The Business Confucius Institute at the University of Leeds
We promote the understanding of Chinese language and culture in the UK, with a business focus on helping companies to communicate with Chinese customers more effectively.
The Ultimate China Bookshelf with Paul French
Doing business in China right now can feel like an almost impossible task. Well, thus was it ever. And of...
Chinese Dance Workshops
Engage with Chinese traditional arts in a completely new way! This unique series of three dance workshops, part of a University of Leeds PhD research project, will cover poetry, calligraphy and painting in an intensive three-day programme.
China in 2030 and its role in the world economy
Professor Xiaolan Fu, Professor of Technology and International Development at the University of Oxford, looks ahead to China's role in the world economy at the end of this decade.
Explore traditional Chinese art through dance
Announcing a unique series of three dance workshops, part of a University of Leeds PhD research project, that will lead participants to engage with Chinese traditional arts in a completely new way.
Welcoming the Year of the Rabbit together with BCI
The Business Confucius Institute (BCI) at the University of Leeds held a celebratory event to welcome the arrival of the Year of the Rabbit with a variety of cultural activities, such as engaging workshops, educational talks and performances led by our knowledgeable and talented staff on 18 January 2023.
Happy New Year of the Rabbit
Wishing you joy and prosperity in the Year of the Rabbit from the Business Confucius Institute at the University of Leeds!
Professor of China and International Studies at Lancaster University Jinghan Zeng gives the 2022 BCI Annual Lecture
Professor of China and International Studies at Lancaster University Jinghan Zeng visited us at the University of Leeds to give the 2022 Business Confucius Institute Annual Lecture on China’s emerging Artificial Intelligence industry.
Reflections On My Mandarin Aspirations Project Internship
Emily Austin-Howell shares some thoughts on her year spent as an intern with the Business Confucius Institute team as the...
Insights into the Language Service Industry (with Chinese Characteristics!)
On 27 April 2022, Leeds alumnus James Halstead MCIL CL delivered a lecture about the global language service providing (LSP)...
Advice for building your career and network as an expat in China
Leeds alumna Nandini Venkata was joined by a panel of women living and working in Beijing at an online event...
Fieldwork: Football coach and translator Jacopo Mazzanti
Jacopo Mazzanati lived in China for five years working in the world of professional football as a coach and as...
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