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Description: Mandarin learning for the academic year got into full swing with 27 UoN staff and students attending NCI's first online Mandarin Corner event on the evening of Thursday 8 October. The event was organised for UoN Mandarin learners who recently signed up for NCI's Language Partner Programme. Established in 2009, the Language Partner Programme is a platform where English-speaking and Mandarin-speaking students and staff can pair-up to improve their target language whilst socialising and exchanging ideas on current issues. It has been very popular among both Mandarin learners and international students from China.
Date:: 13 October 2020

Description: 18 January saw hundreds of local residents join the fun at the 5th Temple Fair in Nottingham's Old Market Square. This event was organised by Nottingham City Council along with the Chinese Students and Scholars Associations (CSSA) of both the University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent University, supported by Nottingham Confucius Institute (NCI), Asia Business Centre, Hangzhou Culture Exhibitions Ltd and Tianjin Modern TCM Innovation Centre.
Date:: 28 February 2020

Description: Over 150 local residents joined the free drop-in arts and crafts session delivered by UoN student volunteers led by NCI Manager Hua Geddes at Lakeside Arts on Sunday 26th January.
Date:: 28 February 2020

Description: NCI was proud to support the film screenings of the award-winning Chinese documentary 'The Next Life' and its sequel 'A Second Child' at the Djanogly Theatre, Lakeside Arts on 12th November.
Date:: 21 November 2019

Description: We would like to congratulate Dr Xue-Zhong Sun, Headteacher of Nottingham Chinese School (NCS) and Senior Research Fellow at the School of Chemistry, on receiving the Vice Chancellor's Medal on 1 October for his remarkable contributions to the local community over the past twenty years.
Date:: 30 October 2019

Description: On 22nd August, Professor Wang Zhengxu of Fudan University gave a talk on 'Traditional Political Order in China's World: the Confucian-Legalist State and its Impact'. He examined the formation of the bureaucratic imperial political system in China around the Qin and Han periods (221BC-220AD), explaining how its various characteristics helped define patterns of ancient history in China and East Asia.
Date:: 28 September 2019

Description: Nottingham Confucius Institute joined the Broxtowe Community Celebration Group (BCCG) at the Community Summer Event to celebrate cultures from around the world on Saturday 6th July. The event, strongly supported by Broxtowe Borough Council, took place at Round Hill Primary School in Beeston and was attended by nearly 600 people.
Date:: 12 July 2019

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

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