The Academic Committee of Confucius Academy, comprised of prominent Chinese and foreign experts, is in charge of the Confucius Academy’s academic affairs. Its major duties include: a) to direct the academic planning and organization of the Confucius Academy; b) to assess the qualification of the institutions and personnel to be settled in the International Institute for Chinese Culture; and c) to identify, evaluate and grant awards to winners of study and research grants, publishing funds, the Yangming Confucianism Innovation Award and the Yangming Confucianism Promotion Award.