The programs were enjoyed by an audience of about 400 people. The event was visited by Liang Caide, chargé d'affaires of the Embassy of China to Hungary, the chair and seven members of the Sino-Hungarian Friendship Society of the Hungarian Parliament, Ferenc Hudecz, president of ELTE, managers of Chinese companies operating in Hungary, leaders of local Chinese associations, etc. The high point of the program was the evening cultural gala, featuring interesting and valuable artistic performances. The show was warmly welcomed by the audience, and contributed to a better knowledge and understanding of Chinese culture. The event was widely covered by the Hungarian Danube Television, the Phoenix Television, and local Chinese media.

The lectures were presented by scholars of the University of Munich, Germany. About 30 local students majoring in Chinese were present at the conference. The papers dealt with the trade, immigration, and cultural relations between China, Japan, Ryukyu during the 15th through the 18th century, and reflected the newest scientific results of the researchers.

This event was her first solo performance in Hungary, and also the first Chinese solo show ever taken place at the University of Debrecen. An extensive coverage on the event was given by the Debrecen Television, other local media, and the Network of Chinese Studying Abroad.4. On 2 May, 2007 Ann Heirmann, a visiting professor from Belgium gave a lecture on Chinese Buddhist Vinaya to about 30 students majoring in Chinese.

During the two days of the event, ECI provided Chinese calligraphy, painting and paper-cut presentations, teaching basic techniques to all those interested in Chinese arts. In a program called “Living Library”, a student of ELTE majoring in Chinese answered questions raised by the audience on China and Chinese people. A number of Hungarian media reported on the event.

The City Park on that day was visited by tens of thousands of children and parents, and our tent was also full of people for the whole day. Pupils from the Hungarian-Chinese Bilingual Elementary School sang Chinese songs to a wide audience. Volunteering students of ELTE majoring in Chinese gave a great help in managing the programs. The chairman of the foundation organizing Childrens’ Day personally visited the tent of ECI twice, and even asked to have his daughter’s name written down in Chinese. After the event the staff of ECI reported that a thousand pairs of chopsticks had been used, and 10 kilograms of peanuts had been eaten with them by the visitors, proving the high popularity of our tent. The event appeared in Hungarian and Chinese media many times. New China Agency has published an article with photos on its web page entitled “Chinese traditions at the Children’s Day”, and this material was taken by many other press organs, boosting the reputation of ECI.

The event was attended by Zhang Chunxiang, ambassador of China to Hungary, Liang Caide, political counselor, Liu Wenqing, cultural counselor, and Gábor Nagy, vice director of the Department of International Affairs of the Hungarian Ministry of Education and Culture. The competition consisted of three rounds: in the first round, students from ELTE and the Budapest College of Foreign Trade delivered a speech in Chinese; in the second one, they answered questions on China; and in the third round they presented an artistic performance. The winner of the competition was Csaba Nahoczky, who presented an excellent performance, and represented Hungary in the finals held in China during the summer.

At this program, opened by Zhang Chunxiang, ambassador of China, and visited by Liang Caide, political counselor of the Chinese embassy, the major of Győr, Zsolt Borkay and the director of the museum ECI provided calligraphy, paper-cut and painting workshop, lectures, wushu performance, and a one-hour Chinese music show with Chinese singers and musicians. Wang Yuefei, an associate professor of Zhejiang University performed a tea ceremony and gave a lecture on traditional Chinese tea culture to the special guests of the night. The programs were very successful, and ECI succeeded to bring Chinese culture closer to the citizens of Győr.

The event was held in the Kempinsky Hotel, Budapest. To the invitation of the organizers, ECI presented a Chinese tea ceremony to the participants. The participation of ECI has not only contributed to the propagation of ancient Chinese tea culture, but also to the increasing of the reputation of ECI.

The event took place in the Kodály Hall of ELTE, and was attended by Katalin Bogyay, state secretary of the Hungarian Ministry of Education and Culture, Ferenc Hudecz, president of ELTE, Klára Mészáros, president of the Chinese-Hungarian Friendship Association, Mrs. Gusztáv Lindner, principal of the Hungarian-Chinese Bilingual Elementary School, Mao Shoufu, the wife of the famous sinologist Endre Galla, Chinese students studying in Hungary, and other people interested in China. The hall that can seat 150 people was completely full, those who were late could only stand or sit outside. The book was introduced to the audience by Ernő Kulcsár Szabó, a literary historian and member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Actor László Gálffi, a winner of Kossuth Prize, the highest artistic award in Hungary, read selections from three short stories published in the volume. The content and humor of the stories won the deep appreciation of the audience. The closing event of the night was the performance of the Pro Musica Hungarica Choir of ELTE, consisting of 30 students. The last piece sung by them was a Hungarian version of Jasmine (Molihua).

More than 200 people participated in the opening ceremony held on 15 November, 2007. The exhibition presented selection of a few hundred from the China-related books and translations published in Hungarian, and the Hungary-related publications that appeared in Chinese. This was the first such exhibition co-organized by the two countries, demonstrating the development of cultural relations. The opening ceremony was attended by István Hiller, Hungarian minister of education and culture, Katalin Bogyay, state secretary of the Hungarian Ministry of Education and Culture, Oscar winner Hungarian film director, István Szabó, and vice president of Hanban, Zhao Guocheng. The unique design, rich content and meticulous organization of the exhibition earned the appreciation of all of the visitors.

The conference was attended by 50 Chinese and Hungarian translators, scholars, and students. This was the first joint conference of Chinese and Hungarian translators who work with each other’s language. The translators exchanged ideas, presented the newest results of their research, and discussed the theoretical and practical problems of translation. ECI plans to publish the proceedings of the conference is a book.

His main topic was the short novel “Bababa” by Han Shaogong, representing Chinese “root-seeking” literature. The lecture was followed by a lively debate in which not only students, but also Hungarian translators of contemporary Chinese writers exchanged ideas.

The Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) Confucian Institute (EKI) was established in December 2006, and it was Prof. Dr. Ferenc Hudecz rector, Dr. Imre Hamar director and Guo Xiaojing deputy director who represented the institute at the conference.
The opening ceremony was held at the Great Hall of the People, in the presence of high-ranking Chinese state leaders, such as Chen Zhili, member of the State Council and Zhou Ji, Minister of Education. ELTE Confucius Institute, along with other nineteen institutes, was awarded the qualification ’Institute of Excellence’.
After the opening ceremony the participants viewed the exhibition introducing the work of the institutions. In the frame of the exhibition the unique installation of EKI designed by Szonja Buslig and György Szabó aroused special attention, even the Chinese leadership expressed a warm appreciation. As a result of the conference, the Central Board of Directors of the Confucius Institutes was founded, in which the Chinese ministries are represented with 12, overseas universities with 10, and Chinese universities with 5 delegates.
Prof. Dr. Ferenc Hudecz was elected a member of the Board of Directors. The fourth channel of Chinese Television dedicated a half-hour programme to the event: in the studio the directors of three institutes, including Dr. Imre Hamar, were interviewed about their experiences so far. The show also presented a selection of films recorded at EKI events.