The delegation headed by Vice President Mr Guohua Yan from Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) visited UCD Confucius Institute for Ireland (UCD CII) on April 12th, 2016. The delegation of BFSU also included Professor Xiaohui Zhang, Director of Confucius Institute Division, Professor Jing Ke, Director of International Exchange Office and Professor Zhanpeng Wang, Director of Centre for Irish Studies. The delegation met with Professor Liming Wang, Director of UCD CII, Professor Yongqiang Cai, Chinese Director of UCD CII and some staff members. Read more...

2016 Chinese Bridge Competition for Irish College Students  Saturday 16thApril 2016   The 2016 Chinese Bridge Competition for Irish third level students will be held on 16thApril 2016. The competition offers a platform for learning Chinese for students from all over the world, a platform to demonstrate their Chinese skills and share their learning experience with others. The competition aims to encourage the efforts in learning and understanding Chinese language and culture. The competition is organised by the Education Section of the Embassy of The People’s Republic of China in Ireland and hosted by the UCD Confucius Institute for Ireland and the Irish Institute for Chinese Studies.   Theme: Dreams Enlighten the Future Venue： Radisson Blu Royal HotelDublin, Golden Lane, Dublin 8 Time: 10.00-16.30, 16thApril 2016 Requirements of the contestant: 18 to 30 years of age; non-Chinese nationals; non-native Chinese speakers; third level students; not an award recipient in last year’s Chinese Bridge competition. (Note: Contestants usually represent their native countries, unless an agreement is made to state that he/she may represent other counties.) The Competition Focus is on: 1) Chinese language proficiency 2) Knowledge of China 3) Chinese cultural skills 4) Learning ability Programme: 1. The competition has 3 parts: 1)  Speech Contest in Chinese 2)  Chinese Arts Performance Contest 3)  Contest on the knowledge of China, Chinese language and culture 2. The competition has 2 rounds: 1) In the first round, all participants will give a one-minute speech in Chinese, a one-minute Chinese-themed talent show, the aforementioned two parts will gain 50% and 50% respectively in grading. Afterwards all participants will participate in a short contest on their knowledge of China，the Q & A results will be used as a reference of the total score. Eight participants will be selected to enter the second round of the competition in the afternoon of the same day. 2) In the second round (final), each participant is expected to give a speech in Chinese and perform a Chinese-themed talent show. Both parts are graded equally. The speech should be approximately3 minutes long, the talent show should last from 3 to 5 minutes. Prizes: All participants will be awarded with certificates or awards according to their performances. l  No. of 1st Prizes: 1 l  No. of 2nd Prizes: 2 l  No. of3rd Prizes: 3 l  No. of Special Commendation Prizes: 2 l  No. of Talent & Knowledge Prizes: Several Schedule: Close of applications: 8thApril 2016, Friday Date of competition: 16thApril 2016, Saturday Competition Committee: Chairman: Prof. Liming Wang Secretaries: Prof. Yongqiang Cai, Dr.Yupeng Liu Committee Office: UCD Confucius Institute Email: \n This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Contact:ZhuoLi Email: \n This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Phone：087 721 8819

On the 13th of March, 2016, organized by UCD Confucius Institute for Ireland in conjunction with the PingZone Table Tennis Club, the 5th Confucius Cup Table Tennis Tournament was successfully held and lasted one day. The contestants from China, Ireland, United States of America, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Poland, etc, a total of 48 competitors from 16 countries participated into this tournament. Read more...

From March 10 to 20, 2016, the summer camp organized by UCD Confucius Institute for Ireland, Renmin University of China as well as the Confucius Headquarters (Hanban) had engaged the participations of the Confucius Classroom at Jesus and Mary College and St. Colmcille’s Community School. 53 students and ? teachers visited the Confucius Headquarters (Hanban), Renmin University of China and its affiliated middle school, Beijing No.9 High School successively. Moreover, they also visited the Forbidden City, the Great Wall, Niaochao National Stadium, Beijing National Aquatics Center, Terracotta Army, Xi'an Beilin Museum, Giant Wild Goose Pagoda for more first-hand cultural experiences and were all amazed by the splendid performances of Chinese Kongfu and acrobatics. Read more...