We spoke to a student, a member of professional staff and an academic to get their different perspectives on the value of engaging with Chinese language and culture. They have all either taken Business Confucius Institute (BCI) Chinese courses or made other efforts to build connections through learning more about...
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 to Natasha about her personal experiences as a working class, neurodivergent, queer woman of colour doing a Chinese degree. Natasha’ speech is peppered with superlatives, covering both ends of the spectrum. Studying Chinese...
Marina Rupp is a student from Austria who came to Leeds to study Geography and Mathematics. She had her eyes on the Business Confucius Institute (BCI) evening courses throughout her undergraduate degree, and finally completed levels 1 and 2 after graduating. What attracted Marina to Mandarin and why did it take...
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. Her internship will involve sharing stories about people’s Mandarin learning experiences to educate and inspire other learners. We asked Grace to introduce herself by sharing...
“Celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival with your BCI family!
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“A great quote from our recent event, Building a network and a career as an expat in China.
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“We are honoured to have won the @LeedsUniBSchool Partnership Global Award for 2022!
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