On Thursday 6th June, two Leeds students took part in the 21st Edition of the Chinese Bridge Competition in London. Francesca Pala (Chinese name 方可心) won three different prizes: Most Eloquent Award, Most Popular Contestant and second place in the competition overall.
We are delighted to introduce Francesca and Sophie, who will be representing Leeds in this year's Chinese Bridge Competition. Chinese Bridge is an international competition in which non-Chinese university students can demonstrate their knowledge of Chinese language and culture.
The Business Confucius Institute (BCI) welcomed Leeds graduate Marie Tulloch back to campus during Global Careers Week. This was an inspiring talk filled with practical insights about making a career using Chinese language skills.
The Fifth International Academic Symposium on Dialogue between Language Teaching and the Arts was held at the University of Leeds on 22 and 23 June 2023. The Business Confucius Institute was honoured to co-organise the Symposium and support this important work to further the ongoing dialogue between Chinese language teaching and the arts. Read the...
James Holmes and Ahmad Elmouniery received a letter of congratulations from the Chinese Consul-General ZHENG Xiyuan, presented to them by BCI Chinese Director Professor TAN Youzhi.
Students from local schools have spent the day at the University of Leeds for a Chinese Culture Day run by the East Asian Students Department with support from the Business Confucius Institute at the University of Leeds.