The Athens Business Confucius Institute wishes everyone a happy, healthy, and safe Chinese New Year of the Snake 2025. Celebrations may last 16 days, starting from New Year's Eve on January 28th, and end with the Lantern Festival on February 12th, 2025.The snake, the sixth sign in the Chinese zodiac, is deeply associated with wisdom, intuition and prudence.

2025 Chinese New Year Holdiay Closure Notice:

We are informing the public to take note of the following dates:

The Athens Business Confucius Institute will be closed from January 28th till the 31st, 2025, in observance of the Chinese New Year.

28/01/2025-01/02/2025 - There will be no classes on all levels.

03/02/2025 - All classes will resume.

Wishing you wealth and health this Chinese New Year 2025!

Chinese New Year (Lunar New Year) 2024: The Year of the Dragon

The Athens Business Confucius Institute wishes everyone a happy, healthy, and safe Chinese New Year of the Dragon 2024, starting from February 10th, 2024, and lasting until January 28th, 2025. The Year of the Dragon is believed to be able to foster growth, progress, and abundance.

2024 Chinese New Year Holiday Closure Notice:

We are informing the public to take note of the following dates:

The Athens Business Confucius Institute will be closed from February 8th till February 10th, 2024, in observance of the Chinese New Year.

08/02/2024-10/02/2024 - There will be no classes on all levels.

08/02/2024-09/02/2024 - Office will be closed.

12/02/2024 - All classes and office operations will resume.

Wishing you wealth and health this Chinese New Year!

第二十四届"汉语桥"世界大学生中文比赛希腊赛区开始报名啦！ 

The 24th "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition in Greece is Now Open for Registration! 

你是否热爱中文？你是否想展示自己的才华？机会来了！第二十四届"汉语桥"世界大学生中文比赛希腊赛区选拔赛正式启动！快来报名，赢取前往中国参加全球总决赛的机会！ 

Do you love Chinese? Do you want to showcase your talents? The opportunity is here! The 24th "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students in Greece is officially open for registration! Join now for a chance to compete in the global finals in China! 

Pursue your studies China. Good news! Confucius Institute Scholarship is currently open.

Confucius Institute Scholarship 2024-2025 is a fully funded scholarship for international students. This scholarship is offered to study Chinese language and culture in more than 150 Chinese Universities. CIS scholarship includes tuition and lodging fees, medical insurance and a monthly allowance for personal expenses.

These scholarships are very popular among students from all over the world. Confucius Institute is a government entity whose purpose is to promote knowledge of the Chinese language and culture throughout the globe.

Categories and Duration of the Confucius Institute Scholarship

The CIS scholarships to train Chinese language teachers usually start in September or March. Take a look at the available categories offered.

The application for these scholarships must be made online. During the process, the system will offer you the possibility of choosing, in order of priority, two universities from the 150 universities that offer this scholarship throughout the country. Take a look at the universities which offer Confucius Institute Scholarship (register first to access all the information, which is in Chinese and English) and find the course of your choice (not all universities offer all the modalities mentioned above).