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Welcome to the Confucius Institute

The Confucius Institute at UNSW was established in 2009 to promote and support important and innovative language, cultural and research collaborations between UNSW, our partner Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) in Beijing. Our key focus is to enhance Australia's knowledge of China through support for projects aimed at deepening understanding amongst the business, academic, professional and broader community of relevant contemporary issues. The Confucius Institute works across UNSW faculties to encourage research and collaboration, student and academic exchanges, and enhance Chinese language capacity to build cohorts of students and researchers with a deeper knowledge of China.

Spotlight

Professor Mark Elliott
Qing History a Century after Empire: A New Historikerstreit?

A century has passed since the abdication of China’s last emperor in February 1912, and still the history of the Qing dynasty remains highly political. This lecture examines the reasons why scholarly debates over aspects of Qing history have become increasingly contentious in recent years, focusing in particular on controversies surrounding the “New Qing History,” which has raised basic questions about the relationship between Manchu rule and Chinese empire.

Friday, 11 May. 3pm -4:30pm. CLB 1. RSVP here

Diplomatic Careers in Asia

Australia China Youth Association is hosting a pannel presentation and discussion on careers in Asia (PDF) (602 Kb) in the foreign service and the importance of Asian literacy in government organisations. The session features representatives from Austrade, CSIRO, Asia Link, UNSW Careers. For more information go to the ACYA website here.

Tuesday 15 May, 6/6:30 - 8:30pm. UNSW CBD Campus (1 O'Connell St). RSVP essential: events@acya.org.au

Confucius Institute Scholarship is now open!!!!

Hanban has opened the 2012 applications of the Confucius Institute Scholarship to support the development of studnets and teachers studying chinese language or teaching. The Confucius Institute Scholarship program provides financial aid for students, scholars and Chinese language teachers worldwide to proceed to a Master’s degree in Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages (MTCSOL) in Chinese universities, or study Chinese Language and Literature, Chinese History and Chinese Philosophy.

AUSTCHAM China Scholarship 2013 applications now open!

The purpose of the program is to provide a comprehensive career development platform for Australians with a passion for developing a career in China or with a China focus. For these individuals the program has been tailored to provide maximum industry exposure, networking and learning opportunities on a professional, cultural and personal level.

For more information please look at our Scholarships and Awards page here

Celebrating 40 years of diplomatic relations!!

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Australia and China, we have pieced together a fact-page with articles photos and videos marking Australian-Chinese diplomatic interaction.