Ning Yi, a retired lecturer from the Department of East Asian Studies, and Esther Tyldesley, who holds an MA in Applied Translation (Chinese) from the University of Leeds, gave an online talk on Thursday 14 October about the new Chinese textbook ‘Social Perspective’.
Business Confucius Institute spent the day at Roundhay School on Friday 24 September, introducing Year 7 students to Chinese language and culture as part of the school’s Languages Project Day.
Zuzanna Anna Suchcicka, a third year Chinese and International Business student at the University of Leeds, has won the ‘Grand Prize’ in the UK finals of the 20th annual Chinese Bridge Competition.
Zuzanna Suchcicka (苏卉雅), a third year student of Chinese and International Business at the University of Leeds, will represent Leeds in the UK finals of the 2021 Chinese Bridge Competition.
The 2nd Chinese Competition of Charitable Projects & Business Innovations for UK University Students will be held online in April 2021. Find out more about the competition and how to enter.
Participating in a Leeds University Business School (LUBS) Summer Consultancy Project gave Consumer Analytics and Marketing Strategy student Ha Thu Nguyen the opportunity to respond to a real-life business brief, while also improving her intercultural competence and understanding of Chinese culture. Read her reflections on the linguistic and cultural factors that had an impact on the process, and the steps she took to overcome barriers.
In this report commissioned by the Business Confucius Institute (BCI), Consumer Analytics and Marketing Strategy student Ha Thu Nguyen shares her research into Chinese consumer shopping behaviour in Leeds and makes recommendations for retailer promotional activity on key dates.
Rebecca Mingotti Landriani, a final year student of Chinese and International Relations at the University of Leeds, has finished fourth in Europe in the international finals of the Chinese Bridge Competition.
An excellent performance in the 19th Chinese Bridge UK finals, held online on 19 September 2020, earned University of Leeds student Rebecca Mingotti Landriani ‘First Prize’ and an invitation to represent the UK in the international finals.
