(CFP)

Xu Lin, Chief Executive of the Confucius Institute Headquarters in China, was awarded the title of Doctor Honoris Causa at the University of Bucharest in Romania on October 18.

It is the third such distinction she has received from universities in Romania. The day before, she was conferred with the title of Doctor Honoris Causa by Lucian Blaga University in Sibiu. She also received a similar accolade from Babes Bolyai University of Cluj Napoca in 2011.

In addition, she was the recipient of an international award by Italian university L'Istituto Universitario Orientale di Napoli on October 22.

Xu, 60, has been a leading figure in education in China and on the international stage for the last few decades. As the leader of an institution committed to providing Chinese language and culture teaching resources and services worldwide, she has contributed to the establishment of four Confucius Institutes in locations in Romania—Sibiu, Cluj Napoca, Brasov and Bucharest—in addition to two Confucius Classrooms in Constanta and Deva.