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Year Abroad Essay Competition 2020
Our recent Chinese Studies Photographic Essay Competition brought in some fantastic submissions from students who had studied in China in 2019-2020.
Date: Friday, 28 August 2020
New Publication by Faculty
Faculty members at the Department of Chinese Studies have recently contributed to two new books.
Date: Sunday, 07 June 2020
Interview with Dr. Yinya Liu
Helping students to acquire new skills and develop new interests
Date: Wednesday, 11 March 2020
2019 Chinese Studies PhD Candidate Workshop
A Chinese Studies PhD candidate workshop was held in Maynooth University on 6 December 2019. Over 25 PhD students and supervisors from UCC, UCD, TCD, DCU, DIT and Maynooth University attended the event.
Date: Friday, 06 December 2019
2019 Welcome Event
A welcome event & table quiz was held on 14th November 2019 to welcome the new students interested in Chinese studies.
Date: Thursday, 21 November 2019
Lecture by Prof. Peter Herrmann
Professor Peter Herrmann from Berlin School of Economics and Law, Germany visited Maynooth University on 11 October 2019 and delivered a guest lecture on China and Globalisation. More than 40 students and staff members from Chinese Studies attended the lecture.
Date: Thursday, 10 October 2019
The Four Accomplishments 琴、棋、书、画
Paintings by our tutor Ms. Li, the four acomplishments: calligraphy, painting, music, and the game of go.
Date: Friday, 02 August 2019
2019 Conference on Chinese National Identity
2019 International Conference - Chinese National Identity in the Age of Globalization
Date: Wednesday, 24 July 2019
New Book Published by Faculty
Published by Routledge in 2019, A History of Shaolin offers a clear grasp of the origins and development of Chan Buddhism through an examination of Shaolin, and highlights the role of Shaolin and Shaolin kung fu in the construction of a national identity among the Chinese people in the past two centuries.
Date: Thursday, 16 May 2019
The 2019 “Chinese Bridge” Chinese Proficiency Competition
The Irish Final of the 18th "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for College Students took place in the Confucius Institute New Building on 14 April 2019. The event was hosted by Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and co-organized by the Education Section of the Chinese Embassy in Ireland, UCD Confucius Institute for Ireland and UCD Irish Institute for Chinese Studies.
Date: Thursday, 25 April 2019