The Confucius Institute at the University of Cyprus, the first and the only one established in Cyprus is a non-profit organization and a joint venture between the Chinese International Education Foundation, the University of Cyprus and the Beijing Institute of Education. The Institute's mission is to work with the public sector, businesses and academia in both Cyprus and China so as to develop stronger educational, cultural and commercial links between the two countries by offering a large spectrum of programmes, events and other activities on Chinese language, culture, arts and business.