The International Education College (IEC) provides unique and valuable experience for students and researchers from all over the world to interact across national, cultural and linguistic borders. IEC also maintains a close connection with British Council and provides IELTS and UKVI test services, which is one of the most international departments of the university.

Since the day it was founded, IEC has had a global perspective on education and has promoted international and regional academic exchanges and cooperation in numerous fields. International student education is an important part of IEC’s turn towards more internationalization. Foreign students have already become an important component of IEC’s culture, and they participate extensively in all areas of study, practice, and community organizations.

For the past 20 years, IEC has prepared students for a wide range of international expertise to address critical challenges by cooperating with overseas universities in developing joint educational programs. IEC offers Chinese language teaching courses for international students. Over 200 international students from twenty-eight countries have studied Chinese here. The in-class lectures and outdoor tours facilitate international students to have a better understanding of China from different perspectives.

Now, IEC offers Online Chinese Language Program, which is organized and administered by IEC, aiming at students from all over the world who are interested in learning Chinese. Students will be given two levels to choose -- elementary and advanced, depending on the result of the language assessment.

Elementary Chinese: for Chinese beginners. After learning, students are able to recognize pinyin and write simple Chinese characters; to greet with simple words and speak Chinese in classroom settings; talk about food, hobbies, weather, etc.

Advanced Chinese: for learners with basic Chinese skills. The course aims to improve students’ ability of Chinese listening, speaking, reading, and writing, and enable students to discuss and communicate their ideas on some general social topics.

The online Chinese courses of IEC are recruited twice per academic year, starting in the fall (1 academic year) and the second year spring (1 semester) respectively. Applicants must follow the following qualifications and procedures.

Application Qualification

1.   Applicants must be a non-Chinese resident, with a valid passport or international identity certificate

2.   Applicants should be between 18 and 25 years old with good health

Application Procedure：

1. Online application：http://apply.zzuli.cucas.cn

2. Application documents:

(1)Application form (completed online)

(2)Photo

(3)A copy of the passport personal information page

(4)The graduation certificate (High school graduation certificate or pre-graduation certificate)

(5)Academic Transcript (Transcripts of all courses in high school)

(6)English and Chinese level certificate

(7)Non-criminal Record

(8)The health form

Our teachers are committed to preparing excellent online courses with various content and teaching forms for students. They fully interact with students in Tencent conferences and WeChat groups. After class, teachers will correct homework and answer questions in time, fully stimulating the enthusiasm of foreign students, and were unanimously praised by students.

In recent years, through the excellent teaching quality, our online Chinese courses have accumulated a good reputation among international students. Many students have passed the Chinese HSK exam or obtained admission notice from a Chinese university after studying our courses. Many of them voluntarily promote our courses to those around them, attracting many international students who apply for our online Chinese course, which greatly expands the university's influence overseas.