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Chinese New Year Celebration at Concordia University

On February 6th, the Confucius Institute in Edmonton participated in the Chinese New Year Celebration at Concordia University of Edmonton (CUE). Mr. Cameron Mah, Director of the CIE, gave a brief presentation at the beginning of the event, appreciating the… [more]

Chinese New Year Celebration at Service Alberta

On February 5th, the Confucius Institute in Edmonton was invited by the Service Alberta to host a Chinese New Year celebration for staff of Land Titles and Surveys. To ensure the attendees could fully experience Chinese culture and traditions in… [more]

ECBEA Chinese New Year of the Rat Celebration

On February 1st, the Confucius Institute in Edmonton participated in the ECBEA Chinese New Year of the Rat Celebration at Bonnie Doon Mall. This event featured performances and cultural activities from Chinese bilingual program students at Edmonton Public Schools. As… [more]

CIE Received Partners in Education Award

At the end of 2019, the Confucius Institute in Edmonton received the 2019 Partners in Education Award from Fort McMurray Public School Division in recognition of the CIE’s contributions to student success. The CIE has won the award in two… [more]

Chinese New Year at Schools

With the Chinese New Year coming, the CIE teachers are having the busiest season of a year. Besides the big Chinese New Year celebrations on weekends, the teachers frequently went to school, providing Chinese culture workshop or supporting the Chinese… [more]

The First CIE Chinese Writing Contest Award Ceremony

On January 28th, the first CIE Chinese Writing Contest Award Ceremony took place at the Confucius Institute in Edmonton. Approximately 200 people attended the event including students, family members, teachers and principals. 613 students from 14 schools participated in the… [more]