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.
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.
Following the recent conclusion of the From Shore to Shore UK tour, sponsored by The Business Confucius Institute, we reflect upon the project and celebrate its success.
‘From Shore to Shore’, a project supported by the Business Confucius Institute at the University of Leeds, has just embarked on a national tour with a play based on interviews with Chinese migrants in the UK.
Saturday 25th of March saw the final of the 2017 China Song Contest hosted at the Leeds University Union Stylus club.