Congratulations on BCI 10th Anniversary
The Business Confucius Institute held various activities and events to celebrate the institute’s 10th anniversary on the week commencing 14 November 2022.
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BCI Supported China Day at Harrogate Grammar School
The annual ‘China Day’ for students at Harrogate Grammar School marks another successful year of Mandarin education and Chinese cultural experience at our Confucius Classroom. The event this year took place on Thursday 13 October. The event saw our new BCI teachers, Yuanyuan Liang, Yuqing Wang and Yixuan Deng.
BCI Sponsored the Fourth International Symposium on Chinese Theoretical and Applied Linguistics in 2022
The Fourth International Symposium on Chinese Theoretical and Applied Linguistics (ISOCTAL-4) was on 20-21 June 2022, hybrid online and in person on the campus of The University of Leeds. ISOCTAL is a bi-annual winter event and a high platform for frontline research in Chinese theoretical and applied linguistics, a promotion channel for global collaboration across disciplines and a network for future development and innovation. Our Business Confucius Institute at the University of Leeds sponsored the conference of this year.
Dragon Boat Festival Event
The BCI hosted an in-person event to celebrate Dragon Boat Festival on 31 May. We had been very much looking forward to hosting this event for some time, as it had been three years since we were able to have an in-person activity of this nature due to COVID restrictions. We knew that our students…
BCI Highly Commended in the Leeds Partnership Award (Global Category)
The BCI has been Highly Commended in the ‘Global Category’ at the 2020 Leeds Partnership Awards.
Giles Blackburne, Executive Director, and Professor Zhang Xiaofeng, Chinese Director, attended the award evening held on 9 May 2022 to celebrate those who have enriched the Leeds community by embodying the values of the Leeds Partnership this academic year.
BCI Wins the Leeds University Business School Partnership Award (Global Category)
The Business Confucius Institute (BCI) at the University of Leeds has won the Leeds University Business School Partnership Awards 2022 Global Award. BCI Communication and Marketing Officer Xunnan Li attended the ceremony on behalf of the team. “The Partnership Awards recognise the exceptional work of staff and students who truly put the Leeds Partnership into…
Leeds Alumna Holds a Panel Discussion on Building a Network and Career as an Expat in China
On 23 February 2022, attendees gathered online to enjoy an all-female panel of expats discuss building a network and career in China. All panellists had great expertise their industries spanning media, communications, start-ups and innovation.
BCI Chinese New Year Event 2022: Workshops on Campus
The Business Confucius Institute at the University of Leeds (BCI) celebrated the arrival of the Year of the Tiger with a cultural event on 1 February organised by our Chinese instructors. Two Chinese craft workshops were delivered as part of the event: papercutting (剪纸) and traditional Chinese painting (国画). The BCI saw many familiar faces in the…
Happy New Year of the Tiger!
Wishing everyone a healthy, peaceful, and prosperous Chinese New Year as we ring in the Year of the Tiger! Curious as to what the Chinese New Year celebration is all about? Our Head Teacher Maggie presented BCI students with a delightful guide to the Spring Festival, introducing all the basics, including traditions, customs, cuisine, and…
BCI Chinese New Year Workshops at Horsforth School
Business Confucius Institute teachers spent the day at Horsforth School on Monday 17 January, introducing Year 7, 8 and 9 students to Chinese New Year of the Tiger.
