The Nottingham Confucius Institute

Latest news

NewsRSS FeedAtom Feed

NCI holds 15th "China and Me" Mandarin Speech Contest

Description
Saturday 11th November saw seven candidates demonstrate their Mandarin skills in front of a panel of judges and over 30 spectators at the 15th "China and Me" Speech Competition at the Si Yuan Centre. The candidates included one staff member and six UoN students.
Date:
30 November 2023

Autumn Charity Concert 2023 raises funds for Dementia Research

Description
Saturday 30 September saw over 200 local Nottingham residents enjoy an uplifting fusion of modern and traditional Chinese and Western music at the Autumn Charity concert 2023, organised by Nottingham Confucius Institute in partnership with the University's Lakeside Arts.
Date:
13 October 2023

Autumn Term Mandarin Courses: Registration Open

Description
The next round of group lessons begin week commencing 2 October with a registration deadline of 12:00 noon 28 October.
Date:
05 September 2023

NCI Summer School 2023 closes in style

Description
Wednesday 26 July saw nearly 70 University staff, students and local residents join the Nottingham Confucius Institute's Summer School for the final sessions of 2023 at the Si Yuan Centre, home to NCI.
Date:
01 August 2023

NCI holds annual local teacher training event

Description
On Sunday 9 July, Nottingham Confucius Institute (NCI) held its annual teacher training programme at Si Yuan Centre. The event ran from 9:30am to 2:00pm and attracted over 50 attendees, including teachers from local primary and secondary schools, Confucius Institutes and master's students from Nottingham's School of Education.
Date:
01 August 2023

Mandarin Corner: Dragon Boat Festival Celebrations

Description
23 June saw over 40 Nottingham staff, students and local residents join NCI in celebrating Dragon Boat Festival at the last of this year's summer-term Mandarin Corner sessions.
Date:
25 July 2023

UoN student wins second prize at major Chinese speech competition

Description
Selected and trained by Nottingham Confucius Institute, UoN student Jennifer Heaney, competed against 18 other university students selected from over 10 Confucius Institutes in the UK and came second at the preliminary London leg of the 22nd Chinese Bridge competition, a prestigious contest in Chinese language proficiency and cultural knowledge for non-native speakers.
Date:
26 June 2023

NCI present drama "Behind the Curtained Door"

Description
Nottingham Confucius Institute were proud to present the drama "Behind the Curtained Door" at the Djanogly Theatre, Lakeside Arts on Friday 16 June. It was commissioned by Manchester Confucius Institute and developed in collaboration with the University of Manchester's Drama Department.
Date:
20 June 2023

NCI hosts Tai Chi and Qigong Tasters for UoN staff and students

Description
We were delighted to host our "Free Lunchtime Tai Chi and Qigong Taster Sessions" for staff and students on all four UoN UK campuses (Jubilee, Uni Park, KMC and SB) in May.
Date:
06 June 2023

Mandarin Corner: fan painting with Feng-Ru Lee

Description
5th May saw over forty UoN staff, students and local residents enthusiastically learn to paint on silk fans with Chinese ink and brushes at the Si Yuan Centre, home to Nottingham Confucius Institute
Date:
10 May 2023
Displaying 11 to 20 of 99
Previous 1 2 3 4 5 … Next

 

Nottingham Confucius Institute

Room A23, CI Library
Si Yuan Building
Jubilee Campus
Nottingham, NG8 1BB

telephone: +44 (0)115 748 4502
fax: +44 (0)115 846 6324
email: confucius.institute@nottingham.ac.uk