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NCI holds 2024 local teacher training event

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Sunday 9 July saw over 30 Mandarin teachers gather at the Si Yuan Centre for its annual training event aimed at enhancing instructional practices and fostering student engagement. The attendees were Mandarin teachers from Nottingham Chinese School, Alderman White School, Rushcliffe School, Confucius institute colleagues from University of Nottingham (UoN) and University of Edinburgh and students on the MA TCSOL programme from Nottingham's School of Education.
Date:
12 July 2024

Mahjong night at NCI – a great way to learn Mandarin!

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On Friday 21 June, Nottingham Confucius Institute (NCI) hosted a Mahjong evening, ending Mandarin Corner for the summer term in style. The event attracted over 40 enthusiastic Nottingham staff, students and local residents.
Date:
03 July 2024

Mandarin Corner: Chinese Tea Ceremony

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Friday 10 May saw over 70 UoN staff, students and local residents immersed in the rich traditions and history of Chinese tea while enjoying a variety of flavours and aromas at the Mandarin Corner event organised by the Nottingham Confucius Institute (NCI) .
Date:
20 May 2024

Spring Camp to China – an 'unforgettable experience'

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17 students from across all five UoN faculties and two young professionals studying Mandarin part-time at the Nottingham Confucius institute (NCI) joined our Spring Camp to China programme. The trip was organised by NCI and delivered by our partner Fudan University in Shanghai with support from University of Nottingham Ningbo Campus (UNNC).
Date:
10 May 2024

NCI holds events celebrating 15th UN Chinese Language Day

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The last two weeks of April saw a series of events organised by NCI in celebration of the 15th United Nations Chinese Language Day.
Date:
03 May 2024

NCI Spring Camp off to a flying start

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19 students began their NCI Spring Camp to China adventure on Monday 8 April, visiting Shanghai and Beijing in their first week. They immersed themselves in Mandarin lessons and a variety of cultural activities at Fudan University, including Chinese cooking sessions and dragon and lion dancing workshops. They also visited sites of historical interest in both cities, managing to take in the Bund, Yu Garden, Great Wall, Summer Palace and Forbidden City all within their first week!
Date:
15 April 2024

Spring term Mandarin Corner closes in style

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15th March saw nearly 60 people take part in our last Mandarin Corner event of the spring term at the Si Yuan Centre. The theme of the event was "blue and white porcelain".
Date:
25 March 2024

Chinese New Year celebrations end in style at Nottingham's Albert Hall with world premiere of Chen Yi's Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra

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24 February saw an enthusiastic audience of over 400 people attend a celebratory concert packed with popular Chinese and Western classics at the Albert Hall in Nottingham.
Date:
04 March 2024

Hundreds of children and families join NCI for some February half term fun

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During February half term over 1,300 children and families enjoyed our Chinese New Year celebratory events held across Nottingham.
Date:
04 March 2024
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Nottingham Confucius Institute

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Si Yuan Building
Jubilee Campus
Nottingham, NG8 1BB

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