In a show of support, the Nanjing International Community Clubhouse has been granted official status by the local government. The announcement comes four months after the founding of the NICC in March 2014. The Clubhouse, which aims to provide local expats with support in their daily lives as well as a platform to meet new people and partake in cultural exchanges and activities, was awarded this official recognition by the Nanjing Municipal Government as part of their third round of “Cultural Exchange Bases and Envoys” appraisals.
“We are incredibly happy and proud to have received this recognition and the backing of the local government; their support will help us to better realize our plans of becoming a center for cultural exchange between expats and their host culture,” explains Angela He, co-founder of the Clubhouse.
The NICC has already lined up a host of exciting activities for the coming weeks such as Chinese Classes, held every Thursday from 1.30pm to 3.00pm at the British School Nanjing in Jiangning district; monthly Ladies’ Night, coming up on 26th September and educational talks such as “China’s Economic Impact on the World” set for 25th October, with American Director of the Jinling High School American Division, Dr. Henry Tsang.
While this is already a considerable amount of activities to keep local expats busy, Ms He has plans to expand the offerings even further, across international borders.
“Our hope for the future is to organize international cultural exchanges such as school trips, art exhibitions or international concerts and with the backing of the Nanjing government, we are one step closer to achieving our goal,” she continues.
“Now we are on the lookout for international institutions, which are interested in organizing such cross-border cultural activities and we welcome any interested parties to contact us directly.”
Find the Nanjing International Community Clubhouse online at http://www.yournicc.net.
