Athens Business Confucius Institute will take a summer break!

Our offices will be unavailable for the month of August. Our activities will resume in September.

New Registrations for our year-long courses will open on Thursday 1 September and close on Friday 7 October 2022.

For our Schedule of Classes for the academic year 2022-2023 click here.

For e-registration click here.

To view Tuition Fee Rates and Discounts click here. Remember to read the included "Course Drop and Withdrawal Refund Policy"

We seize the opportunity to wish you happy holidays!

The HSK Excellence Grant Award, introduced and funded by the Athens Business Confucius Institute, is in recognition of the individuals who earned the highest scores (100% success rate in HSK 1 and HSK 2 and above 90% success rate in HSK 3, 4, 5 and 6) of all the candidates who wrote the exam and equals to the cost of the HSK examination fees paid at registration.

In particular, the HSK participants who achieve the following overall scores will be awarded with a Gift Voucher which enables them to claim a tuition fee deduction at the time of the registration in the next academic year-long Chinese language courses:

The Confucius Institute of Athens announces the names of the winners of the annual Excellence Scholarships 2021-2022, sponsored by the Institute, to support, encourage, and praise the learners’ efforts to learn and to promote and support Chinese language learning in Greece.

The full-tuition scholarship recipients are:

Elisavet Kopalidou, Charalampia Agi, Sofia Trousa, Rayane-Vasiliki Taprantzi, Panagiota Doufexi, Eleni Katalagarianou and Matthaios Kapetanios

The Full Annual Tuition Waiver Scholarships cover the full tuition fees on any Chinese language learning course at the Business Confucius Institute of Athens for the 2022-2023 academic year. Under the Scholarship Rules, a scholarship for outstanding academic achievement is awarded to students who achieved excellent academic results in the current academic year of study. The scholarship for outstanding academic achievement is awarded in each programme of study to 10% of students who have the best academic results. The number of students representing the 10% is rounded up to the nearest integer.

In order to satisfy the growing demand of the international community for Chinese language teachers and facilitate Chinese language education in other countries, the Centre for Language Education and Cooperation (CLEC) will continue with the International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship program with a view to encourage future and current Chinese language teachers recommended by Confucius Institutes from all over the world to study or do research in Chinese language.

If you would like to spend some time studying in China, then CLEC Scholarships offer you a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience Chinese culture and witness China’s rapid economic growth, firsthand and are a fantastic way to fund your studies. There are several types of scholarships available: you can study for a semester, a full academic year, or even do a master or PhD degree in Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages.

We help current students at the Athens Business Confucius Institute in their applications for the International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship program offered by the Centre for Language Education and Cooperation (CLEC) upon request.

If you are interested in applying for a scholarship, the main application steps, procedure, eligibility, categories, and requirements can be found here. The receiving Universities in China can be found here.

Athens Business Confucius Institute will take a little summer break!

Our offices will be unavailable from 2^nd to 27^th August 2021. Our activities will resume on 28^th August.

We will still be reachable at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The “Chinese Bridge” Contest is a large-scale global contest held annually. It aims to provide students an opportunity to show their proficiency in the Chinese language and learn from one another in order to enhance their understanding of the Chinese language and culture.

This year’s theme “One World, One Family”

Hosts:

• Business Confucius Institute at the Athens University of Economics and Business
• Confucius Institute at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
• Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the Hellenic Republic

On June 30, 2021 the Business Confucius Institute in partnership with the Athens University of Economics and Business and under the auspices of the Chamber of the Greek-Chinese Economic Cooperation will hold the online web conference  “10 Years Athens Business Confucius Institute: the future of a prosperous collaboration”.

The conference will be fully broadcasted online in English and is open to everyone interested in the work of the Business Confucius Institute and the promotion of business opportunities and collaboration between Greece and China.

First ever Chinese Language Video Festival launched to celebrate UN Chinese Language Day

* First ever video competition to promote the UN Chinese Language Day

* Participants submit original videos to showcase the beauty of Chinese language

* Online rewarding ceremony to be held at 3pm CET on April 20, 2021

* Winners given opportunity to visit the United Nations Office at Geneva

The first ever Chinese language Video Festival will be launched on Thursday March 18 to celebrate this year's United Nations Chinese Language Day.

In order to satisfy the growing demand of the international community for Chinese language teachers and facilitate Chinese language education in other countries, the Centre for Language Education and Cooperation (CLEC) will continue with the International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship programme with a view to encourage future and current Chinese language teachers recommended by Confucius Institutes from all over the world to study or do research in Chinese language.

If you would like to spend some time studying in China, then CLEC Scholarships offer you a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience Chinese culture and witness China’s rapid economic growth, first hand and are a fantastic way to fund your studies. There are various types of scholarships available: you can study for a semester, a full academic year, or even do a master or PhD degree in Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages.

Holding online office hours can help extend the online learning environment, communicate efficiently with students and address questions and concerns.

During the pandemic, we will not be in the office for walk-ins but will hold virtual office hours by appointment for all our students using ZOOM. And while it is not as great as seeing you in person, it will be nice to see you none-the-less. We are also always available during normal business hours via email (Monday to Friday, 8:00am–4:00pm at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).

All ΑΒCI students have received the Virtual Office Hours Appointment Form link by email and will continue to receive reminders on how to book a date and time via ZOOM.

If you are uncertain you want to meet virtually with ABCI staff, you can contact ABCI staff by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or calling (210) 82 26 735.