On February 3, the CIE staff provided an annual Chinese New Year lunch for all the people working at the Languages Centre at Woodcroft and all the staff of IISLE, to celebrate the Year of Rooster.
Most of the food… [more]
On January 19, the Edmonton Oil Kings hosted local Mandarin Schools for an exciting hockey night at Rogers Place. The Confucius Institute in Edmonton’s Chinese Dance Group was invited to perform a Chinese dance during the intermission.
Principals of the… [more]
From January 14 to 15, the Confucius Institute in Edmonton participated in the Lunar New Year Extravaganza organized by the Edmonton Chinatown Multicultural Center at the West Edmonton Mall. This was one of the biggest events for Chinese New Year… [more]
On November 29, Dr. Wei Li, the director of the Confucius Institute in Edmonton, was interviewed by World FM, a local radio station. World FM provides a radio program specialized to promote multiculturalism.
During the one hour interview, the host… [more]
On November 25, 2016 Chinese Writing Contest Award Ceremony was held at the Confucius Institute in Edmonton. The contest has been organized annually by the Edmonton Chinese Journal and the CIE since 2010. Every year saw the growing participation of… [more]
On November 24, the Confucius Institute in Edmonton successfully hosted the First Western Canada Symposium of Chinese Language Teaching & CI and CC Development. More than 30 delegates attended the symposium, including the leaders, principals and teachers from Chinese Consulate… [more]