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Chinese Music Workshop
In semester one Chinese Studies students took part in a music workshop series with Dr. Joseph Timoney from Computer Science, who teaches Music Technology.
Date: Thursday, 19 January 2017
Dr Zhouxiang Lu contributes to BBC World Service forum on Doping in Sport
Dr Zhouxiang Lu contributes to BBC World Service forum on Doping in Sport
Date: Wednesday, 14 December 2016
E-sports in China: History, Issues and Challenges. by Lu Zhouxiang
E-sports refers to competitive tournaments of video games among mainly professional gamers. When the e-sports industry began to take off in the late 1990s, China joined the club and soon became a major player.
Date: Thursday, 10 November 2016
2nd Year Chinese Studies student David McMahon Tormey wins prize at Mandarin Chinese Speech Contest
Congratulations to our student David McMahon Tormey who was awarded second place in a Mandarin Chinese Speech Contest which took place on Sunday, 9th October 2016.
Date: Wednesday, 19 October 2016
3rd Year students arrive in China for their year abroad programme
10 of our BA International students have arrived in China to begin their year abroad programme. Two students opted to study in Beijing, seven students are in Shanghai and one student chose to go to Huaqiao University in Quanzhou a coastal city in Fujian Province in the Southeast of China.
Date: Thursday, 08 September 2016
New MA in Chinese Studies commencing September 2016
We are delighted to announce our new MA in Chinese Studies commencing September 2016. This is a one year, full-time taught Masters for who already have a background in Chinese language and culture at undergraduate level. The MA will provide students with an opportunity to specialise in an area of cultural and literary analysis with particular emphasis on the conflict and communication within the Sinosphere (mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau) and between China and the West.
Date: Thursday, 16 June 2016
Olympics in Conflicts: From GANEFO to the Rio Olympics Conference May 2016
On 20th May 2016 we welcomed international delegates to the two day conference; Olympics in Conflicts at the Council Room, Maynooth University. The conference was jointly organised by Dr. Lu Zhouxiang, Chinese Studies in the School of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures and The International Journal of the History of Sport (IJHS).
Date: Thursday, 16 June 2016
Taiwan Conference 2015
The Conference entitled 'Youth Public Participation and International Humanitarianism in the Age of Globalization' was recently attended by second year Chinese Studies student, Terence Heeney in Taiwan.
Date: Wednesday, 18 November 2015
Chinese Gala Performance of Music, Martial Arts and Dance 2015
23rd September 2015 - an evening of Music, Martial Arts and Dance from China. Hosted by Maynooth University Language Centre and the Confucius Classroom. Organised by the Chinese Language Council International.
Date: Tuesday, 06 October 2015
Launch of The Irish Association for Asian Studies (IAAS)
The Irish Association for Asian Studies (IAAS) was formed on May 21st 2015 at a special workshop at the IMI in Dublin, organised by Dr Kevin Cawley (Director of the Irish Institute of Korean Studies) from the School of Asian Studies, UCC.
Date: Wednesday, 27 May 2015