Marchhall House

The agreement to establish the Confucius Institute for Scotland was announced in March 2005 shortly after which work started to refurbish Abden House, a baronial mansion in the University of Edinburgh, as the prestigious headquarters building for the Institute. Professor Natascha Gentz, Chair of Chinese in the University was appointed as Director of the Institute. She rapidly developed an outreach programme and working in partnership with University team and external agencies 2007 saw 'Cinema China' launch across Scotland.