Mischa Wilmers on the evolution of his Mandarin-learning approach
Mischa Wilmers started learning Chinese in our evening classes as a way to meet people when he first moved to Leeds. Six years on he...
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Training opportunity for early career Mandarin teachers
Apply for a free training programme to develop your practice and subject expertise over three in-person sessions taking place in Leeds or London. The Mandarin...
Behind the Curtained Door: the origin story
Following a successful premiere in Manchester last year, the theatre production Behind the Curtained Door is coming to Leeds on 14 June as part of...
Lessons from Martin Pollard’s career as a video journalist
Leeds alumnus Martin Pollard, an award-winning multimedia journalist for Reuters, spoke in a guest lecture at the Business Confucius Institute on 8 December 2021. Martin...
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...
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...
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...