柏林自由大學孔子學院（以下簡稱“柏林孔院”）成立于2006年4月，是德語區(qū)第一所孔子學院。它是柏林自由大學與北京大學的合作項目，是兩校密切合作的一部分。早在1981年兩校就簽署了合作協(xié)議，此后雙方在諸多領域都建立了卓有成效的交流并不斷深化。過去和現(xiàn)在，這都是柏林孔院發(fā)展各種項目的良好開端。

The Confucius Institute at FreeUniversity of Berlin （FU Berlin） wasestablished in April 2006 as the first ConfuciusInstitute in the German-speakingworld. It is a collaborative project betweenFU Berlin and PekingUniversity， symbolizinga strong partnership betweenthe two institutions.This collaboration datesback to 1981， when thetwo universities signed acooperation agreement，paving the way for fruitfulexchanges and deeper collaborationacross diversefields. This long-standingrelationship has provideda solid foundation onwhich we have developed a wide range of programs.

從一開始，我們就在三個領域開展活動。

From the outset， we have focused onthree main pillars.

第一個支柱是語言領域。在語言方面，除了語言課程 （ 線下和線上），我們還組織了教師和翻譯培訓課程。特別是中文教師的培訓，該工作多年來一直是我們關注的重點。在這方面，我們得到了北京大學同事寶貴的專業(yè)支持。我們的活動還包括為德國中小學組織的中文日，使學生們初步了解中國語言和文化。越來越多的柏林學校參與到柏林孔院組織的這些信息日活動中。目前柏林有300 多名中學生正在學習中文。學生們對中國的興趣與日俱增。柏林的大學每年都會舉辦“科學長夜”活動?？自阂矔ㄆ趨⒓?，并提供中文試聽課程。眾多參觀者對用中國書法書寫自己的中文名特別感興趣。許多對中國感興趣的人也會來參加開放日，了解柏林孔院舉辦的活動。

The first pillar is language teaching. In this area，we offer both in-person and online language coursesand training programs for teachers and translators.For many years， the training of Chinese languageteachers has been a key focus， supported by the valuableexpertise of our colleagues at Peking University.Our efforts include organizing activities on Chineselanguage days for German primary and secondaryschools， giving students an introduction to theChinese language and culture， which has atrracteda growing number of schools in Berlin participatingin our events. Currently， over 300 secondary schoolstudents in Berlin are studying Chinese， withinterest in China growing among learners. Annually，universities in Berlin host a “Long Night of Sciences”event in which we participate， offering trial Chineselanguage classes. Many visitors are particularlyinterested in writing their “Chinese names” usingChinese calligraphy. People with a general interest inChina also attend these open days to learn about ouractivities.

第二個支柱是文化領域。夏季，我們在柏林孔院的花園里舉辦一系列露天文化活動，包括音樂和舞蹈表演以及少林功夫。除了氣功和太極課程，我們還在展覽中向德國觀眾介紹與中國有關的德國藝術家和中國藝術家。其中一個重點是柏林的藝術家。在一些關于中國書法的展覽中，我們很好地展示了語言和文化之間的聯(lián)系。例如，最近舉辦的《陳洪捷：中德邂逅書法展》將中國書法與德國哲學家的核心理念進行了獨特的結(jié)合，成功地在兩種文化之間架起了橋梁，受到了柏林媒體的好評。該展覽也在其他孔子學院展出。我們還舉辦了中國知名作家如李洱、徐則臣和閻連科的朗誦會，并介紹了德國作家撰寫的有關中國的書籍。

The second pillar focuses on cultural activities.In summer， we host a series of open air culturalevents in the garden of the Institute， featuring musicand dance performances， as well as demonstrationsof Shaolin Kung Fu. We offer Qigong and Tai Chiclasses， also showcasing the work of German andChinese artists with connections to China throughexhibitions; a particular emphasis is placed on Berlin-based artists. Some exhibitions， such as those onChinese calligraphy， have effectively highlighted thelink between language and culture; the recent “German-Chinese Encounters： A Calligraphy Exhibitionby Chen Hongjiie” blends Chinese calligraphy withthe core philosophies of German thinkers， successfullybridging the two cultures and receiving praise fromBerlin’s media. This exhibition has also been featuredat other Confucius Institutes. We have organizedreading events with renowned Chinese writers such asLi Er， Xu Zechen， and Yan Lianke， and have presentedbooks by German authors on China.

