Business Confucius Institute

Athens Background

The Business Confucius Institute in Athens (BCI Athens), the first of its kind in Greece, was established at AUEB in October 2009 in cooperation with the University of International Business & Economics (UIBE) in Beijing and the Office of Chinese Language Council. International BCI Athens aims to deepen friendly relationships between Greece and China, strengthen educational and cultural exchange as well as cooperation between the two countries, and enhance the understanding of the Chinese language and culture.