Confucius Institute marks 20th anniversary co-hosting prestigious Chinese language teaching conference

The Confucius Institute at The University of Manchester was honoured to co-host the 23rd International Conference on Teaching and Learning Chinese in Higher Education with the British Chinese Language Teaching Society (BCLTS) and Beijing Normal University (BNU) in Manchester on 9–10 July 2026. Themed “ International Chinese Language Education in a Digital and Global Era: Innovation, Collaboration and Future Directions ”, the conference brought nearly 100 delegates from the UK, Europe, the USA, China and Malaysia to campus. Marking the Confucius Institute’s 20th anniversary, the event opened wi