We attended a Chinese New Year celebration at Cooperative Academy Leeds which demonstrated the progress their Year 7 'Inspire' group have made in Mandarin lessons since starting the language in September.
A handy summary of the events that we are organising and supporting over the Chinese New Year period.
The Business Confucius Institute Annual Lecture featuring Financial Times Associate Editor James Kynge took place at Leeds University Business School on 30 November 2017.
Friends and partners of the Business Confucius Institute enjoyed a cultural event at Parkinson Court to celebrate the Institute's fifth anniversary. The celebration was attended by special guests from the University of Leeds and the Chinese Embassy in Manchester.
The Business Confucius Institute at the University of Leeds (BCI) is celebrating five years since it was established to promote the understanding of Chinese language and culture in Leeds and the UK.
British Library staff at the Boston Spa site enjoyed an afternoon of Chinese culture training delivered by Business Confucius Institute staff, as part of the British Library’s China project.
This competition is a fantastic opportunity for school students to practise and improve their Mandarin Chinese language skills.
Our first volunteer reunion took place in China on 18 August 2017. 11 University of Leeds alumni and ex Business Confucius Institute volunteers gathered in Beijing with Operations Manager Ellen Wang.
The annual ‘China Day’ for year 7 students at Harrogate Grammar School marks the end of another successful year of Mandarin education at our Confucius Classroom.