The Confucius Classroom Аt the Southwest University Under the Confucius Institute in Sofia Have Participated In the Campus Open Day

On 15th March 2025, the ‘Neofit Rilski’ Southwest University in Blagoevgrad have held their campus open day. The Confucius Classroom at the Southwest University under the Confucius Institute in Sofia have been invited to participate in the event, to promote the campus culture and to provide enrolment counselling for students. Nearly 400 people, including Southwest University teachers, students and local people, have attended the event.

The teachers from the Confucius Classroom have introduced the Chinese language course curriculum, its main features, the direction of its future development, and the scholarships and the exchange programmes available at the Southwest University, which have attracted many students and parents to come and consult. Assoc. prof. Radoslav Tsonev - dean of the School Of Languages at the Southwest University, has come to the venue to support and to help the Chinese langauage course promotion.
In addition, the Confucius Classroom have also prepared an interactive experience area, including demonstrating the art of calligraphy and the making of lacquer bookmarks. The students have learned how to hold and move the brush, and have written the Chinese characters for words such as ‘Happiness’ and ‘Good Luck’. Moreover, the visitors have experienced the technique of bleaching lacquer to make bookmarks by hand, so as to feel the charm of Chinese non-heritage art.
Since its establishment, the Confucius Classroom at the Southwest University have been attracting the attention of the local students and parents for their quality Chinese language programmes and rich cultural activities.

The Confucius Institute in Sofia
Text: Wei Hongyu
Photos: Wei Hongyu
Editors: Prof. Chen Ying, Aksiniya Koleva, Chen Chen
English translation: Maya Kostadinova

Picture 1. Local students enquiring about the Chinese language courses.

Picture 2. Assoc. prof. Radoslav Tsonev - Dean of the School Of Languages at the Southwest University, with teachers from the Confucius Classroom.

Picture 3. Students experience calligraphy

Picture 4. Students making lacquer bookmarks

Picture 5 Visitors displaying their lacquer bookmarks