The unveiling ceremony of the Confucius Institute at Nis University, the third Confucius Institute in Serbia, was recently held in the southeastern city of Nis. The Confucius Institute at Nis University, jointly established by Nis University in Serbia and Jiangsu University in China, will provide a platform for people in southern Serbia to learn Chinese and understand Chinese culture. More than a hundred people, including Chinese Ambassador to Serbia Li Ming and representatives from the Serbian government and universities in China and Serbia, attended the unveiling ceremony. Li Ming said in his speech that the Confucius Institutes at Novi Sad University, Belgrade University, and Ni š University have formed a development pattern of full coverage of Chinese education in Serbia in the north, center, and south, making Serbia the country with the largest number of Confucius Institutes in the Western Balkans. The President of Ni š University, Antich, highly praised the significance of Confucius Institutes in strengthening cooperation between educational institutions in Serbia and China in his speech. He said that the establishment of the Confucius Institute at Ni š University will strengthen the connection between Ni š University and Chinese universities. (New Society)