International Education of Chinese Language-East China Normal University

ECNU attaches great importance to the Confucius Institutes and international Chinese education. The university has established a complete training system for international Chinese education, covering undergraduate students, academic masters, PhDs, professional masters, and professional PhDs. Five Confucius Institutes and two independent Confucius Classrooms have been established around the world. In addition, the education base in support of Chinese language teaching in the UAE has been set up with various programs launched to carry out international Chinese education in cooperation with overseas organizations.

The university receives a number of international Chinese Teacher Scholarship students, and has undertaken China Studies Program over a long period of time. The International Chinese Teacher training base at ECNU is one of the most important bases in the world for cultivating international Chinese teachers.

Co-Establishing 5 Confucius Institutes and 2 Independent Confucius Classrooms

2022
Confucius Institute at the University of Graz
2021
Vilnius University Confucius Institute
2020
Confucius Classroom (Crestar)
2017
Confucius Classroom at Pay Fong Middle School Malacca
2008
Confucius Institute at the University of Turin
2005
Confucius Institute in Chicago
2005
Confucius Institute at China Institute

Programs of International Chinese Language Education

2021
University of Central Arkansas Center for Chinese Language and Culture
2021
Cooperating with Royal Academy of Cambodia on establishing Master Program in Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages
2019
ECNU Center at China Institute
2019
Base in ECNU for Supporting Chinese Language Education in United Arab Emirates

Achievements in International Chinese Language Education

2012 / 2014 / 2015 / 2017 / 2019
Outstanding Confucius Institute Chinese Partners of the Year
2012
1st university in China qualified to offer Doctoral Degree in International Chinese Education
2008
1st Institute of Global Chinese Language Teacher Education authorized by Hanban
1985
One of the first four universities in China qualified to establish the major of Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language