In 2000, Wu Guanzhong was elected as a communication academician at The Art Academy at the French Institute, and he is the first Chinese artist who obtained this laurel, and he is also the first Asian who obtained this occupation in nearly two hundred years since the set up of the French Institute.
Sa 2000, Wu Guanzhong ay inihalal bilang isang komunikasyon propesor sa Ang Art Academy sa Pranses Institute, at siya ay ang unang Intsik artist na makuha ito laurel, at siya rin ang unang Asyano na makuha ito sa trabaho halos dalawang daang taon dahil sa ang mga set up ng Pranses Institute.