w88 casino News Network (Contributed by the International Chinese Education (Business) Practice and Research Base)On June 5, 2025, the 24th "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students in the UK and the 5th British College Students Social Welfare and Business Innovation Chinese Competition were successfully held at SOAS, University of London. The Confucius Institute for Business at the University of Leeds at w88 casino selected three contestants to compete on the same stage with a total of 21 contestants from more than ten well-known universities, including SOAS, University of Manchester, and the University of Edinburgh. With their outstanding performance, the Leeds Confucius Institute team won the "Best Creative Award" in the UK Regional Competition of the "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students, the Champion of the Social Welfare and Business Innovation Chinese Competition, and the "Best Instructor Award".

Maya Fortune, a fourth-year student majoring in Chinese and Japanese studies at the University of Leeds, won the "Best Creative Award" in the competition. This award also won her a valuable opportunity to go to China to observe the "Chinese Bridge" global finals. Harry Thursby-Pelham, a fourth-year student majoring in Chinese and Japanese studies at the University of Leeds, won the championship in the Social Welfare and Business Innovation Chinese Competition with his "Quid Coffee" project. Ye Jing, a volunteer teacher from the Confucius Institute at the w88 casino of English at the w88 casino, won the “Best Instructor Award”.