On May 12, 2016, the unveiling ceremony of the CICU was held at CU. Wang Qiao, President of JXUFE, attended the ceremony and delivered a speech. Ni Jian, Minister Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in the UK, Shenyang Minister Counsellor, Michael Hammon, Mayor of Coventry City, and John Latham, President of CU, attended the unveiling ceremony. Xu Lin, Director-General of the Confucius Institute Headquarters, sent a congratulatory letter. In the course of development in recent years, the two sides of the CICU have sincerely cooperated with each other, adhering to the purpose of the Confucius Institute, actively carrying out Chinese language teaching and various cultural exchange activities in Coventry and the West Midlands, and their influence has continued to expand, has become an important driving force in Sino-British bilateral cooperation and exchanges.