On Tuesday 12 August two significant events in London — hosted by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and the Chinese Embassy — highlighted the crucial role of young people in strengthening UK-China relations through people to people engagement. At the FCDO morning event, Engage with China Scholars — the first group of UK teenagers to study A-levels in China — heardContinue reading “UK Teens Build Bridges with China Through Groundbreaking Scholarship Programme”
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A-level Adventure in China
An amazing opportunity for young, British pupils to study their A-levels for two years on a fully-funded Engage with China Scholarship is available for those ready for the adventure of a lifetime. Watch the video to hear from some of our Scholars as they anticipate going to China for the first time and returning forContinue reading “A-level Adventure in China”
Snakes: slippery or savvy?
Whatever your opinion of snakes, the Chinese zodiac animal in 2025 is the snake. Wise and intense, but vain, the snake in Chinese culture is both passionate and determined and likely to make a lot of money. Feared by many, the snake features in both Chinese classical literature, art, myth and folklore. Come and findContinue reading “Snakes: slippery or savvy?”
Rowing Expedition from China to Japan in search of the elixir of immortality
On Monday 3rd June 2024, 6AM Beijing time, Asia’s first ocean rower, Chinese national 孙海滨 (Sun Haibin) and Denmark’s first ocean rower, Christian Havrehed ( 黄思远 ), embarked on a 1,300km row from Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province, China, to retrace the route of China’s first maritime explorer, Xu Fu (徐福), who in 210BC was sent by the First Emperor, Qin ShiContinue reading “Rowing Expedition from China to Japan in search of the elixir of immortality”
Rowing team pulls together from China in search of immortality despite political headwinds
In just under 2 days, on Saturday 25 May, two friends from Denmark and China, will set out in a rowing boat from Shensi Island off China’s east coast province of Zhejiang on Stage 1 of an epic expedition. The first 800km of this the New Xu Fu Voyage East will take the rowing pairContinue reading “Rowing team pulls together from China in search of immortality despite political headwinds”
Chinese New Year event attracts record crowds
Worcester’s Chinese New Year event on 18 February attracted more than 1% of the local population with a record crowd that enjoyed a day of free cultural activities and entertainment to celebrate the arrival of the Year of the Dragon. The event was organised by the Worcestershire Chinese Association and educational charity, Engage with China.Continue reading “Chinese New Year event attracts record crowds”
Pioneers, ambassadors and global citizens of the future
Become an Engage with China Scholar and benefit from two years fully-funded education at A-level through our partnership with Wycombe Abbey Schools in China. Discover some of the many opportunities awaiting a young person here Applications open for the 2024-26 cohort of Engage with China Scholars for young British pupils to study their A-levels inContinue reading “Pioneers, ambassadors and global citizens of the future”
Students’ climate change conference seeks consensus
More than 200 pupils from twenty-three schools and from four continents took part in a climate change themed Model United Nations Conference on Friday 02 February 2024. Using their best negotiation skills, pupils debated and negotiated to find consensus on the resolutions from COP28 as well as on single-use plastics, fast fashion and food waste. Continue reading “Students’ climate change conference seeks consensus”
Building critical China expertise
In a recent article in The Knowledge, Roy Truex, Assistant Professor at Princeton University’s Department of Politics, is quoted as saying, “the vast majority of PhD candidates for Chinese politics are Chinese themselves, and very few are American.” He continues, To compete with Beijing, “we must do more than invest in weapons and semiconductors. We must investContinue reading “Building critical China expertise”
Consumerism=climate change?
At the heart of our annual Good Cop Bad Cop Model UN Conference is negotiation around climate change, the biggest challenge of our times. Pupils aged 15-18 from 10 countries, including China, UK, Brazil, Dominica and Sri Lanka, will speak at our upcoming conference on 02 February 2024 from the perspective of another country whilstContinue reading “Consumerism=climate change?”
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