News - The University of Nottingham

Description: Between 26 June and 4 July, Mandarin teachers based at the Alderman White Confucius Classroom delivered Chinese language and cultural workshops to five of Alderman White's feeder primary schools including John Clifford School, Eskdale Junior School, Bramcote C of E Primary School and Sunnyside Primary Academy.
Date:: 12 July 2019

Description: On 6th June, Dr Chun Cai, founder and director of Chinese at Winchester College with 25 years of teaching experience, gave a fantastic talk on the qualities that Chinese language teachers need in the UK - highlighting the importance of a high level of language proficiency in both English and Chinese along with an in-depth understanding of both cultures.
Date:: 28 June 2019

Description: On Saturday 15th June Nottingham Confucius Institute (NCI) joined departments from all over the University for 'Wonder', the University's largest community engagement event with hundreds of free activities designed to inspire curious minds of all ages.
Date:: 27 June 2019

Description: On 10th June, NCI held a pre-departure briefing for ten University of Nottingham students who will be embarking on four-week work placements at companies based in various Chinese cities including Zhuhai, Chengdu and Qingdao.
Date:: 16 June 2019

Description: Nottingham Confucius Institute joined in to celebrate the International Children's Festival once again at the Wheee! Family Weekend. The free two-day community event took place in Highfields Park on 1st and 2nd June and was attended by over 4,500 people.
Date:: 15 June 2019

Description: 6 June saw over 60 Nottingham staff, students and local residents attend the "Zongzi and Perfume Sachet Making Workshop" at the Si Yuan Centre. The event was organised by NCI in celebration of the Dragon Boat Festival, one of the major traditional Chinese festivals.
Date:: 15 June 2019

Description: 28 May saw a half day workshop on Chinese language teaching take place on University Park Campus. The event was jointly organised by NCI and UoN's School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies and attracted over 20 attendees including TCSOL experts, Mandarin teachers at CIs and local schools.
Date:: 29 May 2019

Description: An international workshop, with the aim of establishing an international consortium to develop a global-local knowledge system for sustainable agriculture and food security in marginal areas in developing countries, was held on 2-3 May at the Si Yuan Centre. The event was organised by Nottingham University Future Food Beacon (FF Beacon), Haydn Green Institute for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (HGI) and Africa Diaspora Academic Network in the UK (ADAN-UK) with support from NCI.
Date:: 24 May 2019

Description: Over thirty evening class and private one-to-one students and staff attended NCI's End of Course Showcase Party on Thursday 4th April to celebrate the successful completion of 2019's Spring Term Mandarin programme.
Date:: 26 April 2019

Description: 16 February saw over 150 people attend the 7th Si Yuan Cup Table Tennis Tournament at the University of Nottingham's David Ross Sports Village. 86 contestants from eight countries aged between ten and 70+ years old took part, with more than 20 people, old and young, registering for free table tennis taster session.
Date:: 18 February 2019

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