Enrollment Profile
A Brief Introduction to Chinese Language and Culture College, Huaqiao University
Huaqiao University, subordinate to the Office of Overseas Chinese Affairs of the State Council (OOCASC), is a
state-owned comprehensive key construction university and one of the major bases for the Chinese language
and culture education. It was established in 1960, and sits in Fujian Province, China, with two campuses:
Quanzhou, a historic and cultural city, and Xiamen, a Sea Pearl awarded with ‘The UN Best Habitat Prize’.
Based on the school-running purpose —‘Serving Overseas Chinese and Spreading Chinese Cultures’, Huaqiao
University is academically characterized by ‘Individual Students, Individualized Teaching’ and ‘One-culture
Orientating, Multi-culture Blending’.
Chinese Language and Culture College of Huaqiao University is one of the first institutions qualified by
Ministry of Education to recruit overseas students, and one of the first bases for the Chinese language and
culture education, officially approved by OOCASC. As the first HSK testing centre in Fujian Province, it is also
a key school supported by China Hanban (National Office of Chinese), offering services like Chinese teaching
to the neighboring countries. The College (formerly Jimei Continuation School for Overseas Students) was
established in 1953 by Mr. Tan Kah Kee and authorized by the State Council. For sixty years, we have
cultivated over 40,000 students from home and ninety-four countries and regions. We have an excellent
teaching staff, young and knowledgeable. Teachers under 35 are almost all PHD holders whose major is
Chinese International Education; some professors have even scores of years’ experience in overseas student
education. Currently our college has over 70 full-time teachers; half of them have senior professional titles.
In pursuit of the purpose —‘Serving Overseas Chinese and Spreading Chinese Cultures’, the College takes the
responsibility of carrying forward Chinese cultures and offers multi-level and multi-form programs, varying
from bachelor’s degree to college-prep education for overseas Chinese students. At present we offer a Master’s
degree program in Chinese Language and Cultures Education, four-year Bachelor’s degree programs in
Chinese International Education, Chinese Cultures Education, and Chinese Language, and a three-year
diploma program in Chinese Language. Summer Chinese Class, one semester’s and two semesters’ classes are
available anytime in a year. You can choose, out of interest or needs, Business Chinese, Tourist Chinese,
Children’s Chinese and Chinese Cultures, or join Elementary, Intermediate or Advanced refresher courses on a
proficiency basis. We also hold many activities such as teacher training, Chinese Language Summer/Winter
Camp, Chinese Cultural Root-seeking Trip, together with OOCASC and the Chinese language and cultures
institutions of foreign countries. We set up ‘Sino-Philippines Cultural Park’, ‘Chinese Class for Foreign
Government Officials’ and ‘Chinese Culture Contest’. In recent years, the College has established overseas
Confucius institutes, Confucius classrooms, Chinese schools and international schools, and developed overseas
master’s education, bachelor’s self-taught education, teacher diploma education and short-term teacher training.
All these received wide popularity abroad. So far we have had nearly 1,000 overseas students from more than
30 countries and regions, mainly from Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, South Korea, Japan, Viet
Nam, America, Britain, Germany, France, and Chinese Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.
The College also provides overseas students with an excellent stage on which they can demonstrate their talents,
and thus a mixed multi-cultural atmosphere is formed. Chinese International Education, an extravert Chinese
language applied discipline admitting Chinese students, tends to cultivate high quality Chinese teachers for
foreign countries. These students have been helping overseas students one-to-one in their extracurricular studies.
Through this model of assistance students are able to acquire both the opportunities for practice and tutoring
teachers with their major study. Students from home and abroad work together to create an excellent language
atmosphere by holding ‘Chinese Language Technique Contest’, ‘Top Ten Best Singer Competition’
‘Psychological Sitcom Competition’, Classic Recitation Contest’, ‘Southeast Asian Cultural Festival’,
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‘Southeast Asian Food Festival’, ‘Water-lantern Festival’ and ‘One-to-one Help Reporting Performance’. This
mutual help and interaction characterizes the College and receives a positive affirm from the government. In
2010, Ministry of Education approved ‘Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language’ (Chinese International
Education) of Chinese Language and Culture College as a state-level characteristics major.
