ZHANG SHITAO, the Chinese Director of the Confucius Institute, was given the Confucius Institute Individual Excellence Award at the Fifth Confucius Institute Conference, held on December 10 to 12 at the Chinese National Convention Center in Beijing, China.
The award was given by the Office of Chinese Language Council International of the Chinese Government and the Confucius Institute Headquarters to a director of a Confucius Institute to recognize his performance and achievements.