Dublin Children’s Confucius Class welcomed nearly 160 new students on September 10th 2016. The new academic year saw 12 classes offering accurate grouping and systematic teaching based on children’s ages and Chinese levels. While teaching the four language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing, the classes incorporate Chinese culture, traditions and talents in their teaching to create a relaxing and happy environment as well as excellent teaching and learning experience. Read more...
The Table Tennis Tournament of Mixed Doubles, organized by the Chinese Embassy in Ireland and supported by UCD Confucius Institute and Chinese enterprises in Ireland, was held on Sept 10th in Dublin. The tournament attracted 24 players from 12 teams representing the 3 parties. Read more...
On September 6th, Prof Liming Wang, Director of the UCD Confucius Institute for Ireland, Prof Paul A Ward and Ms Krassimira Gormley welcomed the delegation from the Department of Women’s Rights and Interests Protection, Shanghai Women’s Federation headed by Deputy Director Haiying Cao. The two parties discussed matters in relation to the protection of women and children’s rights and interests. Read more...
HSK Level 1- Level 6 Course Introduction The HSK test is a test for learners who do not speak Chinese as their first language. It tests Chinese language skills for communication in everyday life, learning and business activities, and are series of standardized tests. HSK Pre-test Trainingcourses are aimed at meeting the needs of all types of people who intend on sitting the examination. . We offer training courses from HSK level1 to level 6. The course includes listening, reading comprehension and writing, with an emphasis on teaching test-taking skills and strategies to achieve better results in the exam. The course focuses on the Chinese language expression ability of participants through comprehensive language teaching. It is an intensive language-training course, aimed at progressing the logical application of Chinese, as well as achieving a higher level of verbal skills, written skills and good results in the HSK test. Course objectives 1.To strengthen knowledge through the new HSK outlines, covering vocabulary, grammar, and sentence patterns and supporting learning development, ensuring students’ preparation for the new HSK exam. . 2.To provide training on the basics of Chinese language learning to more specialized subjects, explaining in detail the difficult and most important aspects of the test. ; 3. Experienced teachers summarize the best test-taking skills and strategies; 4. The use of the Official Examination Papers of HSK and Standard Course HSK create a real test environment, so that students can be familiar with the test procedures and content; Approach An intensive course with high efficiency teaching and training provided, in conjunction with the use of a large number of study skills, including learning situation simulation exercises, discussions and interactive exercises. Audience Class Pre-course vocabulary level TestExpected Vocabulary CEF level HSK Level 1 70 150 A1 HSK Level 2 180 300 A2 HSK Level 3 380 600 B1 HSK Level 4 800 1200 B2 HSK Level 5 1800 2500 C1 HSK Level 6 3800 5000+ C2 *Level test is available upon request. Instructor The courses are conducted by highly experienced instructors who specialise in HSK exams and preparation from UCD Confucius Institute for Ireland. Course Timetable 10 hours a session: 2 hours per time, once per week, 5 weeks in total. Start date: 5 weeks prior to the HSK Test. If needed, another course session is available10Weeks to 6 weeks prior to the HSK Test. (Example: In the year 2016, Test day is November 12, the Pre-test Training Course is from October 10 - November 11,If needed, September 5 - October 7 is also available.) Course fees Course fee depends on the registration number of your class before the registration deadline, which is one day before the course begins. 5+ students group-100 Euros per student 4 students group-120 Euros per student 3 students group-150 Euros per student 2 students group-180 Euros per student 1 student group-200 Euros per student Textbooks and Sample papers fees are not included. Online Registration for this course: Click Here or send an e-mail to \n This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
The Asian Economic Panel (AEP) Conference was held successfully by UCD Confucius Institute in Dublin on June 21-23, 2016. 30 scholars and economists from America, Australia, China, Finland, Ireland, Japan, Phillips, UK and other countries attended the conference. Prof. Liming Wang, Director of Irish Institute for Chinese Studies at UCD and UCD Confucius Institute and Dr. Brendan Halligan, Chairman of Institute of International and European Affairs delivered the welcome address and opening remarks respectively. Read more...
