Concert: Traditional Chinese Music –
Concert on traditional brass instruments zhudi, hulusi and bawu performed by Ms. Li Qing and Mr. Guo Guanghui
Bratislava, Galéria SVÚ Umelka, October 4, 2018

中国民乐演奏及体验活动竹笛、葫芦丝、巴乌演奏民乐家：黎晴, 郭光辉
Bratislava, Umelka Gallery, 2018年10月4日

You are kindly invited to the Chinese Film Festival taking place in

Bratislava, Mladosť cinema,  between October 3 – 5, 2018

The festival opening takes place on October 3, 2018
with our special guests:
novelist and screenwriter Liu Zhenyun and film director Liu Yulin

中国电影节

Bratislava, Mladosť Cinema, 2018年10月3-5日

电影节开幕酒会定于10月3日举行,著名中国作家刘震云教授及导演刘雨 霖女士等出席

We kindly invite you to a Series of Lectures

CHINA and the WORLD: Relations in 21st Century

1. History of Chinese contacts with the world before 1949 (October 16, 2018)
2. How to study Chinese Foreign Policy after 1949? (November 6, 2018)
3. Chinese Economy and Economic Diplomacy (November 13, 2018)
4. The New Silk Road Initiative (November 27, 2018)
5. Chinese Relations with Central and Eastern Europe within the 16+1 platform (December 4, 2018)

Lecturer: Ing. Mgr. Richard Turcsányi, Ph.D.

Richard Turcsányi studied International Relations, Economics and Politology at Masaryk University in Brno. Currently is an assistend professor at the Institute of Territorial Studies at Mendel University in Brno.

Where: Confucius Institute Classroom, Comenius University, Múzejná ulica 6, new building, 3rd floor, N319 room No.

Starts at: 5.30 p.m.

When: September 28 – October 5, 2018
Where: Hviezdoslavovo square, Bratislava

Opening accompanied by cultural activities and traditional crafts presentation takes place on September 28, 2018, Hviezdoslavovo square.

Accompanying activities include:
– presentation of traditional culture and crafts
– tasting of Chinese food specialties
– presentation of educational and cultural activities of Confucius Institute at Comenius University in Bratislava

Duanwujie 端午节 / Dragon Boat Festival

– accompanying events to this year’s Dragon Boat Festival are the following:
– presentation of traditional music and dance
– tasting Chinese food specialities
– traditional culture presentation

If interested, come to celebrate with us
on Sunday, June 17, 2018 on Hviezdoslavovo square, Bratislava

Qualification round of the 17th year of international Chinese proficiency comptition for university students from the Slovak Republic and the Czech Republic ● 汉语桥 ● Chinese Bridge took place at Confucius Insitute at Comenius University in Bratislava on May 18, 2018 under the auspices of
HANBAN, the Confucius Institute Headquarters and the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Slovakia.

The topic of the qualification round was:  天下一家 – “One World, One Family“. The competition winner (best in the qualification round) advanced to compete in semifinals and finals in China.

Further information on the 17th year of the competition:
SCHEME OF THE PRELIMINARY COMPETITION OF 17^TH “CHINESE BRIDGE”- CHINESE PROFICIENCY COMPETITION FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS FROM THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC THE AND CZECH REPUBLIC.
PROGRAM BACKGROUND
The “Chinese Bridge” Chinese Competition for Foreign College Students is a large-scale international Chinese competition organized by Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban). Since 2002, it has held a total of 16 sessions, attracted nearly a thousand contestants from more than 70 countries, and established a bridge of communication between China and the rest of the world. Since the competition was held in Slovakia and Czech Republic, it has become an important platform for Chinese language students in Slovakia and Czech Republic to share their learning achievements. The number of participants has been increasing, and the enthusiasm for learning Chinese is also rising. The competition has been widely acclaimed by both Slovak and Czech sinology.

