Don’t miss this new event by Heriot-Watt University on March 30! John Thomson’s ground-breaking work in Asia established him as a pioneer of photojournalism and one of the most influential photographers of his generation. His collection of glass negatives travelled back with him to London in 1872. Exhibition curator Betty Yao MBE will explore his […]
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Our Teacher in the Chinese Teaching Competition UK Finals!
We are delighted to announce our former volunteer teacher Mr Ji Wu will participate in the Chinese Teaching Competition UK Finals on behalf of SCIBC. Ji worked as a Chinese volunteer teacher at Heriot-Watt in 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 academic years. He won the second price in the Scotland Chinese Teaching Competition on 17th July 2021 […]
Chinese New Year Video Release by Our Partners at ETAG
Watch this colourful video about Chinese New Year celebrations 2022 in Edinburgh:
Asia’s Global Financial Centre – Hong Kong in the 21st Century
Our colleagues at the Asia Scotland Institute will host a panel from the HK Financial Services Development Council to discuss Hong Kong as a global financial centre, with perceptions of the city as a business centre from a panel of senior business leaders in the financial services sector. The panel members will talk about how they consider […]
Chinese New Year Concert Video Now Available!
We are delighted to once again welcome musicians from the Rainbow Music Society of Tianjin University of Finance and Economics to bring a selection of musical pieces including traditional Chinese folk music and chorus performances to celebrate the Chinese New Year – Year of the Tiger. The society consists of 20 musicians who will play […]
Introducing Year of the Tiger
We are about to celebrate the Eve of the Chinese New Year, and we would like you to meet the Tiger! Watch this video to find out about the origins of this Chinese Zodiac animal and learn how to appease the Tiger in 2022.
Why the Chinese New Year Is Called Spring Festival?
Unsure why an event typically happening in winter is called ‘Spring Festival? Our team member, Junyu Li, sheds light on the origins of the name: Li Junyu: The Spring Festival is the largest and most important festival in China. It has a history of more than 4,000 years. Like all Chinese traditional festivals, the date […]
Interesting Facts about Chinese New Year
2022 Chinese New Year, which is also called the Spring Festival, starts from 1st February 2022. Our team pulled up some fun facts related to the celebration of the Chinese New Year. · 春运(chūn yùn) Spring Festival Travel Rush During the Chinese New Year, no matter where Chinese people are, they all try their best […]
China Ready! Chinese for Hospitality and Tourism
About this event We are supporting our colleagues at Confucius Institute for Business London, who are hosting the webinar “China Ready! Chinese for Hospitality and Tourism”. About the event China Ready! prepares students and independent learners to work in the hospitality and tourism industry for high-value tourism business coming from China to English-speaking countries. During this […]
CEA Annual Conference: Outcomes
On the 4th December 2021, the CEA annual conference was thrilled to have Mr. Ma Qiang (Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in Edinburgh), Professor Peter Mathieson (Principal and Vice Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh), Professor Richard A Williams (Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Heriot-Watt University), and Professor Yu Xiong (CEA UK/Europe president) […]