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Confucius Institute at Saint Mary's University

Confucius Institute at Saint Mary's University (SMUCI) is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the spread of Chinese language and culture. Confucius Institute at Saint Mary's University is co-established by Saint Mary's University of Canada and Xiamen University of China, supported by the Asian Studies Program of the School of Arts of Saint Mary's University. A ceremony was held at the Provincial House in Nova Scotia to sign an agreement between the two universities to co-build a Confucius Institute on October 25, 2010. Chinese International Education Foundation authorized Xiamen University, China and Saint Mary's University, Canada, to use the Confucius Institute brand, name and logo on October 6, 2020. The Confucius Institute at SMU offers a comprehensive Chinese language curriculum, including the Chinese Language Proficiency Test (HSK), the CTCSOL (Certificate for Teachers of Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages) test, and the China Scholarship Program.

加拿大圣玛丽大学孔子学院

圣玛丽大学孔子学院（SMUCI）由加拿大圣玛丽大学和中国厦门大学共建，以圣玛丽大学人文学院亚洲研究项目为依托，是致力于促进中国语言与文化传播的非营利机构。2010年10月25日，在新斯科舍省省府大楼举行的仪式上签署了两校共建孔子学院的协议。2020年10月6日，中国国际中文教育基金会授权中国厦门大学及加拿大圣玛丽大学使用孔子学院的品牌、名称和标识。圣玛丽大学孔子学院提供全面的中文课程、汉语水平考试（HSK）、国际汉语教师证书考试（CTCSOL）及中国奖学金项目。