CI - News

: 06 December 2022

Weekend Certificate Courses in Chinese Language conducted by the Confucius Institute of the UOK

The Weekend Certificate Courses in Chinese Language started on 1st April 2022 and were held for a period of 05 months. There,

• Certificate Course in Chinese Language

• Intermediate Certificate Courses in Chinese Language

• Advanced Certificate Courses in Chinese Language

112 students were recruited for this course under 03-course categories. Due to the prevailing Covid-19 situation in the country, this course was conducted online. Local teachers as well as Chinese teachers were engaged in teaching activities.

The teaching activities of the 2022 Chinese Language Certificate Courses ended on 06th November 2022. A revision lecture was held online and physically in the University's Confucius Classroom on 12th November and 13th November 2022 to prepare for the final exam of the course. There, a revision lecture was held for the students of the Certificate Course in Chinese Language on 12th November from 9:00 am to 1.30 pm.

On 13th November, from 9:00 am to 1.30 pm, the lecture was held online for the students of the Intermediate Certificate Courses in Chinese Language and Advanced Certificate Courses in Chinese Language.

The final examination of the 2022 Chinese Language Certificate Courses was successfully held on 19th November and 20th November at the University's Confucius Classroom and Japanese Language Laboratory from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. It should be mentioned especially that due to the strong commitment and high organizational ability of the Co-directors and Lecturers of the Confucius Institute, this course was able to be held successfully for a period of 05 months, and the students who participated in the course received very commendable feedback about the success of this course.

: 04 November 2022

Confucius Institute, University of Kelaniya Completed the HSK and HSKK Online Home Edition Exam in October

On 30th October, the Confucius Institute, University of Kelaniya successfully conducted the 5th HSK&HSKK Chinese Proficiency Examination for the year 2022.

From the experience of conducting home-based online exams many times, so the Confucius Institute of the University of Kelaniya also has the best comprehensive ability to organize exams. Our main tasks are, organizing exams, conducting pre-exam training for candidates, mock exams, and solving problems for students. That is expected to guide the exam aspirants to succeed in all the exam activities without any problem.

On 23rd October, the official mock exam was organized by China Test International, conducted by the Confucius Institute, University of Kelaniya. Apart from a few candidates who did not attend, most of the candidates completed the examination successfully. After the test, the examiners correct the students' problems one by one and recall the candidates who did not participate in the Mock Examination.

The official exam held on 30th October was relatively smooth, with only some candidates suffering from power outages and network instability, so the extra time situation was much less likely.

With the combined efforts of the lecturers of Confucius Institute, the University of Kelaniya, and the strong support and assistance of China Test International, the HSK/HSKK Online Home Edition exam was concluded on 30th October.

: 07 October 2022

The Wushu Orientation Camp - 2022

The Wushu Camp 2022 - Orientation program was organized by the Wushu team, in collaboration with the Confucius Institute of University of Kelaniya. It was held on the 24th of September 2022, at the new gymnasium premises, with Dr. Wu Hong Yuan, Co-Director of Confucius Institute and Senior professor S. R. D. Kalingamudali, Chairman of the Sports Advisory Board, Dean of the Faculty of Science as the honorable chief guests.

The guest panel comprised of Mr. Cheng Huaqiang, Deputy General Manager of China Construction International South Asia Company, Dr. Jani Samarakoon, Co-Director of Confucius Institute, the staff of the Confucius Institute, the instructors Mr. Aravinda Athukorala, Mr. Ruwan Chathuranga from the Sports Council of University of Kelaniya, along with Mr. Ruchira Bodhinagoda, Head Coach of SL Navy, Wushu coach at University of Kelaniya.

The beginning, evolution, styles and various insights about the martial art named Wushu were shared at this event. The event was concluded with a stunning performance of the Wushu team, including former Wushu team members.

: 03 October 2022

Cultural Lecture Activity in conjunction with the Mid-Autumn Festival

The Mid-Autumn festival Cultural lecture was successfully held online on 21st September 2022. Dr. Sudath Senarath, Dean, Faculty of Humanities, Prof. Dilrukshi Ratnayake, Head, The Department of Modern Languages, Dr. Wu Hongyuan, Co-Director of the Confucius Institute (China Side), Dr. Jani Samarakoon, Co-Director of the Confucius Institute (Sri Lankan Side), Staff members in Chinese Unit and staff members of Confucius Institute participated in this event. More than 100 Undergraduates participated in this event. The program was announced by Ms. Shashini Kumarasinghe and Ms. Wayani Kariyawasam.

Then, Ms. He Yanling and Dr. Jani Samarakoon explained much information to the students regarding the Mid-Autumn festival. In particular, the history of this festival, legend story, and the rituals of the Mid-Autumn festival were introduced.

Ms. Sun Ying introduced poems related to the Mid-Autumn Festival. Then a questions and answers program was successfully conducted to test the knowledge of the students.

: 30 September 2022

2022 Mid Autumn Festival Activities - Food Making activity in conjunction with the Mid-Autumn Festival

The food preparation and cultural event held in connection with the Mid-Autumn festival. This event was successfully conducted on 23rd September 2022 at 3:00 PM at Dharmaloka Hall. Another important point in this activity is that it was impossible to physically participate in the ceremonies due to the epidemic situation that has been going on for two years. This is also the first event that was physically organized by the Confucius Institute after the establishment of the university this year.

Dr. Sudath Senarath, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Prof. Dilrukshi Ratnayake, Head of the Department of Modern Languages, Dr. Wu Hongyuan, Co-Director of the Confucius Institute (China Side), Dr. Jani Samarakoon, Co-Director of the Confucius Institute (Sri Lankan Side) and Mrs. Cai Xin Xin and her team members for the preparation of Chinese food, the staff of the Chinese Unit and the staff of the Confucius Institute also participated in the event. More than 100 undergraduate students of the Chinese Language Unit and students of the Weekend Certificate Course In Chinese Language participated in this event. The program was announced by Ms. Shashini Kumarasinghe and Ms. Wayani Kariyawasam.

The ceremony was followed by the welcome speech by Dr. Jani Samarakoon, Co-Director of the Confucius Institute (Sri Lanka), Dr. Wu Hongyuan, Co-Director of the Confucius Institute (China), and the Inaugural Speech by Dr. Sudath Senarath, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities. Then the event officially started.

The event was colorful with the magnificent cultural elements of the students of the Chinese language unit, and then the main purpose of the event, the Moon cake preparation program, was conducted in a very lively with the participation of the students.