UK-China Partners in Education Conference [11 Feb 09]
The Director of LCI Dr George Zhang and Ms Huiying Huang have been invited to attend UK-China Partners in Education Conference on 11 February 2009, sponsored by HSBC and The British Council.
The British Council is the United Kingdom's international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations. They build engagement and trust for the UK through the exchange of knowledge and ideas between people worldwide and create opportunity for people worldwide. The conference has some hot seminars including partnerships with schools or areas in China, keeping in touch with your Chinese partners, developing enterprise projects, making the most of your Chinese language assistant etc.
As a non-profit making organisation, and aiming to promote Chinese language learning and teaching and the understanding of the Chinese culture in the United Kingdom, the London Confucius Institute will endeavours to facilitate research activities and education exchanges events between Britain and China.
Chinese New Year Party 2009 [07 Feb 09]
On February 7th 2009, LCI and SOAS Language Centre jointly held the 2009 Chinese New Year Party. The party provided a wonderful opportunity to learn about China and Chinese culture. It attracted hundreds of the SOAS teachers, students and local residents to the various performances such as singing Chinese songs, poetry, magic show, and performances of Taiji and Chinese comic show.
New Year wishes from Chinese Embassy and SOAS Language Centre
Teachers and students at the same stage
Chinese Taiji
Boy and girl attendants of fairies, the future of the world
Magic show 'One World One Dream', and comic show 'Interview' by LCI Drama Group
London Confucius Institute at Language Show [Nov 08]
As a constituent member of the UK Confucius Institutes, London Confucius Institute attended the Confucius Institute Showcase organised by Hanban at 2008 London Language Show between 31 October and 2 November 2008 in Olympia Exhibition Centre, London. Of all the exhibitors, the Confucius Institute Showcase was without any doubt the most eye catching stall with its impressive show, size and various activities organised throughout the exhibition. Hanban, or the Council for Teaching Chinese International, the Chinese national agency for promoting the teaching of Chinese abroad, sent a very high profile delegation consisting of Professor XU Jialu, vice chair of the NPC Standing Committee, Mme XU Lin, Director General of Hanban and a number of Chinese publishers. All of the 14 Confucius Institutes and Confucius Classrooms attended the event over the three days.
London Confucius Institute organised the Chinese folk musical instrument performance at the Language Show. The performance was given by the musical group from the Music Department of SOAS which hosts London Confucius Institute, the first of its kind in the UK. This is not the first time for the London Confucius Institute to attend the Language Show. LCI was at the Language Show in 2007 with SOAS Language Centre, which has attended the event for the past 7 years.
