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Kunqu Performance Troupe IV

Resonance of the Phoenix: Kunqu Opera Performance

The Sheffield Confucius Institute is delighted to announce that we will facilitate a visiting Kunqu opera troupe from Peking University to stage a performance at the University Arts Tower.
Poetry Dialogue

Mid-Autumn Celebration 2024: Poetry Dialogue

Our recent Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration in September featured an innovative dialogue between local South Yorkshire poets and ancient poetry in translation. Read on to find out more!

Sheffield Confucius Institute at Lightbox Library

Discover China: Language and Poetry at Library @ Lightbox in Barnsley

Come to Library @ Lightbox in Barnsley on from 5pm - 6:30pm on Wednesday, 18 September for a thrilling look into Chinese culture and language. This presentation will seek to demystify Chinese language learning and present it in its true beauty.

Mid-Autumn 16:9

Mid-Autumn Celebration 2024: The Moon Shines On Us All

The Confucius Institute at the University of Sheffield is proud to invite you to our next annual Mid-Autumn Festival event in Firth Hall - Wednesday, September 13 from 19:00 - 21:00.
Regional Technology Foresight

Sir Keith Burnett: Why Sheffield’s future is interwoven with China’s ambitions

We should seize a chance to partner with one of the great forces of the world- China, says Professor Sir Keith Burnett, President and Vice Chancellor of the University of Sheffield.
The Future Lab

Professor Sir Keith Burnett visits the Tsinghua Future Lab

The Future Lab is an interdisciplinary facility inspired by the Media Lab at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the US and uses the latest technologies to foster collaborations with maximum support for creativity and innovation.
China and UK flags

University of Sheffield Vice-Chancellor welcomes Chinese Vice-Premier during UK visit

Vice-Premier Liu Yandong is making an official visit to the UK Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Royal Society - the world's oldest independent scientific academy - where Sir Keith is a member of the Council.
3D Printed Butterfly

The world’s largest 3D printed butterflies have landed in Sheffield

The world’s largest 3D printed butterflies will be in Millennium Square from Sunday 19 November to Wednesday 3 January 2018.
Sheffield City Centre

Working with China brings opportunities and investment to Sheffield

An update from University Vice-Chancellor Sir Keith Burnett on how working with China will bring opportunities and investment to Sheffield.