On the 29th of January, the CIE winter session for Mandarin classes commenced. There are six courses presently offered , two classes for Level 1(Beginner Mandarin) and one class each for Level 2, 3 and 4 Mandarin. Another Mandarin class… [more]
The Confucius Institute is pleased to have started the first Mandarin class for parents at Meadowlark School. With the strong support from the principal and at the request of parents , the CIE has commenced offering the first session of… [more]
During the last month, the CIE has received 9 new visiting teachers from China for the purpose of providing enhanced support to our Chinese programs at a number of schools that have been designated as Confucius Classrooms.
These visiting teachers… [more]
The CIE hosted a visit from Concordia University College of Alberta. The 5 person delegation was led by Dr. Manfred Zeuch, Vice President International.
The delegates toured the CIE facilities and also met CIE teachers and staff.
During the visit,… [more]
From December 10 to 11, Assistant Superintendent Mary Michailides and Wei Li paid visits to two schools in Qingdao, Qingdao Number 2 High School and Qingdao Experiemental Junior High School.
During the visits, the Edmonton delegates had the opportunity to… [more]
The 9th Global Confucius Institute Conference was held from December 7 and 8 in Xiamen City in Fujian Province of China. More than 2000 delegates from more than 126 different countries attended the conference. This conference was very special since… [more]