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).
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
*ABCI Student Card is required. Contact Αυτή η διεύθυνση ηλεκτρονικού ταχυδρομείου προστατεύεται από τους αυτοματισμούς αποστολέων ανεπιθύμητων μηνυμάτων. Χρειάζεται να ενεργοποιήσετε τη JavaScript για να μπορέσετε να τη δείτε.
The opening date for Chinese Class online registration is now postponed to 16 September 2024 due to technical issues. Students are requested not to proceed in paying the tuition fees and trying not to register because the system is inactive. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.
The Athens Business Confucius Institute invites you to celebrate the Chinese New Year, in collaboration with OPANDA, on Thursday, February 27th, at the Creative Learning Center of the Culture, Sports and Youth Organization of the City of Athens (OPANDA), at 18 Evelpidon St., from 7pm-8pm.
Free entrance.
Registration for the Chinese Language courses opens on September 18, 2024, at 12 pm. Before paying the tuition fees and completing the registration form, students are advised to check the course schedule and the Tuition Fees and Discounts policy. Tuition fees are paid in full for the entire academic year by bank transfer before submitting the online registration form. Tuition fees are non-refundable for withdrawing, interrupting, non-returning, non-attending students.
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.
For inquiries, we suggest you to contact us simply by sending an email to Αυτή η διεύθυνση ηλεκτρονικού ταχυδρομείου προστατεύεται από τους αυτοματισμούς αποστολέων ανεπιθύμητων μηνυμάτων. Χρειάζεται να ενεργοποιήσετε τη JavaScript για να μπορέσετε να τη δείτε..
With the occasion, Athens Business Confucius Institute staff wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
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 Αυτή η διεύθυνση ηλεκτρονικού ταχυδρομείου προστατεύεται από τους αυτοματισμούς αποστολέων ανεπιθύμητων μηνυμάτων. Χρειάζεται να ενεργοποιήσετε τη JavaScript για να μπορέσετε να τη δείτε.).
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 Αυτή η διεύθυνση ηλεκτρονικού ταχυδρομείου προστατεύεται από τους αυτοματισμούς αποστολέων ανεπιθύμητων μηνυμάτων. Χρειάζεται να ενεργοποιήσετε τη JavaScript για να μπορέσετε να τη δείτε. or calling (210) 82 26 735.
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.
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.
Οικονομικό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών, Ευελπίδων 29, 113 62 Αθήνα: Γραφεία Διοίκησης και Βιβλιοθήκη (5ος όροφος), Αίθουσες Διδασκαλίας και Εξεταστικό Κέντρο Κινεζικής Γλώσσας (1ος-5ος)
Οικονομικό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών, Κεφαλληνίας 46, 112 51 Αθήνα (1ος όροφος): Αίθουσες Διδασκαλίας, Χώρος Εκδηλώσεων, Εξεταστικό Κέντρο Κινεζικής Γλώσσας
Τηλ: 210 8226 735
Email: confucius@aueb.gr