RUC’s Institute for the Promotion of Chinese Language and Culture is one of the earliest research centers set up by Hanban/Confucius Institute Headquarters. It conducts a wide range of research projects on Chinese contemporary and traditional culture. As of 2007, RUC and Hanban have regularly co-hosted the World Conference on Sinology.
Confucius Institute is a joint non-profit educational agency between China and countries around the world，which is dedicated to meeting the increasing demand for Chinese language study evident around the world today. It aims at advancing educational and cultural exchanges between China and other countries, strengthening friendship with other countries and promoting the development of diverse cultures across the world. RUC has co-established twelve Confucius Institutes with our overseas partner universities.
| Continent | Name of the Confucius Institute | Country | Overseas Partner | Website |
| Europe | UCD Confucius Institute for Ireland | Ireland | University College Dublin | www.cii.ie |
| Confucius Institute at the University of Helsinki | Finland | University of Helsinki | www.unige.ch/ic | |
| Confucius Institute at the University of Leipzig | Germany | University of Leipzig | www.konfuziusinstitut-leipzig.de | |
| Confucius Institute at the University of Bologna | Italy | University of Bologna | http://www.istitutoconfucio.unibo.it | |
| Confucius Institute at the University of Geneva | Switzerland | University of Geneva | www.unige.ch/ic | |
| America | Confucius Institute at the University of Costa Rica | Costa Rica | University of Costa Rica | http://institutoconfucio.ucr.ac.cr/ |
| Africa | Confucius Institute at the University of Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | University of Zimbabwe | http://www.uz.ac.zw/index.php/about-confucius-institute |
| Asia | Confucius Institute at Tel Aviv University | Israel | Tel Aviv University | http://humanities.tau.ac.il/confucius_eng/ |