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From the association, our courses and the community

What is new in our courses, the school, the library and our projects. We publish news in Czech, English and Chinese.

Dragon Boat Festival: apply for a stall

29 Mar 2025News

At this year’s Dragon Boat Festival celebration we are opening a limited number of stalls for Taiwanese food, handicrafts and creative products. The stall fee is 50 CZK.

The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun – Gretchen Rubin

25 Mar 2025News

Drawing on her own experience, the author explores in this book how to live happiness in everyday life. Over a year of experiments and observation, she discovered that happiness actually springs from small changes and simple decisions. Every habit and every action can help us live a more fulfilling and contented life.

"Classic Stories for Children" – three volumes in total

10 Mar 2025News

I'm continuing the story of my trip to Taiwan. This year I went back partly on business, so for the last week my Czech colleagues met up with me and we took part in events in Taiwan together. Of course, I wanted to show them the beauty of Taiwan! Over the past eight years, I have returned to Taiwan five times in total. On my first four visits I didn't set foot in a single temple, but this time I visited at least six (not counting the ones where we just stopped briefly on the way to take a look). The biggest impression? Taiwanese temples are truly rich! Especially Xingtian Temple!

"What is missing outside, do not look for inside" – An Anthology of Contemporary Czech Prose

6 Mar 2025News

I came across this book quite by chance when I went to visit the Taipei International Book Exhibition. It really was by chance – the Czech Centre Taipei was also exhibiting at the fair, mainly presenting its own publication, "An Anthology of Contemporary Czech Prose". I chatted with the staff at the stand for a while, and they gave me the book as a gift. The anthology contains works by 11 prominent Czech authors from the last 25 years and explores seven important themes of contemporary Czech literature: diverse gender identities; longing for one's homeland and roots; environmental protection and mysticism; women in a world dominated by men; looking out at the wider world; the succession of generations; and the uncertainty of today's world.

"The End" (盡頭) – Tang Nuo

26 Feb 2025News

"The End" (盡頭) is a collection of literary criticism and essays by Tang Nuo, continuing his characteristic depth of thought and wide reading. The book revolves around the theme of endings, exploring the places where literature, film, history and personal experience meet, and describes in sensitive words how people make decisions and struggle when they stand before their limits.

"Searching Among the Thorns" – Wei Tiancong

24 Feb 2025News

Wei Tiancong is a Taiwanese writer who published the classic magazine Bi hui (《筆匯》) and later, in 1966, also the Literary Quarterly (《文學季刊》). Both magazines combined realist and modernist literature and became the cradle of many important Taiwanese writers.

"Dancing Bears" by Witold Szabłowski

18 Feb 2025News

The title "Dancing Bears" immediately reminded me of North Korea, a country famous for its bear performances. The book uses the last dancing bears in the European Union as a metaphor for people who moved from former communist countries to a free, democratic system: freedom may look like a universal value, but nobody (no bear) knows how to exercise this natural right without being taught.

"Eat, Pray, Love" – Elizabeth Gilbert

15 Feb 2025News

Elizabeth is a writer and journalist who has twice won a National Magazine Award for in-depth reporting. Elizabeth Gilbert has never set limits for herself, and in this book she shares her methods and her approach to developing creativity. After divorcing her first husband, she traveled the world alone, met her second husband, Felipe, and wrote down this story in her memoir "Eat, Pray, Love".

"The Little Black Sheep" – Eleonore Schmid

13 Feb 2025News

A lively, adorable little black sheep lives among white sheep. She asks the others, "Why am I black?" Nobody knows, and nobody thinks it matters. The shepherd, on the other hand, is happy about it and says that the little black sheep is his most special sheep.

The Index Fund Revolution – Charles D. Ellis

10 Feb 2025News

Charles D. Ellis is a respected figure in the investment world, a well-known investment adviser and academic, and a former member of the Yale University investment committee, with a great reputation in the world of finance. His book "Winning the Loser's Game" is also widely known.

2023 Overseas Chinese Teacher Training Program for Young Children

28 Jun 2023News

To address the shortage of Chinese teachers for young children in Czechia and other parts of Europe, the Czech Taiwanese Association has prepared the "Overseas Chinese Teacher Training Program for Young Children." Experts and academics from National Pingtung University (NPTU) were invited to join the program. They teach a range of courses in early childhood education, Chinese language teaching and Chinese teacher training, including "Diverse Methods of Teaching Chinese to Young Children," "Teaching Listening and Speaking in Chinese" and "Teaching Chinese Characters," so that teachers can improve their teaching skills. The courses total 48 hours. You can find more information about the courses and instructors on the event's webpage.

2020 Taiwan Culture Study Camp for Overseas Youth

21 Apr 2020News

To help young people from abroad get to know Taiwan's rich and diverse culture as well as its current political and economic developments, and to encourage exchange between young people from Taiwan and from overseas, we are organizing this study camp. The program focuses on "gaining a deep understanding of Taiwanese culture," and its courses include an introduction to Taiwan, Taiwanese Hokkien lessons, cultural lectures, visits focused on the humanities, exchange among young people, and discovering the beauty of the Treasure Island. Through the visits and studies, young people from abroad will personally experience the beauty of Taiwanese culture, learn about the current development of Taiwan's politics, economy, society, education and technology, and meet Taiwanese youth on university campuses. This will deepen and broaden their knowledge of Taiwan; with a fresh perspective, they will present Taiwan's best side, and the ranks of young friends of Taiwan abroad will grow stronger. The event lasts 2 weeks.

Chinese Language and Culture Courses

28 Aug 2019News

The traditional Chinese school founded by our association is based mainly in the Czech capital, Prague. It focuses on children, teenagers and foreigners. Lessons are lively and interactive, deal with practical topics from everyday life and, where needed, are complemented by a varied introduction to Taiwanese culture. This way, students get to know Taiwan while happily learning Chinese.

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