The Confucius Institute At The University Of Manchester

We are very excited to be back at Bluedot Festival at Jodrell Bank this weekend! Our team can’t wait to celebrate Chinese philosophy with therapeutic rock painting workshops that explore Chinese calligraphy and the 5 elements 金木水火土
We will also share some interesting facts about Chinese astrology throughout the next three days on our twitter page ⬇️ https://twitter.com/ConfuciusMCR?s=07 #CreativeManchester

There is only 1 week left to apply for our Research, Impact & Collaboration Enrichment (RICE) fund! The Confucius Institute contributes up to £2,000 to projects with a focus on China & links to Manchester2020
Closing date: 15 July '19 ➡️https://bit.ly/2IUA1Xq #CI_RICE #ChinaResearch

Lancaster University Confucius Institute hosted the 17th BCLTS (British Chinese Language Teaching Society) International Conference. Keynote speakers included Professor Liu Xun from Beijing Language and Culture University and author of the popular textbook 'New Practical Chinese Reader', who visited us at The University of Manchester last week.

Bluedot Festival is just 3 weeks away and we’re getting ready for our activity. This year, we will be celebrating Chinese philosophy with therapeutic rock painting workshops that explore Chinese calligraphy and the 5 elements.

There is still time to register onto our Intensive Mandarin Summer School!
Join us for two weeks in July - there are three different routes at beginner and post-beginner level: https://www.confuciusinstitute.manchester .ac.uk/…/intensiv…/ #LanguageLearning #Mandarin #Manchester

Today is our last Mandarin Corner of the term! Meet us at Lime Cafe from 4.30 until 5.40pm to practice your Mandarin (and English if you are native Chinese)!
And if you can't make it today, we'll see you in September 👋

We are pleased to announce that applications are open for academic staff across all faculties at The University of Manchester for our Research, Impact & Collaboration Enrichment (RICE) funding again! We will contribute up to £2,000 for projects with a focus on China. Closing date: 15 July 2019
https://www.confuciusinstitute.manchester .ac.uk/…/funding-…/ #CI_RICE #ChinaResearch

Did you get a chance to meet us at last Saturday's Community Festival here at The University of Manchester for some of our workshops?
If you enjoyed them, we run regular Chinese art sessions here at 180 Waterloo Place, like our next Chinese Brush Painting workshop next Tuesday ⬇️

The Community Festival at The University of Manchester last Saturday gave the children of Hua Xia Chinese School the opportunity to showcase the play 'The White Bone Demon', a story from the ancient Chinese book 'The Monkey King's Journey to the West'. The children (the youngest members of the school's drama group so far) were performing in Mandarin to a full house and exceeded everybody's expectations.
What a brilliant example of using language in different contexts to make it come to life, making the learning experience fun and more memorable because it is interactive and visual.

Brighten up the start of your week by joining us for our Chinese Calligraphy drop-in sessions on MONDAY! The traditional art of writing Chinese characters is a fundamental part of Chinese Culture and a great way to unwind after a busy day.

This Saturday, June 15th, we’re supporting Huaxia Chinese School in presenting ‘Fighting the White Bone Demon’ as part of The University of Manchester’s Community Festival!
Join us as the children from the school perform a story from the ancient Chinese book ‘The Monkey King’s Journey to the West’ in Mandarin. Don’t worry if you don’t speak the language, there will be English subtitles, too, so everyone can enjoy the performance.
We hope to see you there!

Have you made plans for the summer yet? Why not take up Mandarin by joining our 2-week intensive language courses in July?
We offer three different types of programmes at beginner and post-beginner level, where you can choose to focus on speaking, reading or writing. Alternatively, you can do a combined course to consolidate all three skills. Check further details on our website: https://www.confuciusinstitute.manchester .ac.uk/…/intensiv…/... #LanguageLearning #Mandarin #IntensiveCourse
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'Singing for Wellbeing' was the topic of the first UoM Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Seminar and we were delighted to play host at the International Society yesterday.
The Confucius Institute Choir Harmony 和 is looking for a new direction and Prof Caroline Bithell introduced us to the natural voice approach, which makes singing accessible to everyone and where language is no longer a barrier.
Just look at what the group achieved in only half an hour, singing a Georgian lu...llaby without music sheets and previous knowledge - it was a real buzz to be part of that.
We aim to host many more of these pop-up singing sessions on campus - so watch this space!
#musiconcampus Social responsibility at The University of Manchester @School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
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The Confucius Institute has entered a team at this year's Dragon Boat Festival at Salford Quays on Sunday, 2nd June!
If you missed out on that, you can still get involved as a volunteer - just get in touch with JinLong Culture & Performing Arts Ltd!

Looking for a creative study break?
Why not join us for the first UoM Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Seminar to learn about the benefits of singing and have a little go!
Register here: https://singing-for-wellbeing.eventbrite. co.uk... #EveryoneCanSing #MusiconCampus #Wellbeing
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