On September 27, 2025, the results of the 5th International Short Video Collection Event "Best Institute" (CI Moments Global Short Video Collection Event), organized by the China International Foundation for Chinese Language Teaching, were announced. This year, more than 200 Confucius Institutes and Classes from more than 90 countries around the world participated in the competition, submitting almost 2,000 works.
According to the results of expert selection, the Confucius Institute at Ushynsky University took an honorable 3rd place in the world ranking! This outstanding achievement was evidence of the high level of creativity, professionalism and activity of students, teachers and partners of the Institute.
Despite the war, the Institute does not slow down its development, continues to actively implement international educational and cultural initiatives and achieve significant results at the global level.
The competition included three main thematic areas:
1. "Hello, Confucius!" - a video about the life and development of Confucius Institutes;
2. “Discovering the Chinese Language in the World” - stories about the power and spread of the Chinese language in the world;
3. “Friends of the Confucius Institute” - about cooperation with universities, communities, cultural and state organizations.
Participants presented their works on international platforms, in particular on the global portal of Confucius Institutes, in social networks and media.
This success was made possible thanks to the joint efforts of the “Confucius Institute” team and the support of Ushynsky University. We congratulate everyone involved on the outstanding result and thank you for your contribution to the development of cultural dialogue between Ukraine and China!
Contest participants: https://ci.cn/showing-2025
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsjg9aJEDVs