Please check the new opening hours of the secretary of the Confucius Institute: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 9 AM - 1 PM. Wednesday and Friday 2 PM - 6 PM.
Applications to participate in the Master of Contemporary Chinese Studies (MCCS) starting in September 2023 at the Silk Road School in Suzhou are now open. Find out more!
Starting from March 2023, the Confucius Institute of the University of Bologna starts again with the course of Business Chinese: a course of commercial Chinese, in addition to the course, you can enroll in a new course organized in collaboration with the Department of Legal Sciences of the University of Bologna named "Doing Business in China. Recetting the scene".
The course was designed as a modular learning path, which each student can follow according to their needs and curiosity. It will start from March 2023 with a program articulated in introductory lessons to the most recent developments in Chinese international trade and investment law and case studies with the participation of entrepreneurs, consultants and lawyers, Italian and Chinese. The course has a practical nature, aimed at connecting students with the reality of the legal relationships in which European and Chinese economic operators are now interacting, always with particular attention to the cultural and linguistic aspects of these relationships.
We inform you that you can now enroll for the HSK Exam in presence that will be held on December 3rd.
All the information are available on the page dedicated to proficiency tests.
This semester the Confucius Institute of the University of Bologna is back in presence! To give everyone the opportunity to follow our language courses, we offer courses both in presence and online.
Our educational offer has been renewed to offer you a complete learning experience, to be enjoyed in the classroom in contact with our teachers, or from the comfort of your home. All the detailed information about the individual courses are available on the dedicated page. Choose the course that best suits you!
Specialized Chinese language courses
The Confucius Institute of the University of Bologna informs all the students about the Summer School "International Summer School-Renmin University of China", that will last 3 weeks in the summer period (July 2022), with its partner university, the People's University (中国人民大学 - Renmin University of China) of Beijing.
Since its first edition in 2009, the Renmin University of China (RUC) International Summer School has been an important initiative to promote the internationalisation of talent cultivation. The RUC International Summer School is committed to offering students multicultural and multidisciplinary learning, promoting dialogue between students from different countries and cultures, and cultivating their international perspective and intercultural communication skills.
The Summer School includes Chinese language classes as well as courses in other subjects and disciplines, and participation in activities focusing on different aspects of Chinese culture.
This year, the International Summer School will be held online from 11 to 29 of July, with the following schedules: 8:00-11:30 am or 2:00-5:30 pm or 6:00-9:30 pm (GMT+8) with one class every other day. Students are welcome to attend this new online edition of the RUC International Summer School 2022!
Application period: from 25 March to 15 May 2022.
Applications to participate in the Master of Contemporary Chinese Studies (MCCS) starting in September 2022 at the Silk Road School in Suzhou are now open.
Find out about the programme and how to participate.