The 4th Founding Anniversary of the Confucius Institute at the University of Padova
2016-03-07 10:39:38
April 14th, 2013 - A fancinated workshop is in progress at Pangea bookstore in Padova. Prof. Luisa Chelotti is delivering a powerpoint presentation about her Chinese story, kicking off the celebration of the 4th founding anniversary of the Confucius Instiute at the University of Padova.
Professorressa Luisa Chelotti is a student of the Confucius Instiute at the University of Padova. She taught in Xi’an for one year. In her spare time, she visited most of China and recorded her travel experience by her camera and words. She publishes a book entiled “CINA” (China) in Italian. In the workshop, she introduced her book “CINA” to audiences and shares her stories and friendship to Chinese people. Her lecture draws attention of many readers. Prof. Flavia Ursini from Unviersity of Padova said, “Prof. Chelotti introdues her personal experience, which is true and credible. Hopefully, I have a chance to visit China.”
The celebration activities of this year are different from the past ones. No art performances are arranged. Instead, the celebration activities enter the community and upgrade the level of activities by taking advantage of bookstores and inviting Italian friends to promote Chinese culture. Other celebration activities include photo exhibition about Confucius Instiute at the University of Padova, book exhibition and international seminars.
Four years ago in April 2009, the delegation of Guangzhou Unviersity led by Prof. Yu Jianshe, the president of Guangzhou Unviersity, signed the agreement with University of Padova to jointly run the Confucius Institute. Over last four years, the Confucius Institute at the Universtiy of Padova have overcome many difficulties and made some progress. So far, there are four teaching sites, with 580 registered students and organized 50 various cultural activities.