Advice for building your career and network as an expat in China
Leeds alumna Nandini Venkata was joined by a panel of women living and working in Beijing at an online event at the Business Confucius Institute...
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Fieldwork: Football coach and translator Jacopo Mazzanti
Jacopo Mazzanati lived in China for five years working in the world of professional football as a coach and as a translator. He has passed...
Natasha Fowler-Ekar on being different and finding her place
After graduating from Chinese and International Development this year Natasha Fowler-Ekar will take her place as Equality and Liberation Officer on the LUU Student Executive team. We talked...
Richard Barnard: from painter and decorator to HSK 6 and beyond
Richard Barnard’s Mandarin learning journey has seen him transform from a shy young man who feared learning new things to a fluent Mandarin speaker with a full set of Chinese Proficiency Exams under his belt. Richard...
Enjoying authentic Chinese content and overcoming burnout: Mischa Wilmers
Mischa Wilmers started learning Chinese in our evening classes as a way to meet people when he first moved to Leeds. He is now a fluent...
Transitioning from Chinese courses to self-study: Mischa Wilmers
Mischa Wilmers started learning Chinese in our evening classes as a way to meet people when he first moved to Leeds. He is now a fluent...
How ethical growth marketer Georgia Yexley launched her career in Beijing
Georgia Yexley spent five and a half years in China working with high growth tech companies including Mobike. She has now returned to London where...
Introducing Mandarin Aspirations Project Assistant Grace
Grace Valks, a third year Chinese student at the University of Leeds, recently joined the Business Confucius Institute team as the Mandarin Aspirations Project Assistant....
Resources for studying Chinese at home
Language learning is well-suited to self-study as well as being a reason to reach out and connect with others online to practice. Here is a selection of...
My experience of learning Chinese: Mischa Wilmers
Mischa Wilmers started learning Chinese in our evening classes as a way to meet people when he first moved to Leeds. He is now a fluent...