Background Information

The Confucius Institute at Alte University, once named as the Confucius Institute at Tbilisi Open University (TOU), was founded upon the Chinese Teaching Center in TOU. In September, 2013, Tbilisi Open University offered Chinese classes for the first time and incorporated it into the compulsory classes for students in 2014. In November, 16, 2017, the Confucius Class at Tbilisi Open University was inaugurated. In December 2019, the Confucius Class at Tbilisi Open University was upgraded as the Confucius Institute.