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...
Mandarin learning at Leeds University Business School
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...
Do Mandarin learners have the top five skills that employers want?
Earlier this month the Careers Centre at the University of Leeds organised a series of workshops about the top five skills that LinkedIn says employers...
Tobias Ross on combining his passions for football and China
In both his studies and his career, Tobias Ross has been able to combine his two passions - football and China. After completing his BA in...
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...
Turning your interest in Chinese into a business: The Chairman's Bao
Leeds alumni Sean McGibney and Oliver Leach answer our questions about running a successful business for Mandarin learners. The Chairman's Bao (TCB) is the most...
Enjoying authentic Chinese content and overcoming burnout: Mischa Wilmers
Mischa Wilmers is an Employability & Placements Officer at the University of Leeds. He has taken full advantage of what the Business Confucius Institute has to offer, completing all six...
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...
Using Chinese in your career: fashion journalist Babette Radclyffe-Thomas
Babette Radclyffe-Thomas studied Chinese at the University of Leeds, graduating in 2012. She is now an award-winning freelance journalist who has worked at Vogue China and Prestige and written fashion and...