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
Sponsor: Confucius Institute Headquarters / Hanban
Contractors, Sponsor: Confucius Institute at the Comenius University,
the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the Slovak Republic
Contractor, co-organized establishes heats Organizing Committee of the seventeenth session of the “Chinese Bridge” Chinese Proficiency Competition, responsible to decision-making and implementation of the specific activities of the Division preliminaries.

TOPIC OF THE COMPETITION: 天下一家，One World, One Family 
DATE OF THE COMPETITION: 18^th May, 2018

PARTICIPANTS:
Aged 18 to 30 years, with foreign nationality, born and raised in a foreign country, foreign non-native Chinese College students. Contestants who has been winning the last two consecutive cannot participate in the competition.

PLACE OF THE COMPETITION
Garden Restaurant Seberíniho 1, 821 03 Bratislava, Slovak Republic

COMPETITION REGULATIONS & CONTENT:
Each University and Confucius Institute has a quota of 2-4 seats. The ultimate number of participants depends on specific situation. The deadline of the application is 20^th April 2018.

The duration time for each competitor is 12 minutes, which contains the following 4 aspects:
1. TOPIC SPEECH according to the theme “One World, One Family”; (3 min)
2. LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY: Quiz: Numbers of question sets will be determined by drawing lots; each question set has 4 questions (2 min)
3. TALENT SHOW: e.g. Chinese songs, musical instruments, dance, opera, acrobatics, calligraphy, painting, paper cutting or martial arts etc.; (3 min)
4. INTERACTIVE QUIZ: contestants answer 2 or 3 questions raised by the judges. (2 min)

Competition Organizing Committee will invite sinologists, Chinese teachers and other experts to compose the panel of judges to score and judge the contestants’ performance.

SPECIFIC PROCESS OF THE COMPETITION (May 18^th , 2018)
13:00   Contestants arrive at the scene, draw lots and learn about the competition rules.
13:30   Judges arrive at the scene, learn about the scoring rules, competition process and the contestants.
13:45   Honored guests and audiences arrive at the scene.
14:00   Opening ceremony begins. The guests present speeches.
14:30   Competition starts.
16:45   Competition ends. Judges have a discussion meeting. Audiences watch the guzheng
             performances.
17:00   Moderators announce the results, awards and organize group photos.
17:20   Buffet and free talk time.
18:00   Activity ends.

COMPETITION AWARDS
–  The 1^st prize, 2^nd prizes, 3^rd prizes and several outstanding awards.
–  Contestants get certificates and prizes.
–  Student who wins the first prize will be qualified to go to China in July for the semi-finals and finals.
–  The ultimately winners will also get scholarships to further their studies in China as rewards.

SOCIAL PARTICIPATION
We will invite Chinese Companies to participate and provide sponsorship.

COMPETITION PROMOTION & THE MEDIA INVITATION
We will invite Xinhua News Agency、The European Times as well as local medias and magazines
to participate in the report.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION CONTACT
The deadline of the application is 20^th April 2018. For application form please contact: konfuciov.institut@uniba.sk 

Competition Organizing Committee will send participants reference materials relating to Chinese language
and China by e-mail and publicize the final results on the websites of Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the Slovakia (http://sk.china-embassy.org/chn//) and Confucius Institute at the Comenius University (http://konfuciovinstitut.sk/).
For more details about the competition, please visit the “Chinese Bridge” official website (http://bridge.chinese.cn), and the Chinese Hanban website (hanban.org ).

Competition Organizing Committee renders the participating students and their teachers round-trip transportation expenses and accommodation arrangements on the day of the competition.
Embassy Contacts: Stanko Zhang
E-mail：chineseembassysk@gmail.com
Tel：+421 944 669 986
Coordinator: Henrieta Hatalová, PhD.
E-mail：henrieta.hatalova@uniba.sk
Tel：+421 911595599,
Confucius Institute at the Comenius University in Bratislava

When: March 24, 2018

Where: Confucius Institute at Comenius University, Room No: N318,
Múzejná 6, Bratislava

