Tongji University
Long-term Chinese program
Non DegreePROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
- This College has been authorized as one of the HSK centers for all levels.
- The international students will be given the intensive courses for Chinese and basic professions.
- This University has been internationally recognized university.
- There has initiated three Confucius Institutes, which play an important role in Chinese international promotion.
- The School pays much attention to students overall development and holds lots of cultural and sports activities for international students.
Program Introduction:
The International School of Tongji University has a history of international Chinese teaching for more than 30 years. At present, our regular Chinese teaching has established six levels from A to F, and also has set up special classes such as economic and trade, business training, relying on the advantages of Tongji University. In addition, every semester, the school offers optional courses for international students such as Tai Chi, calligraphy, painting, and music, so that students can better experience the essence of Chinese traditional culture in the process of learning Chinese
After class, our school has a variety of activities. For example: (1) Series of activities about China perception, Lantern Festival street parade and other social practice activities, letting students experience Chinese culture and customs. (2) Tai Chi competition, my Chinese story essay/speech contest, New year’s garden party and other activities, to build a platform for students to show themselves. (3) Various types of volunteer activities.
The college has a faculty with a reasonable age structure and a reasonable disciplinary structure. Most of the teachers have a degree of Ph.D. and above or have rich experience in teaching Chinese as a foreign language, the teaching level is highly stable. The school implements small class teaching. Each level has several parallel classes based on the number of students. All classrooms are equipped with multimedia teaching equipment. At the same time, the school is also a HSK examination site, providing warm and thoughtful service for students.
Duration: One semester to 3 academic years, 20 class hours per week. Junior Class(A-B), Intermediate Class(C-D) and advanced Class(E-F) are offered.
Compulsory courses: Comprehensive Chinese, Listening, Conversation, Extensive Reading Chinese Writing, Audio and Visual and Speaking, Brief Introduction of Chinese Society, etc.
Optional Courses: Business Chinese, Tai Chi, Calligraphy, Shanghainese, Tutoring for HSK, etc.
Application Qualifications:
Applicant must be a citizen of a foreign country between 18 and 55 years of age, with senior high school certificate or above, in good mental and physical health.
Note:
If the applicant is under the age of 18 before 31st August of the application year, information on the guardian is required. The guardian is required to provide the following materials:
1. If the guardian is Chinese citizen, need to provide:
- resident ID card
- Proof of bank deposit (the amount is not less than RMB 100.000, the deadline must be later than January 31 of the following year)
- Guardian guarantee
2. If the guardian is foreign citizen, need to provide:
- Copy of passport (information page);
- Non-student residence permit (the validity period must be later than January 31 of the second year of application);
- Proof of bank deposit (the amount is not less than RMB 100.000, the deadline must be later than January 31 of the following year)
- Guardian guarantee.