The 2nd International Symposium of the European Association for Chinese Teaching (EACT) was successfully held in UCD Ireland from April 12 to 13, 2019. More than 200 scholars and educators of Chinese language from 22 countries and regions attended the symposium, which was hosted by EACT and organised by its Irish branch together with the UCD Confucius Institute (CII) for Ireland. Participants had round-table, plenary and panel discussions around the theme of ‘Regional and International Features in the subject development of Teaching Chinese as a Second Language’. Read more...

2019"Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for Irish College Students   Read more 

The 2019 Chinese Bridge Competition for Irish college students will be held on 14th April, 2019. The competition offers a platform for university students all over the world to demonstrate their Chinese skills and share their Chinese learning experience with others. The competition is aimed to increase Chinese learners’ enthusiasm to study and understand more about Chinese language and culture. The competition is organized by the Confucius Institute Headquarters（Hanban）and present by the Education Section of the Embassy of The People’s Republic of China in Ireland, the UCD Confucius Institute for Ireland and the Irish Institute for Chinese Studies at UCD. Read more...

The 2019 Board Meeting of the UCD Confucius Institute for Ireland (UCD CII) was held in the conference room of the UCD CII building on the morning of March 11th. Present at the meeting were Prof. DU Peng, Vice President of Renmin University of China, Ms LI Zhenshi, Deputy Director of the International Office and Director of the Confucius Institute of Renmin University, Ms SONG Dongxia, Deputy Director of the HR Department of Renmin University, Prof Dolores O’Riordan, UCD Vice-President for Global Engagement and Dr Liming Wang, UCD CII Director.  Read more...