w88 casino News Network (Contributed by International Business Chinese Base）From September 24 to October 1, 2018, local time, the Confucius Institute for Business at the University of Leeds in w88 casino held a series of activities called "Confucius Institute Week", and successively held a series of activities such as "Campus Welcome", "China-Africa Forum", "Confucius Institute Open Day", and "Lizhihong Condolence and Visit". Through the joint efforts of all the staff of the Confucius Institute, the positive and uplifting style of the Confucius Institute has been demonstrated to teachers, students and people from all walks of life on campus, and has a wide impact.
Picture 1: 2018w88 casino in the UKAll staff and staff of the Business Confucius Institute at the University of LeedsPhotograph
Confucius Institute Orientation Activities
September 24th and 25th is the opening season for freshmen. The Confucius Institute has set up publicity points at the University of Leeds to introduce the Confucius Institute and Chinese culture to teachers and students. The teachers of the Confucius Institute dressed in traditional Chinese ethnic costumes and prepared activities such as on-site Chinese name giving, name calligraphy and bookmark giving, cucurbit silk performances, blessing cakes and other activities for everyone, forming a beautiful scenery among the bustling people.
Among them, the Chinese naming activity is the most attractive. Confucius Institute teachers choose Chinese names based on the pronunciation or meaning of the participants’ English names, and write them in calligraphy on red paper, which symbolizes good luck in China. "Calligraphy is so amazing!" "Chinese characters are so beautiful!" are the comments we receive the most.
At the same time, the welcome booth also attracted many teachers and students to inquire about the curriculum of the Business Confucius Institute at the University of Leeds in the UK. The on-site registration was enthusiastic and the response was enthusiastic. The successful holding of the welcome publicity activities also laid a good foundation for the subsequent launch of other activities of the “Confucius Institute Week”.
Picture 2: Welcome Promotion
China-Africa Forum
On the afternoon of September 26, many experts and scholars from Kenya and London in Africa gathered at the University of Leeds and delivered wonderful speeches from various aspects such as international relations, industrialization, agricultural development and international security. Founder of the International w88 Center and Business Confucius Institute at the University of Leeds, famous economistPeter BuckleyInvited to attend the forum. More than 100 teachers and students were present to listen to the lecture.
In the forum, scholars Chris Alden and Yixiao Zheng from the London w88 casino of Economics and Political Science, Professor Garth Le Pere from the University of Pretoria, Joshua Otieno Ogweno, Director of the Confucius Institute at Egerton University in Kenya, and Chris Paterson, a scholar from the w88 casino of Communication at the University of Leeds, gave explanations from different professional perspectives and perspectives. Finally, Kweku Ampiah, Professor of the Department of East Asia at the University of Leeds, moderated the discussion and Q&A session. The atmosphere was warm and the audience spoke freely. Many questions and thoughts on China-Africa relations were answered during the discussion. The successful holding of the China-Africa Forum of the Business Confucius Institute at the University of Leeds in w88 casino further demonstrated China's openness and cooperation to the world.
Picture 3: Professor Chris Alden’s speech
Confucius Institute Open Day
On September 28th, the Confucius Institute held an open day event at the University of Leeds. Teachers and students from multiple departments across the w88 casino arrived on site to participate in the open day activities.
The Confucius Institute opened its doors that day to welcome teachers and students on campus. The mysterious Chinese culture is no longer far away from everyone. Not only can participants have direct face-to-face conversations with Confucius Institute teachers, learn more about the institute’s curriculum and activity arrangements, and choose courses and learning content according to their actual needs, they can also visit the Chinese library and rich learning resources of the Confucius Institute. There are also traditional Chinese musical instrument performances and tea appreciation activities, which have been highly praised by participants.
At the same time, the open day also attracted many students from the East Asian Department of the University of Leeds. Students from the East Asian Department inquired most about the Chinese Proficiency Test HSK organized by the Confucius Institute, China Summer Camp and scholarship application matters. The Department of East Asia at the University of Leeds has been offering Chinese courses for more than 50 years, and the Department of East Asia has also had long-term and close cooperation with the Confucius Institute.
Picture 4: Confucius Institute Open Day
Lizhihong’s condolence visit
On October 1st, the Business Confucius Institute at the University of Leeds in the UK cooperated with the local charity Health for All (Leeds) on the "Shining Moments: Lychee Red" project to visit the local Chinese and overseas Chinese elderly. The teachers of the Confucius Institute communicated enthusiastically with the elderly, learned their stories, listened to their voices, and introduced them to the latest domestic situation. The teachers of the Confucius Institute also performed traditional Chinese musical instruments for the elderly, which won unanimous praise and love from the audience.
With the warm invitation of local overseas Chinese elders and project leaders, the Confucius Institute and the Lizhihong Charity Project reached a consensus on long-term cooperation. The Business Confucius Institute at the University of Leeds in w88 casino will regularly carry out cultural activities in the Lychee Red Project to enrich the lives of the elderly and show the charm of the Confucius Institute to local citizens.
Picture 5: Group photo on site
Confucius Institute at the University of Leeds, UK 2018The "Confucius Institute Week" series of activities came to a perfect conclusion. From university forums to local communities, from experts and scholars to ordinary citizens, we not only realize the Confucius Institute’s concept of promoting Chinese language and spreading Chinese culture, but also fulfill our social responsibilities with practical actions and carry forward the spirit of the Confucius Institute.
