故宫博物院院长讲座

雅典当地时间10月2日，雅典商务孔子学院荣幸地邀请到了故宫博物院院长单霁翔博士，做了一场精彩的题为《故宫的世界，世界的故宫》的专题讲座。最后在讲座的交流问答环节，受我院学员提出的问题的启示，单霁翔院长当场表示：从今以后，故宫博物院向全球孔子学院的学生免费开放，并派解说员专门解说。他同时表示，很希望与雅典商务孔子学院，也可以是其他孔子学院，在故宫博物院开展连续三天的文化活动。单霁翔院长的这一声明对全球孔子学院的工作具有重大意义。故宫向全球孔子学院学生免费开放这一举措，必将促进孔子学院的工作迈上一个更高的台阶，必将促进外国人对中国文化的进一步了解，必将为中外国际关系友好锦上添花。

The Palace Museum Dean Delivered a Speech

On October 2, the Business Confucius Institute in Athens was honored to invite the Palace Museum Dean Dr. Shan Jixiang, to deliver a wonderful speech entitled "the Forbidden City and the World". At the Q&A part, inspired by the questions raised by BCI students, the Dean, Jixiang Shan, said: from now on, the Palace Museum will be free for students from Confucius Institutes around the world, and will have commentators to guide them. He also expressed the hope that the Palace Museum would love to cooperate with BCI and also with other Confucius Institutes, to carry out a three-day cultural activities in the Palace. The statement of the Dean Shan is of great significance to the work of the Confucius Institute in the whole world. The free doors the Palace Museum opens to Confucius Institute students will promote the work of the Confucius Institute to a higher level, will encourage foreigners to understand Chinese culture further, and will be good for the friendship of China and foreign countries.

(From left to right) (Professor Zu Lijun, Chinese director of BCI; Dr. Jixiang Shan, Dean of the Palace Museum; Dr. Dimitris K. Kardaras, Greek director of BCI)

华为希腊分公司汉语教学点开班

希腊当地时间11月25日，雅典商务孔院华为希腊分公司汉语教学点开班仪式在华为公司举行。中国驻希腊使馆文化专员张展、雅典商务孔子学院院长祖利军出席了当天的开班仪式。开班仪式后，雅典孔院派出的汉语教师王晓娇开始了她的第一堂汉语课。互动有趣的教学方式，轻松幽默的教学语言，令在场的学员们兴趣盎然。雅典孔院在华为希腊子公司设立汉语教学点是“校企合作”的新尝试，对当地中资企业的外籍员工了解中国文化，加深对中国的认识，以及对日后开展业务工作都大有裨益。

Launch of Chinese Lessons in Huawei Company Greek Branch

Greek local time on November 25, the opening ceremony of the Chinese lesson provided by Athens Business Confucius Institute for Greece Branch of Huawei Company was held in Huawei Company. Zhang Zhan, Cultural Commissioner of the Chinese Embassy in Greece, and Zu Lijun, the Dean of the Confucius Institute in Athens, attended the opening ceremony that day. After the opening ceremony, the Chinese teacher Wang Xiaojiao, sent by Confucius Institute started her first Chinese class. Interactive teaching methods, relaxing and humorous teaching language, stimulated the interest of all students there. The establishment of the Chinese class is an attempt of "school-enterprise cooperation," which will help foreign employees of local Chinese-funded enterprises understand Chinese culture, deepen their understanding of China, and is beneficial for carrying out business work in the future.

(Picture shows the teacher Wang Xiaojiao from the Confucius Institute in Athens, is teaching in Greece branch of Huawei Company)

山东卫视《和而不同》纪录片

2016年10月，山东卫视来到雅典商务孔子学院，将孔子学院的日常教学和文化活动拍摄成纪录片，题为《和而不同》，该纪录片将于2017年春节期间在央视纪录片频道和山东卫视播出。《和而不同》的播出，在让更多人了解雅典商务孔子学院的同时，也将极大增强对外经济贸易大学、国家汉办和孔子学院的国内外影响力，必将在孔子学院事业发展史上留下一抹重彩。

"Harmonious but Different" documentary of Shandong TV

In October 2016, Shandong TV came to BCI to document the daily teaching and cultural activities of BCI as a documentary entitled "Harmonious but Different", which will be broadcasted during the Spring Festival in 2017 on the CCTV Documentary Channel and Shandong TV. While the "Harmonious but Different" documentary will let more people get to know about BCI, it will also enhance the influence of the University of International Business and Economics, as well as Hanban and Confucius Institutes at home and abroad, and will be a remarkable highlight in the history of Confucius Institute.

Την Παρασκευή 6 Οκτωβρίου, ο Κινέζος συν-διευθυντής του Ινστιτούτου Κομφούκιος (BCI) στο Οικονομικό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών, καθηγητής Zu Lijun, με καθηγητές και εθελόντριες καθηγήτριες από το BCI, επισκέφθηκαν την πλατεία Συντάγματος στην Αθήνα, την κεντρικότερη πλατεία της πόλης και ένα σημαντικό σημείο της εμπορικής, πολιτικής και κοινωνικής ζωής της πόλης, για να ενημερώσουν τους διερχομένους για τις δραστηριότητες του BCI και τα προνόμια των σπουδαστών μας. 

Οι καθηγήτριες κρατούσαν ομπρέλες και φορούσαν qipaos, το παραδοσιακό κινέζικο φόρεμα με τη μοναδική γοητεία του, που ακόμα φορούν πολλές γυναίκες για να δείξουν την ιδιαίτερη χάρη τους. Οι διερχόμενοι ενημερώθηκαν για τα μαθήματα κινεζικής γλώσσας και τα καλοκαιρινά μας εκπαιδευτικά προγράμματα στην Κίνα.