What Mandarin learners can learn from Kay McLeod's career
When Kay McLeod was given a Teach Yourself Chinese Characters kit for Christmas, she became instantly fascinated by Mandarin. Her love of Chinese language and...
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Discovering Chinese during lockdown: BCI student Kim McGreal
Kim McGreal's fascination with languages and love of words led her down a Mandarin-learning rabbit hole after a Netflix TV series got her hooked on...
Chinese New Year greetings from the Business Confucius Institute team
Today is 小年 (Xiao Nian), which marks the start of the build up to Chinese New Year. In this post the Business Confucius Institute team...
Gary Chambers: an 8-week investment to connect with students
Gary Chambers runs the TESOL Studies MA course at the University of Leeds; a course populated almost entirely by Chinese students. As an investment in...
Creating connections through Mandarin: recent graduate Marina Rupp
Marina Rupp is a student from Austria who came to Leeds to study Geography and Mathematics. She had her eyes on the Business Confucius Institute...
Richard Barnard: from painter and decorator to HSK 6 and beyond
Richard Barnard’s Mandarin learning journey has seen him transform from a shy young man who feared learning new things to a fluent Mandarin speaker with a full set of Chinese Proficiency Exams under his belt. Richard...
Turning your interest in Chinese into a business: The Chairman's Bao
Leeds alumni Sean McGibney and Oliver Leach answer our questions about running a successful business for Mandarin learners. The Chairman's Bao (TCB) is the most...
Enjoying authentic Chinese content and overcoming burnout: Mischa Wilmers
Mischa Wilmers started learning Chinese in our evening classes as a way to meet people when he first moved to Leeds. He is now a fluent...
Transitioning from Chinese courses to self-study: Mischa Wilmers
Mischa Wilmers started learning Chinese in our evening classes as a way to meet people when he first moved to Leeds. He is now a fluent...
How ethical growth marketer Georgia Yexley launched her career in Beijing
Georgia Yexley spent five and a half years in China working with high growth tech companies including Mobike. She has now returned to London where...