Chinese culture centre wins prestigious award

A PRESTIGIOUS award bestowed upon University College Cork could help fund a dedicated centre for Chinese culture and language on campus.

Thu, 05 Jan, 2012 - 00:00

Louise Roseingrave

The UCC Confucius Institute (CI) has been named Confucius Institute of the year for its work delivering Chinese language and culture teaching in 33 Irish schools to more than 4,000 students since its inception four years ago.

UCC staff are hopeful that CI headquarters in China will help fund a purpose-built centre in UCC following presentation of the award.

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Courts Education Place: China Place: Ireland Place: Cork Place: Shanghai Person: Fan Hong Event: Chinese New Year Event: Year of the Dragon Organisation: University College Cork Organisation: UCC Confucius Institute Organisation: CI Organisation: Confucius Institute Organisation: UCC Organisation: UCC CI

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