Confucius Institute - USJ

04/05/2026

30/04/2026

🗞📸 In recognition of World Press Freedom Day (May 3rd), let’s explore 🇨🇳 Chinese vocabulary related to the journalism and press field, alongside key concepts surrounding freedom of the press.

🎥 📺 Discover new vocabulary, expand your perspective, and deepen your understanding while seeing how language connects to global issues.

22/04/2026

The Confucius Institute at Saint Joseph University is glad to partner with The Raji and Fawziye’ Sinno Scholarship Fund at the Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences at The American University of Beirut to deliver a full Chinese language program to 16 Agricultural Engineering students currently supported by the Fund. A meaningful exchange and a great learning journey ahead.

11/04/2026

Qīng míng jié or the "Tomb-sweeping day" is a time to honor ancestors, cherish memories, and welcome spring.
🌸 Families observe Qingming Festival by visiting the graves of their ancestors to clean and maintain them, offer food, tea or flowers, and burn incense or joss paper as a sign of respect. It is a moment of remembrance and gratitude.
☀️They also embrace the arrival of spring by going outdoors, flying kites, taking walks in nature, enjoying picnics, and spending peaceful time with family.

04/04/2026

He is risen! May the resurrection of Jesus Christ bring light, hope, and healing to our hearts. In this time of trial, we pray that Lebanon may rise again from war, renewed in peace, faith, and unity. May His divine mercy bless our land and guide us toward brighter days.

✨ Swipe to learn Easter-related vocabulary and celebrate the spirit of this holy season.

20/03/2026

عيد فطر مبارك للجميع.

09/03/2026

27/02/2026

Registration opens on March, 1st, 2026

19/02/2026

The Year of the Fire Horse🔥🐎 that started on Feb. 17, 2026 and ends on Feb. 6, 2027, is considered highly significant because it happens only once every 60 years in the Chinese zodiac cycle, it is a rare and powerful moment in the Chinese zodiac.
The last one was in 1966,making 2026 a true generational event.
It symbolizes boldness, passion, freedom, and rapid transformation. The horse’s natural strength and drive are intensified by the element of fire, creating unstoppable momentum for change.
Swipe to learn more about people born in the year of the horse, and to learn some more facts about the year of the fire horse 🔥🐎.
Don't forget to share this post with your horse friends!

03/01/2026

The Confucius Institute offers Chinese courses for teenagers and adults, every semester, with one session per week (a total of 14 sessions) for 200 USD, and two sessions per week (a total of 28 sessions) for 400 USD. Each session lasts 1 hour and 15 minutes.

At our institute, Chinese language courses follow the HSK program, designed to help students develop their skills and succeed in the official HSK / HSKK proficiency exams.

Each year, our partner university in China, Shenyang Normal University (SYNU), shares scholarship opportunities for which our students are eligible to apply.

📍The Confucius Institute at USJ is the only accredited center in Lebanon for organizing HSK and HSKK tests.

For more information : Whats App 71-018 064

17/12/2025

On Friday, December 12, 2025, the Saint Joseph University of Beirut (USJ) and the Chinese Embassy in Lebanon signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the University Rectorate to support the renovation of the Confucius Institute on the Humanities Campus. The MoU was signed by H.E. Mr. Chen Chuandong, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Lebanon, and Prof. Salim Daccache, SJ, Rector of the Saint Joseph University of Beirut.

This agreement marks a new step in the cooperation between USJ and the Chinese Embassy in Lebanon and reflects a shared commitment to strengthening cultural exchange and promoting dialogue between Lebanon and China through education, language, and cultural engagement.
To learn more about this milestone, check out the full article via the following 🔗 link https://www.usj.edu.lb/news.php?id=17395