Author: Dana Pekaríková

In September 2025 (September 1st-September 14th), a two-week Confucius Institute summer camp is planned to be held in China. In addition to Chinese language and Chinese culture courses, students will visit the Giant Panda Breeding Base, the Sanxingdui Museum of Ancient Shu Culture, the ancient Dujiangyan Irrigation System, the Leshan Giant Buddha, the Tibetan villages in Jiuzhaigou and enjoy the night view of the mountain city of Chongqing. The participants will also experience traditional culture of hotpot and Sichuan opera, the culture of the Three Kingdoms, and the Taoist culture of Mount Qingcheng.

The eligibility criteria for summer camp participants are as follows:

a. Participants must hold Slovak or EU nationality, be aged between 18 and 30 by August 2025, and must submit a photocopy of the personal passport photo page after successful registration.

b. Participants must take the HSK exam (levels HSK1-HSK6) organized online in cooperation with Sichuan Normal University in May 2025. For all participants there will be held intensive language course after April 10 consisting of 32 hours (45 mins) in total, held four times a week per 90mins. During the Easter break, the course will be held online. The total cost for tuition is 100 euros, payable online to the Confucius Institute account by April 10, 2025.

c. Participants are responsible for their own round-trip international airfare Vienna ↔ Chengdu.

d. During their stay in China, expenses for study, travel, accommodation, transportation, breakfast, and dinner will be covered by the cooperating Chinese partner school.

The registration ends March 31. Please note that it is possible to attend the camp only once in three years.

APPLY FOR THE 2025 SUMMER CAMP, INTENSIVE LANGUAGE COURSE AND EXAM

The sum for the language course can be transferred to CI account

On 2 September 2024, the Global Final of the 23rd Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students was successfully held in Fujian, China. Dávid Šandala from the The Chinese studies section of the Department of East Asian Studies at Comenius University, representing Slovakia, won the First Prize after a fierce competition with 147 contestants from 130 countries. This achievement not only demonstrates the strength of Slovak youth in the field of Chinese language learning, but also sets the best record in the history of Slovak competitors in the event.

The ‘Chinese Bridge’ series of Chinese language competitions is a large-scale international Chinese language competition sponsored by the Chinese and Foreign Language Exchange and Cooperation Centre of the Ministry of Education, aiming to provide a platform for Chinese language learners from all over the world to demonstrate their Chinese language proficiency, exchange their learning experiences and test their learning achievements, and to build bridges to promote the friendship of Chinese language learners from all over the world. Since it was first held in 2002, the ‘Chinese Bridge’ series of Chinese language competitions has attracted more than 1.6 million young people from more than 160 countries and regions to participate in overseas preliminaries, with hundreds of millions of viewers around the world every year, and has been regarded as the Olympics of global Chinese language competitions.

This achievement is not only a remarkable moment for David, but also a new chapter in Chinese education and cultural exchange in Slovakia, further deepening the friendly cooperation between the two countries.

Dear friends, we cordially invite you to sign in for a beautiful course of Chinese calligraphy and paiting. Classes will take place once a week, every Friday at 17:00 at Comenius university at Safarikovo namestie.

It will last 12 weeks and be conducted by Chinese lecturer Ms. LIU Yishuo and Slovak sinologist Daniela Zhang. First lecture will take place November 8, 2024.

FEE FOR THE CULTURAL COURSE: 170 EUR/ the whole course

Students and pensioners: 50% off

The price includes study fee and all material needed.

PAYMENT INFO:

IBAN: SK36 8180 0000 0070 0008 3100
BIC/SWIFT: SPSRSKBA

VS: 105220

information for beneficiary shall include full name of the couse participant and specify the course for which the payment is made

Hamuliakovo in cooperation with Weifang International Kite Festival cordially invites you to International Kite Festival. See you there October 13th 2024 from 10:00-17:00.

From March to June (4 months) and September to December (3 months) of 2024, we plan to organize 15 sessions of Chinese culinary experience events. The entire program will provide Slovak-language translations and guidance for making a variety of traditional Chinese dishes and pastries. The course is open to all Slovak friends who enjoy Chinese cuisine, regardless of age. Participants will receive series of explanations and hands-on guidance for preparing 15 Chinese traditional dishes and pastries, including Mapo Tofu, Kung Pao Chicken, Longjing Shrimp, Li Hongzhang’s Mixed Vegetables, Homestyle Stir-Fried Pork, Garlic Vermicelli Shrimp and Dumplings, among many others.

Participants can taste the dishes they prepare on-site or take them away. Students can choose to attend multiple sessions or select individual sessions. The total cost for a single session, including food ingredients, is EUR 30,-. However, you are welcome to invite another person so the price of EUR 30 is for 2 people. Tuition fees must be paid online to the Confucius Institute’s designated account before the 1st of the month in which the course begins, with the student’s name specified. Almost all dishes contain rice as a side dish (except for April 5 – Jiaodzi Dumplings).
Venue: Garden Chinese Restaurant, Seberíniho 1, Bratislava – Ružinov
Apply HERE

Schedule and Menu for March to June 2024 (twice a month, Fridays 16:00–18:00):

March 15, 2024: Sichuan Cuisine: Kung Pao Chicken, Mapo Tofu + Rice (Liu Shan)

April 5, 2024: Jiaozi Dumplings (Fillings: White Mushroom Pork Cabbage, Celery Carrot Beef, Shiitake Pork Shrimp) (Wang Shuhuai, Ling Wei)

April 12, 2024: Jiangsu-Zhejiang Cuisine: Huaiyang Lion’s Head, Longjing Shrimp + Rice (Zhou Tao)

May 3, 2024: Anhui Cuisine: Li Hongzhang’s Mixed Vegetables, Dried Bamboo Shoots Pork + Rice (Shi Chaofan)

May 10, 2024: Fujian Cuisine: Snowflake Chicken, Tai Chi Crystal Shrimp + Rice (Pan Ruoxin)

May 24, 2024: Shandong Cuisine: Scallion Beef, Pan-Fried Tofu + Rice (Guo Yajing)

June 7, 2024: Hunan Cuisine: Homestyle Stir-Fried Pork, Dong’an Chicken + Rice (Liu Dan)

June 21, 2024: Guangdong Cuisine: Oyster Sauce Beef Tenderloin, Garlic Vermicelli Shrimp + Rice (Zhu Guolong, Ling Wei)

Schedule and Menu for September to December 2024 (7 sessions in total, Fridays 16:00–18:00):

September 27, 2024: Sichuan Cuisine: Kung Pao Chicken, Mapo Tofu + Rice (Liu Shan)

October 11, 2024: Jiangsu-Zhejiang Cuisine: Huaiyang Lion’s Head, Longjing Shrimp + Rice (Zhou Tao)

October 25, 2024: Anhui Cuisine: Li Hongzhang’s Mixed Vegetables, Dried Bamboo Shoots Pork + Rice (Shi Chaofan)

November 8, 2024: Fujian Cuisine: Snowflake Chicken, Tai Chi Crystal Shrimp + Rice (Pan Ruoxin)

November 22, 2024: Shandong Cuisine: Scallion Beef, Pan-Fried Tofu + Rice (Guo Yajing)

December 6, 2024: Hunan Cuisine: Homestyle Stir-Fried Pork, Dong’an Chicken + Rice (Liu Dan)

December 20, 2024: Guangdong Cuisine: Oyster Sauce Beef Tenderloin, Garlic Vermicelli Shrimp + Rice (Zhu Guolong, Ling Wei)