On 7 and 8 December 2013, the 8th Confucius Institute Conference was held in Beijing. China vice premier Liu Yandong attended the opening ceremony and gave a speech. The theme of the 8th Confucius Institute Conference is Reflecting on the Past and Looking to the Future.
At the conference, Prof. Paul Kelly, Pro-Director of LSE and Chairman of the CIBL Steering Group gave a speech on the role of the head teacher position at the Presidents’ Forum. Furthermore, Nick Byrne, the UK Director of CIBL, talked about brand cultural activities with special features at the Directors’ Forum. Both speeches were well received by the large audience.