Chinese New Year Celebration 2024: Year of the Dragon On 9 February, staff from our China Studies program arranged an event with ESN Aarhus and Studenterhus Aarhus to celebrate Chinese New Year. Students got a chance to experience plenty of Chinese New Year traditions, such as writing red couplets expressing good wishes for the coming […]
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Teachers from AU Helping to Develop Chinese Grammar Platform in six European languages Zhang Chun and Lene Sønderby Bech from our China Studies Program are helping to spearhead a new initiative to elevate the quality of Chinese grammar teaching to European learners by pooling expertise and addressing a demand for accessible digital learning platform and
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BA students Johnni Friis Bovbjerg and Jonas Christensen from our China Studies program participated in ‘Sprogcamp 2024’ in Hjørring this weekend, along with external lecturer Lene Sønderby Bech.
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Practicing Traditional Chinese Calligraphy On October 11th, China Studies welcomed enthusiasts to embark on a cultural journey through traditional Chinese calligraphy. The event began with an insightful exploration of the history of Chinese calligraphy, emphasizing its deep-rooted significance in Chinese culture. Attendees got a glimpse at the intricate strokes and characters of this beautiful art.
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Filming In Den Gamle By Our third year China Studies students travelled to Den Gamle By in Aarhus on Wednesday, the 11th of October. They filmed an introductory video to the old city as part of their final assignment. In Chinese, they introduced different eras of architecture and the way that people lived throughout the
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Walk and Talk A China Studies cultural exchange On the 23rd of September, the Chinese exchange students and the Danish students of Chinese Studies joined us for a walk along the city during a beautiful autumn day. Linkedin Instagram Facebook Twitter All China Studies 1st, 2nd and 3rd year students participated and had a nice
China Studies Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival Last Friday, September 29, China Studies at Aarhus University brightened the evening with a celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival. This cherished Chinese festival, known also as the Moon Festival, symbolizes unity and togetherness under the full moon. Originating over 3,000 years ago, the Mid-Autumn Festival has deep cultural roots.
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China Studies’ Naja Morell Hjortshøj Defends Her Dissertation On 21 June, Naja Morell Hjortshøj successfully defended her PhD dissertation and obtained her PhD degree. Naja’s thesis was titled “Educating citizens for a modern socialist country: an anthropological study of innovation and entrepreneurship education in Chinese universities”. Linkedin Instagram Facebook Twitter Naja investigated the Chinese state’s
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Visit from Silkeborg Gymnasium On 24 April 2023, our China Studies program hosted a teacher and 13 first-year pupils from Silkeborg Gymnasium, who are learning Chinese as their second foreign language. The pupils were given a tour of the campus, where they had a chance to ask lots of questions about life at university in
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Meina Jia Sandal defends her dissertation On 23 February, Meina Jia Sandal obtained her PhD degree after successfully defending her dissertation titled “Daigou: Transnational Flows, Relatedness, and the Reproduction of the Chinese Family”. Meina’s dissertation explored how Chinese women in Denmark had utilized their connections and the knowledge and social capital they had acquired as
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