Yanjing Overseas Chinese University
The College of Chinese Language & Cultural Studies
 
 
Yanjing Overseas Chinese University (YOCU) was originally founded by the Beijing Oversea Chinese Association in the early 1980's. YOCU is located in central part of Beijing and owns 40,000 square meters of contemporarily equipped buildings including numerous

computer centers, language labs, science laboratories, multi-media labs, an internet DDN line, electronic teaching centers, a gym & playground, and a large cafeteria. These facilities are designed to enhance the student's learning by providing the means to exercise both mind and body.

 

The College of Chinese Language and Cultural Studies is a special department of YOCU that provides Chinese Language & Culture teaching and training for foreigners and serves as the base of the Beijing Overseas Chinese Association in Chinese language & culture education. Primarily focused on recruitment of Overseas Chinese

(including those of hineseorigin in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macao, and foreigners seeking extensive study in Chinese language and culture), it offers these scholars a unique educational opportunity while promoting Chinese Culture and improving Sino-Foreign Cultural exchanges and foreign affairs.กก

 

The college originated in 1988 as the language-training center of YOCU, and has never wavered from its mission of "service to the overseas Chinese community". Focusing on overseas Chinese and their new generation to establish the connection to their heritage by learning Chinese language, Chinese culture and history, the college has already provided various teaching and training programs for thousands of overseas Chinese and foreign students from more than 30 countries in many parts of the world .The College is proud of its role in serving to popularize Chinese language and enhancing Chinese culture.

 
To meet perceived academic demands, the college offers short-term and long-term Chinese language training courses for duration of 2-12 weeks. Entering scholars are given a Chinese language proficiency test used to determine their language

capabilities after which the students are assigned an appropriate language class level. The language courses are divided into elementary, intermediate and advanced sections and allowance is made for personal tutoring if requested. The college provides HSK courses for those seeking Chinese university degrees, and can refer students to some of the more prestigious Chinese universities after they have completed necessary study and passed required exams.


Teaching Chinese language and spreading Chinese Culture are regarded as among the college's key responsibilities. Besides teaching Chinese language, the college offers electives in Chinese Opera (Beijing Opera), Chinese painting and calligraphy, Wushu, Chinese songs, Chinese history, and Chinese customs, and conducts field trips to historical and cultural places of interest designed to help students better understand Chinese culture, society, and language. Twice a year, in summer and winter, the college organizes "Chinese Language & Culture appreciation camp" for the benefit of overseas elementary and middle school students in an effort to combine learning with entertainment.