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The Confucius Institute at Yeditepe University successfully held the 21st "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for University Students in Turkey

On May 17, 2022, 21st "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for University Students in Turkey officially came to an end. It was hosted by the Chinese Embassy in Turkey, co-organized by the Chinese Consulate General in Istanbul, and organized by the Confucius Institute at Yeditepe University. The competition passed in total...

Online project "Chinese-Turkish Bilingual Exchange Salon" of the Confucius Institute at Yeditepe University was launched

On April 23, 2022, the project "China-Turkey Bilingual Exchange Salon", a cooperation project between the Confucius Institute at Yeditepe University and the School of Asian-African Languages at Tianjin Foreign Studies University, was officially launched. Zhang Luan and Yang Nan, heads of the...

The Confucius Institute at Yeditepe University held an online lecture, "Intercultural Communication with the Chinese"

The Confucius Institute at Yeditepe University in Turkey held an online lecture, "Intercultural Communication with the Chinese" On April 5, 2022, the Confucius Institute at Yeditepe University held an online zoom lecture called "Intercultural Exchange with Chinese." The study was given by Zu Xiaomei, a professor at Nankai...

International Recognition and Awards

On September 27, Chinese International Education Foundation held the "Confucius Institute Day 2021" celebration, which was organized in the form of a combination of online and offline. The theme of the celebration is “Honoring the Past, Heralding the Future”. 75 Chinese and local directors all over the world who have served in...

Nankai University Seminar on Scholarships and Programs in China

A delegation from Nankai University visited our campus. In an event jointly organized by the International Office and the Confucius Institute at Yeditepe University, the delegation met the undergraduate and graduate students. A seminar was given on Nankai University programs and scholarships, along with other opportunities awaiting our...

Chinese Culture Week Events- Tea Ceremony and Calligraphy

Traditional Chinese tea was served and Chinese calligraphy was displayed by the Confucius Institute at Yeditepe University during the Chinese Culture Week celebrations. Students and faculty at Yeditepe University attended the event. Ms. Xiaofeng Ma from the Confucius Institute at Okan University introduced Chinese calligraphy and staged a...

Chinese Culture Week Events- The Chinese Enterprises Forum

Two giants with an accumulated expertise in their respective fields, Huawei Turkey and ICBC Turkey, gave presentations in the Chinese Enterprises Forum hosted by our university on September 25, 2019. The representatives of ICBC Turkey and Huawei Turkey, enterprises both of which have become pioneers and hold high brand values in their sectors,...

Chinese Culture Week Events- The Talk by Associate Professor Haiyan Zhang

On September 24, 2019, Associate Professor Haiyan Zhang from the NEOMA Business School in France delivered a talk in the framework of the Chinese Culture Week events. Professor Zhang is currently the Director of the Confucius Institute for Business at NEOMA Business School. Nankai University, the founding partner of the Confucius Institute at...

Yeditepe University received a visit from Hubei University of Technology

Under the coordination of the Confucius Institute at Yeditepe University, a delegation chaired by Vice President Li Keqin of the Hubei University of Technology of China visited Yeditepe University on July 1, 2019. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed by the Rector of Yeditepe University, Professor Canan Aykut Bingöl, and Vice President Li...

The delegation of Confucius Institute Headquarters visited Yeditepe University

On May 18, 2019, Vice Rector of Yeditepe University Professor Ahmet Aydın welcomed Yu Yunfeng, the Deputy Chief Executive of the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and the Deputy Director-General of Hanban, and the accompanying members of the Hanban delegation. Vice Rector Aydın informed the delegation of Yeditepe University’s experience in...

Six students from Confucius Institute at Yeditepe University won the third "Chinese Consul General Scholarship"

On May 10, 2019, the Consulate General in İstanbul hosted the third “Chinese Consul General Scholarship” award ceremony at Shangri-La Hotel. During the ceremony, 70 students from various universities in İstanbul received awards. Consul General Cui Wei, Deputy Governor of İstanbul İsmail Gültekin and Vice Rector of Yeditepe University Professor...

Students from Confucius Institute at Yeditepe University participated in the 18th Chinese Bridge Chinese Proficiency Competition

On May 2, 2019, the 18th Chinese Bridge Chinese Proficiency Competition for Turkish university students was held in Ankara. Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and the Chinese Embassy in Ankara organized this competition, which was hosted by the Confucius Institute at the Middle East Technical University. More than 40 university students...

Chinese Consul General in İstanbul visited Yeditepe University

On April 3, 2018, Chinese Consul General CUI Wei visited the Founding and Honorary President Bedrettin DALAN and Rector Professor Canan AYKUT BİNGÖL. Prospects for collaboration between Turkish and Chinese higher education institutions were examined. Consul General CUI Wei also met the faculty at the Confucius Institute at Yeditepe University and...

The Wushu Performance by Beijing Capital University of Physical Education and Sports

On October 10, 2018, in an event supported and funded by Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban), the Confucius Institute at Yeditepe University hosted the martial arts tour group from Beijing Capital University of Physical Education and Sports. The event drew a large crowd and students surrounded the performers after the event to find out about...

Yeditepe University students attend the opening of China Bookshelf

On March 7, 2018, in an effort at promoting cultural exchanges between Turkey and China, a collection of over 200 books took its place in the shelves of Nezih bookstore in İstanbul. With the majority of the books on display being printed by China Intercontinental Press, the collection offers a wide range of topics to the customers such as...

The 2018 Chinese New Year Celebration at Yeditepe University

On February 19, 2018 the Chinese new year (also named Spring Festival) celebration was hosted by Confucius Institute at Yeditepe University. Vice Rector Professor Ahmet Aydın delivered the opening address and expressed his best wishes to the audience from Yeditepe, Boğaziçi, Okan, Doğuş, Aydın, Marmara universities and the Turkey-China...