Event Archive

2016

September

• Mid-Autumn Festival

  15 September 2016, 12:00 - 16:00

  Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration

July

• Summer Conversation Corner

  08 July - 11 August 2016

  Practise your conversation skills with native Mandarin speakers

June

• Free Tai Chi for Children

  24 June - 26 July 2016

  Wudang Five Animals Forms (Movements)

May

• Calligraphy

  14 May - 23 June 2016

  Classes in Chinese Calligraphy at the Confucius Institute are suitable for both the beginner and improver.

• Tai Chi (Taijiquan) for Adults

  04 May - 22 June 2016

  Tai Chi is a form of Chinese exercise with the purpose of enhancing physical and mental health through its focus on slow, gentle movements, deep breathing and meditation.

March

• "EAST MEETS WEST"

  31 March 2016, 18:30 - 19:30

  A free lecture by Master Chen Lisheng and Master Gordon Faulkner (You Lisu) discussing Wudang Health practices and Wudang Yangsheng

• Dream as "Being": Du Liniang and her field of "being"

  14 March 2016, 17:30 - 19:00

  A talk based on the play 'The Peony Pavilion' (1598)

• 15th Chinese Bridge Competition

  07 March 2016

  The Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students is an international contest organised by the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban).

February

• Staff Intensive Training in Mandarin

  11 February - 18 April 2016

  Together with our partner university, Wuhan, we are pleased to announce a structured programme to support those members of the University who wish to pursue Mandarin as part of their continuous professional development.

• Chinese New Year Celebrations

  08 - 12 February 2016

  Join us at The Hub to celebrate Chinese New Year here at the University of Aberdeen and mark the start of the Year of the Monkey.