On May 14th 2017, the 6th Confucius Cup Table Tennis Tournament was completed in Dublin successfully. The tournament was co-hosted by UCD Confucius Institute for Ireland (CII) and Dundrum Table Tennis Club. Sixty-four contestants from twenty countries such as China, Ireland, the U.K., France, Poland etc. participated in the tournament. Read more...
On May 3rd, a delegation from Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences (SASS) headed by Professor Ling She, Vice Dean of SASS Graduate School and Professor A-Ming Liu, Deputy Director of SASS International Affair Office visited UCD Confucius Institute for Ireland (CII). UCD CII Director Professor Liming Wang and Chinese Director Professor Yongqiang Cai received the delegation. Read more...
UCD Confucius Institute for Ireland (CII) and UCD Irish Institute for Chinese Studies (IICS) jointly hosted an open day for the Masters and Diploma in Teaching Chinese on April 29th, 2017. The Chinese Teachers Association of Ireland (CTAI) launched their inaugural issue of the Magazine in Chinese Teaching. The event was attended by more than 70 people including local Chinese teachers from Ireland, Chinese teachers from Hanban, students of the Diploma and MA in Teaching Chinese as well as CTAI members. Read more...
The Irish Final of 16th International Chinese Bridge Competition for College Students took place in the Double Tree Hilton Morrison Hotel on April 22nd 2017. The event was organized by the Education Section of the Chinese Embassy in Ireland and co-hosted by the UCD Confucius Institute for Ireland and UCD Irish Institute for Chinese Studies. Around 30 candidates from UCD, UCC, Trinity College, DIT, NUI Maynooth etc. participated in the Competition. The event was attended by distinguished guests from the Chinese Embassy in Ireland including the Chinese Ambassador H.E. Dr. Yue Xiaoyong, Deputy Head of Mission and Political Counsellor Mrs Yang Hua, First Secretary of the Education Section Professor Wu Xiaochuang, Head of the Political and Press Office Mr. Pan Xiongwen. Among attendees were UCD Vice President Prof. Dolores O’Riordan, Directors and Chinese Directors of the UCD Confucius Institute and UCC Confucius Institute as well as local Chinese media representatives. Read more...
On April 19th, 2017, the delegation from Jianghan University headed by Mr. Hanwen Wang, Deputy Chairman of University Labor Union visited UCD Confucius Institute for Ireland (CII). UCD CII Director Professor Liming Wang and Chinese Director Professor Yongqiang Cai welcomed the guests. Mr. Daniel O’Sullivan, Recruitment Officer of China market of the UCD International Office also attended the meeting. Read more...
