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Tuesday, March 14, 2017
The University of Kentucky Confucius Institute (UKCI) will usher in the Chinese ink painting and calligraphy exhibition Ink Elegance during Gallery Hop at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, March 17 at the Carnegie Center in Lexington, Ky. The exhibition will continue through May 10, 2017.
Dive into traditional Chinese culture and become a part of a beautiful story while experiencing music played on traditional Chinese musical instruments at the Osmanthus Fragrance Rain Show. Hosted by the University of Kentucky Confucius Institute (UKCI), the show will take place at 7 p.m., on Friday, April 7 at the Singletary Center for the Arts.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 12, 2017) — The University of Kentucky Confucius Institute(UKCI) will usher in the Huxian Peasant Painting Exhibition with a private opening 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 26, at the Central Library Gallery of the Lexington Public Library in downtown Lexington. The free public exhibition will continue through May 31, 2017.
Friday, April 21, 2017
School is almost out for summer, but that doesn’t mean that learning needs to take a break too. The University of Kentucky Confucius Institute (UKCI) gives children and teens the opportunity to expand their education of Chinese language and culture through its two-week summer camp during the month of June.
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
The University of Kentucky has entered into an agreement with a major Chinese petrochemical conglomerate to develop technologies to capture, utilize and store 1 million tons of carbon dioxide per year from a coal-fired power plant in Dongying, Shandong, China.
Thursday, July 31, 2014
University of Kentucky Associate Professor Buck Ryan, who was honored a second time for his teaching at Shanghai University, is publishing an article on journalism education in a prestigious research journal on Chinese culture published by Jilin University.
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
Assistant Professor Brandi Frisbi and Associate Professor Kevin Real, from the University of Kentucky College of Communication and Information, and Katherine Rogers-Carpenter, lecturer in the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Digitial Studies at the UK College of Arts and Sciences, led a series of college teacher training workshops at Qingdao Technological University in China from July 14 through Aug. 1, 2014.
LEXINGTON, KY. (Jan. 9, 2015) — The University of Kentucky Confucius Institute and the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues at the UK College of Communication and Information, along with the Community Edition of the XinMin Evening News, the largest evening newspaper in Shanghai, hosted the second Sino-U.S. Community Media Seminar Friday, Jan. 9, at the UK Boone Center. The seminar was preceded by a visit to the Lexington Herald-Leader and the Danville Advocate-Messenger on Thursday.
Friday, January 16, 2015
The Late Night Film Series and The Department of Modern and Classical Languages have teamed up to present to students, faculty, and families our first Chinese Film Series. This series focuses on a variety of films that reflect contemporary Chinese culture. It is the intention of this series to give a better understanding of how China came to be today. By showing both films and documentaries, we hope to present multiple perspectives about China. The films are screened on Thursdays at 7pm at Worsham Theater in the Student Center. Free popcorn will be available at every screening!
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 15, 2015) – The University of Kentucky Board of Trustees today accepted a contribution of $1.7 million from Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) to establish a Model Confucius Institute. The funding, which will be matched by the university, will pay for the renovation of an area at Lucille C. Little Fine Arts Library and Learning Centerdedicated to the institute.