Students from the School of Languages, DIT win second and third prizes in the Preliminary of the 9th Chinese Bridge Competition of Chinese for World College Students.

Students from DIT took part in the preliminary round of the 9th Chinese Bridge Competition of Chinese for World College Students on the 28th of May, 2010 at University College Dublin. The contest was organised by the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Ireland and the UCD Confucius Institute of Ireland.

Pictured: Jonathan Messina, DIT; Chinese Ambassador to Ireland, Mr. Liu Biwei; DIT Lecturer Nun Ji and Roxane Viriamu, DIT .

The theme of the contest was: “Charming Chinese, Splendid EXPO”. The purpose of the competition was to provide Irish college students with an opportunity to show their proficiency in Chinese, to learn from each other and create a platform to show their enthusiasm and develop their interest in the Chinese language, while enhancing their understanding of Chinese culture.

Jonathan Messina won the second prize and Roxane Viriamu won the third prize. Both of them are currently studying the Chinese language in a degree course in the School of Languages which combines languages and business studies. Their lecturer Ms. Jun Ni prepared them for participation in the contest.

 The winner of the second prize will receive a trip to China as an observer at the final contest of the Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students. The winner of the third prize will receive a scholarship to attend the 2010 Modern Chinese Programme at Harbin Industry University in China.

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