Volta aims to build strong links with several Chinese Universities and is keen to promote the learning of Chinese (mandarin) in College. This project involves contacts with the Chinese Embassy in Rome - currently in progress - and aimed at securing membership of the so-called Confucius Institute, the organisation of the Chinese Ministry for Education of the People's Republic of China promoting Chinese language and culture outside China.
Two Colleges in Rome and three Universities (Cagliari, Tuscia and Urbino)) are currently members of the Institute. Membership can entail support - financial and/or organisational - toward the teaching of Chinese language.
Volta hopes that its application for membership of the Institute will be successful and plans to run its first Chinese Course in 2018/19.
