希腊本土汉语教学研讨会暨经验交流会成功举办

当地时间2016年11月27日，由雅典商务孔子学院主办的 2016年度希腊本土汉语教学研讨会暨经验交流会在希腊雅典商务孔子学院举行。中国驻希腊大使馆文化专员张展先生及其夫人、雅典商务孔子学院中方院长祖利军教授、外方院长Dr. Dimitris K. Kardaras、孔子学院全体教师和30余位希腊本土汉语教师出席了会议。整场会议共持续3个小时，教师们积极发言、各抒己见、热烈讨论。会后，各方教师都表示，他们十分感谢雅典商务孔子学院提供这样的平台，此次活动使他们大获裨益。本次汉语教学研讨会作为雅典商务孔子学院推动希腊汉语教学的一块基石，将会对希腊本土汉语教学、中华文化传播起到重要的推动性作用。

The Greek local Chinese teaching seminar was held successfully

On November 27, 2016, the 2016 Greek Local Chinese Teaching Seminar, hosted by the Business Confucius Institute in Athens, was held in Athens, Greece. Mr. Zhang Zhan, Cultural Attaché of the Chinese Embassy in Greece, Prof. Zu Lijun, Chinese director of BCI, Dr. Dimitris K. Kardaras, Greek director of BCI, and over 30 native Chinese language teachers attended it. The whole seminar lasted for three hours; the teachers took active part in it, speaking actively and expressing their views. After it, the teachers said that they were very grateful for the platform BCI provided for them and the benefit they extracted from it. As a cornerstone of the Chinese language teaching in Greece, the seminar would play an important role in promoting the teaching and learning of Chinese language and spreading of Chinese culture.

(Participants of the Greek local Chinese teaching seminar)

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.