel. +358 (0)2941 22868, 050-3199538
Zhao Xiufen
Lecturer in Chinese Language August 2017-August 2022
Her research and teaching interests are:
- Teaching Chinese language as a foreign language
- Chinese cultural studies
- Cultural and intercultural communication in translation studies
Hou Donghai
Lecturer in Chinese Language August 2018- June 2022
His research and teaching interests are:
- Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages
- Modern Chinese Language and Businese Chinese
- Chinese Cultural Studies
- Language Pedagogy
Cheng Xue
Lecturer in Chinese Language August 2018- August 2022
Her research and teaching interests are:
- Teaching Chinese as a foreign language
- Chinese cultural studies
- Chinese art
Ling Min
Teacher in Chinese language
Her research and teaching interests are:
• Teaching Chinese language as a foreign language
• Chinese traditional paiting, Chinese cooking and Chinese tea art.
• Cultural and intercultural communication