Situated in the Jimei School Village, Xiamen, our campus enjoys a very convenient transport, with picturesque
sceneries overlooking sea. The College offers complete facilities for teaching and accommodation, comprising
modern classrooms, language labs, multimedia classrooms, Internet classrooms，an E-library, comfortable
dormitories, canteens, a supermarket and playgrounds.
Majors for Overseas Students
Chinese Culture Education
This is a four-year undergraduate major, subject to extravert Chinese Language Education. It recruits
overseas students, tending to foster high quality overseas Chinese teachers and backbones of overseas Chinese
clubs and societies. It helps to enhance the development of the Chinese language and cultures in foreign
countries. Special scholarship for Chinese Education is available to students interested in this major.
Curriculum: Pedagogy, Psychology, Second Language Teaching Method, Comprehensive Chinese,
Chinese Listening, Oral Chinese, Chinese Reading, Chinese Writing, Modern Chinese, Chinese Literature,
Chinese Cultures, etc.
Entry Requirements: overseas Chinese offsprings; not over 30 years old; with basic Chinese language
abilities; willing to take up the Chinese language and culture education; excellent in studies and character;
healthy.
Chinese Language
The major Chinese Language offers a four-year undergraduate program and a two-year junior college
program. The four-year undergraduate program in Chinese Language focuses more on Business Chinese and
aims at developing students’ comprehensive skills in listening, speaking, reading, writing and translation. And
simultaneously it passes on the knowledge of the Chinese language and cultures and fosters advanced special
talents, who have a complete mastery of Chinese communicative competence and serve their home country in
both economic construction and cultural communication.
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I. Curriculum
Curriculum
Junior
College
Four-year
Year Three
Undergraduate
（Advanced）
Program
Year One
(elementary)
Junior Chinese, Junior Oral Chinese, Elementary
Listening, Junior Reading, etc.
Year Two
(intermediate)
Intermediate Chinese, Intermediate Oral Chinese,
Intermediate Listening, Intermediate Reading, Oral
Chinese in Foreign Trade, Intermediate Writing,
Newspapers Reading, Chinese Data Processing, etc.
Chinese
Language
Advanced Chinese, Advanced Oral Chinese,
Advanced Listening, Advanced Newspapers
Reading, Chinese Grammar, Ancient Chinese,
Chinese Modern and Contemporary Literature, etc.
Advanced Chinese, Advanced Oral Chinese,
Advanced Listening, Advanced Newspapers
Business
Chinese
Reading, Oral Chinese in Foreign Trade, China’s
Economy, Marketing, Practice of International
Trade, English, etc.
Chinese
Language
Advanced Chinese, Advanced Listening, Chinese
Culture, Culture of Chinese Characters, Chinese
Geography , Chinese History, etc.
Business
Chinese
Advanced Chinese, Advanced Listening, Business
Chinese, Foreign Trade Writing, Business
Negotiation, Business Etiquette, etc.
Year Four
Notes:
①Students with a proper foundation on the Chinese language are allowed to join a class at any time of a
program.
②If a student is able to complete all the required credits of an undergraduate program or a junior college
program, s/he will be granted a corresponding diploma. If a student is able to pass the thesis debate, s/he will be
granted a bachelor’s degree.
③Courses such as Chinese Painting, Chinese Calligraphy, Chinese Martial Arts, Music and Dance are optional.
II. Entry Requirements
Senior high school diploma or above; overseas Chinese or foreign students of over seventeen; with a
valid passport.
Non-diploma Chinese Refresher Classes
We offer to overseas Chinese or foreign students six-month and 12-month Chinese classes in Business Chinese
and Tourism Chinese, with Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced classes respectively. In order to satisfy
different needs, students are assigned to different classes after testing and learn not only basic language skills
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also major knowledge.
Applicants should have junior high school diploma or above and be over fourteen, with a valid passport.
