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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

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

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

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

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

Description: Nottingham Confucius Institute celebrated UN Chinese Language Day in style with a series of events including fan painting workshops, calligraphy and language taster sessions and a book exhibition from 19-22 April.
Date:: 09 May 2023

Description: Jointly funded by Nottingham Confucius Institute and Arts Council England, "Moon Rabbit and Other Stories from China" successfully toured across Nottingham from 28 January to 16 February. A total of 30 performances were held at Lakeside Arts Djanogly Theatre, six libraries, six primary schools and two special education needs schools during the three-week period, reaching over 2,500 children and their families!
Date:: 15 March 2023

Description: 9 Feb saw sixty year 4 students attend Chinese language and cultural workshops delivered by teachers from Nottingham Confucius Institute (NCI) on University Park campus as part of the Discovery Days event.
Date:: 23 February 2023

Description: The past four weeks saw crowds of locals take part in celebratory events across Nottingham to welcome the arrival of the Chinese New Year of the Rabbit.
Date:: 14 February 2023

Description: Over 1500 pupils aged 5-16 from across seven local schools celebrated the Chinese New Year of the Rabbit with support from NCI between 18 January and 4 February.
Date:: 06 February 2023

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