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The “Culture Week” at Kenyatta University was hosted from 11th Feb. to 15th Feb 2013 to celebrate the Chinese New Year. The Confucius board members, Martin C.Njoroge, Director of CI, Prof. Yang Daping, Chinese Director and all the lecturers attended the function, got together to celebrate the 2013 Chinese New Year. This activity welcomed all staff of Kenyatta University, middle school students as well as local Kenya people.
The content includes introduce traditional Chinese custom, taste Chinese food, Chinese tea, appreciate the performance which organized by Chinese embassy. Some of the participants listened to the explanation of the Chinese lecturers, some involved in the interaction, everybody enjoy themselves to this activities. This activity was praised by Kenyatta University and the community, which enlarged the popularity of CI and further promoted the development of Chinese teaching in Kenya.
The local newspaper, “The East Africa” covered the event. Chinese culture has been greatly promoted in and around Kenya now. Most people know about twelve animals of the year and many people asked before the New Year’s Day what year it is this year. It is really encouraging to see all these achievements and the Confucius Institute will work harder in the year of 2013 and look forward to more achievements and influence. (Written /Zhang Yu Picture /Jia Bingbo)
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The two directors pose for a photograph with some of the Chinese volunteer teachers who completed their tour of duty.
The Confucius Institute bade farewell to a number of volunteers and lecturers who completed their tenure of service at the Institute within the course of 2018. In the first of such ceremonies to mark the end of their tour of duty, the CI Director, Dr, Kamau Wango congratulated the two lecturers Dr. Zhou Xiaodong and Mr. Yang Chi for a successful posting at the CI and commended them for their good work within a period of more two years at the Institute. He noted that each had played a significant role in the daily operations of the Institute notably in the management of teaching, administration of HSK examinations as well as the preparation and planning of major cultural events and activities. On behalf of the CI, he wished them both all the best in their future endeavours. Dr. Wango, in a separate ceremony, also bade farewell to a number of volunteers after their completion of their one year stint at the Institute. He observed that each of them had a specific assignment at the CI apart from their regular teaching duties all of which they had executed with admirable dedication. He appealed to all those departing to put their experience gained during their stay in Kenya to good use and be good ambassadors of the Confucius Institute and Kenyatta University as a partner University. He also urged them, in whatever capacity in future, to continue to foster good relations between Chinese and Kenyan Peoples. The Volunteers who left are Ji Xiaoyi, Luo Yanwu, Yan Yueqi and Yu Haitao.
1. Lecturer DR.Zhou Xiaodong：Responsible for teaching administration and HSK, HSKK tests
2. Lecturer Yang Chi: Responsible for function planning and arranging
3. Volunteer Ji Xiaoyi: Responsible for meeting minutes and dance team training
4. Volunteer Luo Yanwu: Responsible for writing articles, HSK/HSKK training and CI choir training
5. Volunteer Yan Yueqi: Responsible for CI Wechat public account, CI monthly news bulletin and PPT production
6. Volunteer Yu Haitao: Responsible for CI martial arts team training
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Dr.Zhou Xiaodong – Lecturer |
Mr.Yang Chi – lecturer |
Ms. Ji Xiaoyi - Volunteer |
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Ms.Yan Yueqi - Volunteer |
Mr.Yu Haitao – Volunteer |
Ms.Luo Yanwu – Volunteer |
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Confucius Institute is keen on moving its research agenda forward. In line with this goal, the Institute encourages the staff members to research and publish as a way of developing teaching resources that will be invaluable in popularizing Chinese language in Kenya. Thus on 25th October, 2013, the Confucius Institute at Kenyatta University launched its first book, “Tourism Chinese in Kenya”. Much of the success of the Book can be attributed to the hard work of Confucius Institute’s lecturers and the willingness of Oxford University Press to publish it. In addition, on the same day, the Institute held its first graduation of the Beginners in Chinese Language and Culture of Confucius Institute. The Beginners program is offered to Bonafide Kenyatta University students who are pursuing other degree programs.
This occasion celebrated the Institute’s and students’ hard work and achievements. The 150 graduands were challenged to make use of their training in their respective fields. The ceremony was presided over by the Chair of the Board of Confucius Institute, Prof. L. Kisovi, and attended by Oxford University Press staff, Kenyatta University staff, Confucius Institute staff and students and other invited guests. On October 24th and 25th, 2013, the Confucius Institute held its annual training of the local teachers of Chinese so as to build their capacities in teaching methodologies and assessment. This is one of the annual activities supported and funded by Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban). The Institute invited the local teachers teaching at Kenyatta University and other teachers of Chinese associated with our Confucius Institute. There were 50 participants and 7 facilitators. Indeed Confucius Institute is going places.
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The Confucius Institute in collaboration with the department of Fine Art and Design held a successful Exhibition/seminar at the Department’s gallery on Tuesday 13th November, 2018.
This event was held under the auspices of the Confucius Institute and involved a host of invited practicing artists who brought samples of their paintings for the day-long exhibition/seminar. The theme of the event was ‘Painting – the convergence between practice and Academia’. The rationale for the exhibition was to provide an opportunity for students at the University to interact with practicing Artists on pertinent artistic matters mainly pertaining to thematic interpretation, critical thought and derivation of subject matter, composition and development of personal style in painting, a key discipline in the Fine Arts. The students took the unique opportunity to view the paintings on display and had a fruitful interactive session with the artists where they exchanged views on the Kenyan Art scene touching on opportunities, successes as well as challenges faced by practicing Artists. This was deemed important since the students would join the professional art world in due course and needed useful anecdotes on how to successfully launch and navigate their artistic careers. The rapporteur, Dr Kamau Wango encouraged local artists to work together to advance their course and observed that there has been a notable ‘renaissance’ of the Fine Arts in Kenya, particularly in painting. He told the students that there was a clear coloration between critical thinking and creativity and that artists like all other creative people were opinion leaders of society.
The opening of the exhibition/seminar was attended by the former Dean of the School of Visual and Performing Arts, Dr. Timothy Njoora, the Chinese Director at the Confucius Institute, Prof. Li Jing accompanied by several Chinese volunteers, the Chairman of the Department of Fine Art and Design, Mr. Adon Ombura, the CI Di rector, Dr. Kamau Wango, a number of Fine Art lecturers and students of painting. The Chinese Director observed that the Confucius Institute was pleased to be associated with such events and was ready to partner with the Department of Fine Art in the area of culture and artistic creativity and hoped that relevant partnerships in this arena can be pursued with the partner University in China (Shan dong Normal University, Jinan) in the near future. She invited students of Fine Art to study Chinese language and Culture and take advantage of opportunities provided by the Confucius Institute at Kenyatta University.
The Chairman of the Department, Mr. Ombura thanked the Confucius Institute for sponsoring and co-organizing the Seminar for the benefit of the Fine Art students and hoped that this kind of collaboration will continue to bear fruit. The invited artists included among others, Mr Patrick Mukabi who has built a commendable internation al exposure and Mr. Adrian Nduma,a former student who has become a successful practicing artist.
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