Elementary Class (Part I, Part II): The courses we mainly offer are: Junior Chinese, Junior Oral Chinese,
Junior Listening, and Junior Reading. These courses enable students to acquire pronunciation skills and
knowledge, and basic listening, speaking, reading and writing skills, and satisfy the needs of their daily life,
study and social communication.
Intermediate Class (Part I, Part II): We offer Intermediate Chinese, Intermediate Oral Chinese, Intermediate
Listening, Intermediate Reading, and Basic Writing. These courses enable students to acquire good listening,
speaking, reading and writing skills and satisfy their linguistic needs of bachelor’s study in Chinese
universities.
Advanced Class (Part I, Part II): We offer Advanced Chinese, Advanced Oral Chinese, Advanced Listening,
and Advanced Newspaper Reading. These courses enable students to understand Chinese broadcast and TV
programs, Chinese newspapers and magazines, and have the language ability to take up the study of bachelor’s
degree or above, or undertake tourism and foreign trade, and involve themselves into social communicative
activities.
Course Duration: The length of all the classes is one year, with two parts (six months each). You can choose
to study for half a year, one year or even longer on a proficiency basis, or start from any class after testing.
Students who successfully complete all the required courses will be granted an equivalent certificate.
Short-term Training
The Training Department specially opens training classes for overseas Chinese teachers, short-term
Chinese cram classes, students’ summer/winter camp and Chinese cultures seminars. It offers all-round services
in study, accommodation and boarding. It also organizes students to visit scenic attractions in Xiamen and
Quanzhou on a voluntary basis, and arranges long-distance journeys, if needed. The charge for short-term
training class is RMB 350 per day; all-the-year-round admission; group enrollment only.
Contact: Ms. Lin
Tel/Fax: +86-592-6068003
Email: pxb@hwmail.hqu.edu.cn
I. Teacher Training Class
Curriculum: Basic Second Language Teaching Theory, Chinese Teaching Method, Multi-media
Application in Chinese Teaching, Text Compiling, Chinese Cultures, Language Teaching Presentation and
Practice. Special training is also offered if needed.
Enrollment: overseas Chinese teachers.
Training Target: to improve students’ Chinese language teaching ability and cultural skills.
II. Winter/Summer Camp
Curriculum: It offers Chinese language and culture classes of different levels according to students’ actual
Chinese proficiency.
Enrollment: overseas Chinese offsprings; foreign students.
Training Target: It aims at carrying forward Chinese language and culture knowledge, improving students’
Chinese communicative competence and learning about Chinese society.
III. Summer Chinese Class (45 Days)
We offer small classes of different levels—Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced, providing real life situation
in which students receive intensive training for speaking to promote their actual language application abilities.
College-prep Education
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College-prep Education is specially opened to students from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, and foreign
countries for undergraduate study. Its mission is to familiarize overseas students with studying and living
environment in China, enhance the Chinese language, and make full preparations for undergraduate study.
Enrollment Time: There are two sessions: spring and autumn. Spring session is mainly for Malaysian
and the Philippines students; autumn session for other countries and regions.
Entry Requirements: merit selection; results of students’ home country/region examinations; results of
Senior High School graduation examinations, which can be a little lower than college admission requirement.
Curriculum: Chinese, Advanced Mathematics, College English and other required courses equivalent to
Liberal Arts or Science Study, and some relevant college courses.
Course Duration: normally one year, but two years for weak students. If you pass all the examinations
through one year’s study or are in accordance with the school regulations, you will be able to directly enter
Huaqiao University for a four-year undergraduate program.
Undergraduate Major: Students of Science may choose any major; students of Liberal Arts may choose
any major except Science and Technology; students of Arts and Physical Education take both Liberal Arts and
Science.
School Calendar and How to Apply
1. School Calendar: An academic year is divided into two semesters. The first semester begins in early
September and the second in mid or late February. Entry is also welcome at any other time.
2. How to Apply:
1) Fill out the Application Form (see attached below) and forward it to Admission Office of the College.