Conference Languages: Slovak, Czech

PROGRAM

Daniela Zhang: 9.05-9.20
Challenges and Specifics in Interpretation of Contemporary Chinese Poetry

Jana Benická:  9.20-9.35
Translation of Chinese Terminology in the area of One Belt, One Road; 16+1 Platform, Key Socialist Values with Chinese Characteristics

Ľuboš Gajdoš: 9.35-9.50
Practical Corpus Linguistics – Chinese Language

Elena Gajdošová: 9.50-10.05
Corpus Usage when Translating Specialised Text

Milan Ivan: 10.05-10.20
How to help fresh graduates of the Chinese language to find job

Petr Janda: 10.20-10.35
Translation Teaching at Universities

    Jana Krajčiová:  10.35-10.50
Teaching Chinese language in Different Age Groups

       Tereza Slaměníková: 10.50-11.05
Compiling the Textbook on Conversation of Business Chinese

David Uher: 11.05-11.20
Development of Chinese Language at the Filosophical Faculty of Palacký University in Olomouc (1993-2019)

  Miloš Procházka: 11.20-11.35
Chinese Characters in Corean Context

End and Conference Evaluation (11.40-11.50)

Teaching Chinese Language in Slovakia and Czechia (formerly Czecho-Slovakia) has long tradition. In Slovakia, systematic academic study of Chinese language and culture is possible at the Faculty of Arts, Comenius University as of 1988. Since that time, the Department of East Asian Studies produced dozens of graduates – competent interpreters, translator or teachers of Chinese language.

The conference is a meeting of teachers, university pedagogues, translators and interpreters of Chinese language, who can share their pedagogical, translating or interpreting experience. The aim of the conference is to share knowledge and exchange know-how in order to improve Chinese language education on all levels, be it in language schools, primary or secondary schools, as well as university level or courses organised by the Confucius Institute. In addition to this, the exchange of knowledge and know-how shall improve the quality of translation and interpretation into/from Chinese language.

2017/2018 Summer Semester Lecture Series:

MARCH

prof. Mgr. Jana Benická, PhD.: Chinese Culture — Facts and Myths
March 15, 2018 (Thursday) at 2.00 p.m.Streda 21.marca 2018 o 16.00

prof. Mgr. Martin Slobodník, PhD.: On History of our Relations with China: József and Ágost Zichy touring the East Asia between 1875-76
March 21, 2018 (Wednesday) at 4.00 p.m.Štvrtok 22.marca 2018 o 12.15

prof. Mgr. Jana Benická, PhD.: The New Silk Road Project, 16+1 Platform, Key Values of Chinese Socialism
March 22, 2018 (Thursday) at 12.15

Taking place at Confucius Institute at Comenius University Classroom, Múzejná 6, Room No. N318

APRIL

Mgr. Ľuboš Gajdoš, PhD.: Introduction into Chinese Language and Characters
April 3, 2018 (Tuesday) at 4.00 p.m.

Taking place at Confucius Classroom at the Technical University in Zvolen

Mgr. Ľuboš Gajdoš, PhD.: Chinese Language — Facts and Myths
April, 4, 2018 at 1.30 p.m.

Taking place at Confucius Institute at Comenius University Classroom, Múzejná 6, Room No. N318

Mgr. Ľuboš Gajdoš, PhD.: Chinese Characters
April 11, 2018 (Wednesday) at 1.30 p.m.

Taking place at Confucius Institute at Comenius University Classroom, Múzejná 6, Room No. N318

Mgr. Daniela Zhang – Cziráková, PhD.: From Magic to Art. Chinese Calligraphy as a Means of Self-Expression
April 19, 2018 (Thursday) at 4.00 p.m.

Taking place at Confucius Institute at Comenius University Classroom, Múzejná 6, Room No. N318

prof. Mgr. Jana Benická, PhD.: On Chinese Culture — Facts and Myths
April 24, 2018 (Tuesday) at 4.00 p.m.

Taking place at Confucius Classroom at the Technical University in Zvolen