Introducing Mandarin Aspirations Project Assistant Emily
Emily Austin-Howell, a third-year Liberal Arts student at the University of Leeds, has recently joined the Business Confucius Institute (BCI) team as the Mandarin Aspirations...
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Gary Izunwa on China, Employability and Widening Participation
Gary Izunwa, founder of the Climbing the Rungs social mobility podcast and Outward Mobility Manager for the British Council, joined us via Zoom on 6...
Learning Chinese: tips and resources from Jake Gill's guest lecture
Jake Gill (高健), CEO of the character learning app Skritter, is a long-time learner of Chinese and also has experience of teaching Mandarin. Along his...
Mandarin learning at Leeds University Business School
We spoke to a student, a member of professional staff and an academic to get their different perspectives on the value of engaging with Chinese...
The Newsletter and making progress as an advanced learner
Andrew Methven first picked up Chinese when backpacking around China. After a few years of travelling he completed an MA in Chinese-English Translation and Linguistics...
Emma Cayley’s passion for language and experience of China and Chinese
Professor Emma Cayley, Head of the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies (LCS) at the University of Leeds, has always been a people person and...
A passion for Mandarin that led to a career into publishing
Whilst studying for a BTEC in journalism, Nathan Krout discovered a passion for Chinese language and culture that changed the course of his life. Having...
Four case studies for prospective students to read
With our next 8-week Chinese courses beginning in May we had a look back at the Mandarin Aspirations stories we have shared so far from evening...
Skritter CEO Jake Gill on experimenting and ‘showing up’
Skritter CEO Jake Gill (高健) shows up with passion and dedication in all areas of his life, whether that is at work leading the world’s number one character writing application, or creating graffiti style...
Career lessons from Guy Dru Drury MBE
In a guest lecture for the Business Confucius Institute in November 2020, Leeds alumnus Guy Dru Drury gave us an insight into his successful career...