Freedom Day message
South Africa celebrated Freedom Day 2020 under challenging circumstances. For a message of support and solidarity from a member of our Chinese staff at the UJCI, click here.
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On 6-7 May, the Confucius Institute for Chinese Medicine at the University of the Western Cape hosted the final round of the 19th Chinese Bridge Competition for South African students, which was held online. The competitors comprised 15 students from University of Cape Town, Stellenbosch University, Rhodes University, and the Durban University of Technology. Officials…
Chinese Minister visits UJ and the UJCI
On Friday 14 September 2018, China’s Vice Minister of Science and Technology, Professor Xu Nanping, visited the University of Johannesburg, where he was welcomed by the Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Prof Tshilidzi Marwala, as well as other UJ representatives. The Minister’s visit to UJ took place in the course of a visit to South Africa to…
Course guidelines for second semester 2022
The UJCI has released its course guidelines for the second semester of 2022. This will comprise credit courses in Basic Mandarin and Intermediate Mandarin (open to UJ students only), HSK Chinese language proficiency courses 1-6 (open to all, including UJ students and staff), and Chinese Culture courses. The guidelines contain more detailed information about the…
Join our WhatsApp groups !
We have launched two WhatsApp groups in order to assist our students with information about our Mandarin courses and other activities, and also to provide essential teaching and other material. To join the WhatsApp groups, click on the buttons below:
UJCI Wushu Club member stars in African championship
On 24 July in Benin, a member of the UJCI Wushu Club, Baimei (Megan Cruickshank), came second in Taolu Nanquan and second in short weapons in the 6th African Wushu Championship. Athletes from 11 African countries attended the competition. Baimei represented South Africa, and her achievement has made all the members of the UJCI Wushu…
New Chinese Co-director appointed
Professor Yin Fulin has been appointed as the new Chinese Co-director of the UJ Confucius Institute. He assumed his duties on Friday 10 February 2017. He will be with the UJCI for the next two years, working closely with Dr David Monyae, his South African counterpart. Since 2004 Prof Fulin has worked in Nanjing Tech…