The Athens Business Confucius Institute will remain closed for Christmas holidays from 24th December 2020 to 6th January 2020 included. The working/teaching activity will resume on Thursday, January 7th 2021.

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With the occasion, Athens Business Confucius Institute staff wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!  

Athens Business Confucius Institute students* receive a 10% discount on textbooks at the Polyglot Bookstore (84, Akadimias str., GR-10678 Athens, Tel. 210 3300455) www.polyglotbooks.gr

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Athens Business Confucius Institute will take a little summer break!

Our offices will be unavailable from 1^st to 31^stAugust 2020. Our activities will resume on 1^st September. We will still be reachable at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

We seize the opportunity to wish you safe and happy holidays!

In order to visit China, you must have a valid China Visa - a permit issued by visa authorities of the People’s Republic of China in accordance with its laws and regulations for a foreign citizen's entry into, exit from or transit through Chinese territory.

This website helps foreign citizens to prepare visa applications, schedule an appointment at a visa application center close to the applicant and keep track of their application status. The Visa Centre will only accept applications filled in and appointments scheduled online. By selecting “China Visa Applicant” and “Appointment” on the Visa Centre`s updated website, the clients can fill out their applications in advance and choose the date and time they would like to submit their applications at the Visa Centre. After filling out, printing and signing their applications, clients should place them along with any other supporting documents and proceed to the Visa Centre at the appointed time for submission.

On Friday, October 6, the Chinese co-director of the Business Confucius Institute at the Athens University of Economics and Business, Professor Zu Lijun, with teachers and volunteer teachers from BCI, visited Syntagma Square in Athens, the most important square of the city and a major point of commercial, political and social life, to promote the open enrollment period.

On Feb 28, 2017, the founding ceremony of CRI Greek Fan Club was held at the Athens Business Confucius Institute. Mr. Ma Donghui, deputy editor-in-chief of CRI, Mr. Liu Jingdong, Head of the News Department of the Chinese Embassy in Greece and Prof. Zu Lijun, Co-director of BCI in Athens delivered a congratulatory speech respectively.

Mr. Sun Jingli, head of the Greek Language Broadcasting Channel of CRI, proposed that his department will further cooperate with BCI and expect to expand the scope of activities between the two institutions so that a higher and wider platform of the Chinese language learning can be provided for the Greek Chinese learners. Prof. Zu Lijun concluded that BCI has contributed greatly to the mutual friendship between the two countries and that BCI is always ready to help those Greek people who are interested in Chinese language and

欢聚小年庆团圆，师生共贺“鸡”祥年

2017年1月20日，雅典经济商业大学安东尼亚鲁礼堂张灯结彩，人头攒动，充满了节日气氛。这里正在举办“2017年‘欢乐春节’雅典商务孔子学院—中兴希腊分公司联欢晚会”。中国驻希腊大使馆政务参赞高文棋、中国驻希腊大使馆文化专员张展夫妇、中兴驻希腊代表处总经理邓超、雅典经济商业大学副校长弗兰多尼斯、雅典商务孔院希方院长卡尔查拉斯以及中希各界友好人士和孔院师生等三、四百人出席了晚会。
中国驻希腊大使馆参赞高文棋在致辞中，充分肯定了希腊雅典商务孔子学院师生在汉语及中国文化的传播中所作的努力，并寄语全体学员在新一年的学习中再接再厉，为中希两国友谊和交往做出更多贡献。
雅典经济商业大学副校长弗兰多尼斯回顾了雅典商务孔子学院近年来的办学成绩，赞扬了孔院师生在过去一年里为促进中希文化交流，搭建商贸合作桥梁中所做出的努力，最后预祝晚会圆满成功。
雅典孔院希方院长卡尔查拉斯在发言中特别提到了华为驻希腊分公司汉语教学点的开办，盼雅典商务孔院再接再厉，为更多的在希中资企业的希腊籍员工教授汉语，再创辉煌。讲话结束时，还用中文“鸡年大吉，新年快乐”向全场观众恭贺新春。

雅典商务孔子学院与希腊电影公司合作拍摄电影

希腊当地时间2016年12月17日，雅典商务孔子学院公派教师黄豪参演的希腊电影在雅典举行了首映式。这部希腊本土电影名为《圣诞节无童话 Christmas Anti-tale 》,全片讲述了在困难面前人性的斗争以及用爱去拯救世界的故事。黄豪老师在该片中扮演一位科学家，与来自其他国家的同行进行争锋相对的谈判。这次跨界合作是希腊电影公司与雅典商务孔子学院的第一次，是雅典商务孔院与希腊本土文化传媒公司合作的新尝试，既有利于扩大雅典商务孔子学院在希腊的影响力，又为中希文化交流做出了贡献。

Business Confucius Institute of Athens and the Greek film company co-produce a micro-film

Greek local time on December 17, 2016, the premiere of a Greek film that the teacher Huang Hao, from Business Confucius Institute of Athens participated in was held in Athens. This Greek native film, called "Christmas Anti-tale ", tells the story of human struggle while facing difficulties and love to save the world. Huang Hao plays the role of a scientist, and had a swordplay with peers from other countries. The first collaboration between the Greek film company and BCI is a new attempt by the Business Confucius Institute of Athens and the Greek local media agency that will not only help expand the influence of the Confucius Institute in Athens, but also make contributions to the Sino-Greek cultural communications.

(the picture is an act by teacher Huang Hao as a scientist in the micro-film "Christmas Anti-tale".)