Introduction to Music Confucius Institute (MCI)   

　　音乐孔子学院是经孔子学院总部/国家汉办批准，由中央音乐学院与丹麦皇家音乐学院合作建设的全球首家以“中国音乐文化的教育与传播”为核心的特色孔子学院，主要面向丹麦乃至欧洲开展与中国传统与现代音乐文化相关的教学、讲座、音乐会等多种类型的活动。

　　学院设立于丹麦皇家音乐学院内，由孔子学院总部/国家汉办提供总体规划和财政支持,丹麦皇家音乐学院与中央音乐学院各派出一名院长，负责对学院具体事务的管理，由两院人员组成的理事会负责制定学院的宏观计划和对重大事项进行决策。

　　2012年6月16日，在时任中国国家主席胡锦涛首次访问丹麦期间，音乐孔子学院在丹麦皇家音乐学院演奏厅举办了隆重的揭牌典礼，丹麦文化部长UffeElbæk、国家汉办主任许琳、中国驻丹麦大使李瑞宇、中央音乐学院党委书记郭淑兰、丹麦皇家音乐学院院长贝特尔·克拉鲁普均莅临现场，并发表了热情洋溢的致辞,中丹两国的外交界、音乐文化界、教育界代表百余人共同见证了这一历史时刻。

　　音乐孔子学院的建立，不仅是中央音乐学院与丹麦皇家音乐学院进一步拓展音乐教育资源、提升国际知名度和影响力的良好契机；也是孔子学院总部/国家汉办由“对外汉语普及”发展成为“中国文化对外交流综合平台”的有力举措；更是会成为加深中国与欧洲乃至世界音乐文化交流的重要平台，对于在海外进一步弘扬中国音乐文化将产生积极而良好的推动作用。

　　Introduction to MCI

　　MCI was established collaboratively by CCOM and RDAM upon the authorization by Confucius Institute Headquarters/Hanban, which is the world’s first Confucius Institute that specializes in “the education and popularization of Chinese music”. Its main goals are to conduct various kinds of teaching, lectures, concerts and cultural activities that are related to traditional and modern Chinese music in Denmark and Europe.

　　MCI was established at RDAM, Confucius Institute Headquarters/Hanban provides overall planning and financial support for it. RDAM and CCOM each assigns a director to MCI, who are responsible for its concrete administration. The MCI Board of Directors is constituted by personnel of the two institutes, who are responsible for making overall plans and important resolutions.

　　On June 16 of 2012, during then Chinese President Jintao’s first visit to Denmark, MCI held the unveiling ceremony at the Concert Hall of RDAM, it was attended by Minister of Culture of Denmark Uffe Elbæk, Director of Hanban Xu Lin, Chinese Ambassador to Denmark Li Ruiyu, Secretary of Party Committee of CCOM Guo Shulan and President of RDAM Bertel Krarup, all of whom delivered warm speeches. This historical moment was witnessed by over one hundred people from the diplomatic, music culture and educational circles of the two countries.

　　The establishment of MCI is not only a good opportunity for CCOM and RDAM to develop rich music educational resources and increase their international reputations and influences, but also a forceful action of Confucius Institute Headquarters/Hanban’s transformation of “popularization of Chinese” into “a comprehensive platform for Chinese culture’s external exchange”. Moreover, it will become an important platform for the deepening of China’s music culture exchange with Europe and the world, and a positive driving force for the overseas promotion of Chinese music culture.