2) The College will post to students both the JW202 Form and Admission Letter one month after receiving
the Application Form. Students may apply for a study visa with the JW202 Form and Admission Letter at the
local Chinese Embassy. Also, they can hold a tourist visa to enroll in the College, and the College will help to
transfer to a study visa.
3) Students transferred from other universities of China must have a transferred resident permit from the
local public security bureau.
4) The College offers assistance to students to apply for a foreign resident permit and health examination
one week after they enter China. But the expenses have to be paid by students themselves.
Charges and Other Expenses
(per academic year, RMB)
Charges
Items
Junior College
Undergraduate
（Advanced）
(Elementary,
Remarks
College-prep
Intermediate)
College-prep students pay by the
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Tuition
15,000
14,000
10,000
academic year; other students
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by the semester.
Two-bed Room: 5,600
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3
Accommodation
Registration
Or 22/per day
Four-bed Room: 2,400
Electric fan, Telephone,
Bathroom, Geyser , Washing
machine
500
Only for new enrollment
Teaching
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Air-conditioner, Telephone,
Bathroom, Geyser, Bedding,
Shared living room, TV set,
Washing machine
Charged according to the actual
Approx. 400-600
materials
prices of textbooks
Charged by the State
5
Health
Examination &
Administration for Entry-Exit
Approx. 800—1000
Inspection and Quarantine and
Credentials
the Public Security Bureau
Notes:
1. The College cafeteria provides boarding, paid by students themselves.
2. Students must pay all the above charges at enrollment time.
3. The College arranges boarding and accommodation for the students who stay back in the school during
summer or winter holidays.
4. Tuition, accommodation and registration fees are non-refundable after enrollment.
5. The tuition for Summer Class is RMB 4,000(accommodation included), registration fee RMB 100, teaching
materials fee RMB 200. Other fees (insurance and credentials etc.) are charged by the government. Living
expenses are paid by students themselves.
More
1. The College sets up scholarships for Chinese Language and Chinese Culture Education majors. The first
class prize is RMB 1,000; the second RMB 600. It is selected once a semester. Scholarship and honors
certificates are available to students excellent in study.
2. HSK (a Chinese language proficiency test) is held in March, April, June, October, November and December
in the College. You are welcome to make queries and registrations at +86-592-6068007.
3. The Application Form is attached to Enrollment Profile, available via email or downloaded from the College
website.
Contact
Add: Admission office of Chinese Language and Culture College of Huaqiao University, No 8, Jiageng Road,
6
Jimei, Xiamen City, Fujian Province, PRC
Post Code: 361021
Tel: +86-592-6068011
Fax: +86-592-6680503
Contact: Ms. Zheng
Email: zsb@hwmail.hqu.edu.cn
Website: hwxy.hqu.edu.cn
The Thailand Agency of Huaqiao University
Add: 3/8 Decho Road, Suriyawoangse, Bangrak, Bangkok 10500 Thailand
Tel: +662-6347770
Fax: +662-6347771
Email: hqthaiban@gmail.com
The Indonesia Agency of Huaqiao University
Add: Rich Palace C11, J1.Mayjen Sungkono 149-151, Surabaya, Indonesia
TEL: +62-31-5620199
Fax: +62-31-5620199
Email：hqusby@gmail.com
The Philippines Agency of Huaqiao University
Add: Room C, 5th Floor, 1253 Jose Abad Santos Ave., Tondo, Manila
Tel: +632-2558536
Fax: +632-2566719
Cell phone: +63-916-6288645
Email：HQU420@YAHOO.COM.CN
The Hong Kong Agency of Huaqiao University
Add: Room D1, 19th Floor, Max Share Centre, 367-373 King’s Road, North Point, Hong Kong
Tel: +852-25645133
Fax: +852-25645557
Email：HQUHK@HOTMAIL.COM
The Macau Office of Huaqiao University
Add: AVENIDA DR.RODRIGO RODRIGUES 600E FIRST INTERNATIONAL C.CENTER. ANDAR 20,
(2001-2002 ROOM) MACAU
Tel: +853-28702291
Fax: +853-29523624
Email: HQUMO@TOTMAIL.COM
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