第三個支柱是科學活動。柏林自由大學和北京大學都是各自國家名列前茅的大學，這使我們能夠組織許多具有挑戰(zhàn)性的研討會，例如關于德中關系或德中歷史和時事主題的研討會及講座。我們還舉辦主題展覽，尤其從跨文化層面展示那些與德中關系相關的內(nèi)容，如介紹曾長期擔任北京大學校長的蔡元培及他與德國的深厚歷史淵源的展覽，介紹胡適及其與德國關系的展覽等。此外，我們還展出曾在中國工作多年的德國專家的生平，比如李華德（Walter Liebenthal）和趙林克悌（K?theZhao）等。李華德發(fā)表了關于中國佛教的學術著作，趙林克悌是一位德國語言文學學者，作為北京大學的教授，她為北大德語學科的發(fā)展作出了自己的貢獻。上述某些展覽是兩校聯(lián)合舉辦并分別在兩所大學展出的。

The third pillar concerns academic activities.Both FU Berlin and PekingUn ive r s i t y ar e l e adinginstitutions in their respectivecountries， which enablesus to organize a wide rangeof high-level seminars ontopics such as German-Chinarelations， history， and currentaffairs. We host thematicexhibitions， particularly froma cross-cultural perspective，which explore aspects of German-Chinese relations. Theseinclude exhibitions on CaiYuanpei， the former Presidentof Peking University who hada deep historical connectionwith Germany， and Hu Shi and his relationship withGermany. We have showcased the lives of Germanexperts who spent many years working in China suchas Walter Liebenthal， who published academic workson Chinese Buddhism， and K?the Zhao， a Germanscholar of language and literature who contributedto the development of the German department atPeking University. Some of these exhibitions werejointly organized by the two universities and havebeen displayed at both institutions.

近年來，柏林孔院還與其他人士和機構合作，共同舉辦了其他重要展覽，介紹流亡在上海的歐洲人，如約翰 · 拉貝。最近，柏林孔院還舉辦了赫爾曼 · 布勞爾展，布勞爾是一位自1906年起在上海工作了幾十年的德國商人，1949年后他積極促進中德經(jīng)濟關系的重建。為了吸引更多的觀眾，柏林孔院還出版了一系列研討會文稿，并制作了主題展覽小冊子。

In recent years， we have collaborated withvarious individuals and institutions to organize significantexhibitions， introducing those on Europeansin Shanghai， like the businessman John Rabe. Werecently hosted an exhibition on Hermann Bauer， aGerman businessman who worked in Shanghai fordecades from 1906， playing a key role in the rebuildingof Sino-German economic relations after 1949.In order to attract more visitors over the long term，we have published a series of seminar proceedings，producing brochures for these themed exhibitions.

柏林孔院與其他德國或中國機構保持合作，讓更多公眾了解有趣的中國話題。例如，2022年，我們與北京大學的同事共同舉辦了“中德建交50周年”研討會。中國、德國和美國的學者從政治、經(jīng)濟、法律和文化的角度進行了分析，并就歷史教訓和兩國關系的未來形態(tài)展開了討論，其中一些發(fā)言收錄在2023年出版的《德中關系：1972 年至2022 年》選集中。

We have been collaborating with various Chineseand German institutions to raise public awareness ofimportant topics related to China. For example， in2022， we co-hosted a seminar with colleagues fromPeking University to mark the 50th Anniversary ofSino-German Diplomatic Relations. Scholars fromChina， Germany， and the United States consideredthis topic from political， economic， legal， and culturalperspectives， discussing historical lessons and thefuture of bilateral relations. Some of the presentationswere later included in the book German-ChineseRelations： 1972—2022， published in 2023.

在2023年的研討會上，我們討論了中德關系的現(xiàn)狀和挑戰(zhàn)，分析了影響中德關系的全球因素。來自中德兩國的政治學家、經(jīng)濟學家、社會學家和歷史學家參加了會議。自2021年起，柏林孔院與其他德國和意大利的孔院共同舉辦“中國視角：學者眼中的中國與世界”線上系列講座，介紹中國頂級學者對中國和世界當前問題和發(fā)展的觀點。迄今為止，共有10余位中國著名學者介紹并闡述了他們的研究成果。這種面對面的在線學術交流對于積累知識和了解彼此不同立場都極為重要。

The focus at the 2023 seminar was on the currentstate and challenges of Sino-German relations andanalyzing the global factors influencing these ties，with political scientists， economists， sociologists，and historians from both China and Germany takingpart. Since 2021， the Institue has co-hosted an onlinelecture series titled “Chinese Perspectives： China andthe World Through the Eyes of Scholars” in conjunctionwith the Confucius Institutes in Germany andItaly. This series features leading Chinese scholarsdiscussing current issues and developments in Chinaand around the world; to date， some ten prominentChinese scholars have shared their research findings，with these face-to-face online academic exchangesbeing invaluable for broadening knowledge andunderstanding diverse perspectives.

柏林孔院的目標是為所有對中國感興趣的人提供一個知識傳播和對話的平臺，以滿足校內(nèi)外公眾的需求。我們相信，柏林孔院將來還會為德中兩國的文化和學術交流作出更大的貢獻。

The goal of the Institue is to provide a platformfor the dissemination of knowledge and dialoguefor everyone interested in China， serving both theuniversity community and the wider public. Webelieve that the Confucius Institute at FU Berlinwill continue to play a significant role in fosteringcultural and academic exchanges between China andGermany in the years to come.