I.About the College

1. Shenzhen University has trained up to 20,000 international students so far.

2. The College of International Exchange (CIE) adopts a multicultural education and provides a variety of Chinese language and cultural training courses.

3. CIE boasts passionate faculty with extensive experience of teaching the Chinese language and has a strong reputation among students with a retention rate of over 80%.

4. The language courses and after-class practice offer students crucial insights to understand Shenzhen Special Economic Zone.

5. Shenzhen University has beautiful campuses, convenient transportation and excellent facilities.

II. Program

1.Program description

The program offers online Chinese courses with fixed credit hours. Weeks 1-8 of each semester are the first period, and weeks 9-16 are the second period (excluding public holidays). Each study period has 144 credit hours. Students can choose either one-period course of 144 credit hours or twoperiod course of 288 credit hours and complete the course in half a year or a year.

Students who sign up for the 144 credit hour course in the fall semester 2021 will get 16 extra credit hours for free, and students who sign up for the 288 credit hour course will get 32 extra credit hours for free.

2. Courses

(1) Regular language courses: Integrated Chinese, Chinese Speaking, Chinese Listening, Chinese Listening and Speaking, Chinese Reading and Writing, etc.
(2) Intensive language courses: Mandarin Pronunciation, Intensive Training on Chinese Characters, Beginner Communicative Chinese, Elementary Communicative Chinese

(3) Chinese culture courses: Chinese Tea Art, Chinese Calligraphy, Chinese Painting, Introduction to Chinese Culture, Introduction to Shenzhen, etc.

(4) Chinese corner
3. Faculty

The program boasts excellent faculty who have been engaged in the teaching of Mandarin Chinese as a foreign language for more than a decade. All faculty members have the International Chinese teacher certificate and most of them have the title of “professor” or are PhD-holders.

4. Class schedule

Study period 1 (week 1-8): September 6th - November 5th (excluding public holidays)

Study period 2 (week 9-16): November 8th - December 31st (excluding public holidays)

(1)Regular language courses: 8:30-11:40am (Beijing Time) on weekdays

(2)Intensive language courses:  13:00-16:10pm (Beijing Time) on weekdays

(3)Chinese culture courses: 13:00-16:10pm (Beijing Time) on weekdays

5. Minimum class size: 8

6. Other services

A dedicated manager (consultant) will work with you one-on-one to provide guidance on the online courses after successful registration.

7. Platform

ClassIn (real-time broadcast and can be watched later)

8. Certificate

Those who complete the required credit hours and pass the exam will receive an electronic course completion certificate.

9.Fees: 4000 yuan/period (one semester)

7800 yuan/2 periods (one year)

III. Features

1. After successful registration, you will have a dedicated manager (consultant) to work with you one-on-one to provide guidance on course selection and follow-up services. You can choose a course depending on your personal circumstances.

2. The program offers a free trial and free PDF textbooks.

3. The program offers a wide range of intensive language and Chinese culture courses.

4. The program offers online traditional Chinese culture and Chinese business lectures and music gatherings each semester.

5. The program helps you practice speaking Chinese in Chinese Corner where you can communicate with students majoring in Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages online.

6. The program offers language proficiency tests upon admission to help you identify your level in Chinese. 

7. The program uses ClassIn to live stream the class, allowing real-time teacher-student interactions. You can communicate with teachers one-on-one via Wechat after class, and the teacher will correct your homework and leave comments online. 

8. All the content of the class is recorded so that it can be watched for free anytime and anywhere.

IV. Period 1 Levels and Courses

Class schedule: 8:30-11:40am or  13:00-16:10pm on weekdays (Beijing Time), (Can be decided by teachers & students)  

September 6^th to November 5^th (Week 1-8)

Class length: 2 credit hours/class (a credit hour equals 40 minutes of real time) with a 5-minute break between two classes

 Period 2 Levels and Courses

Class schedule: 8:30-11:40am or 13:00-16:10pm on weekdays (Beijing Time), (Can be decided by teachers & students)  

November 8^th to December 31^st (Week 9-16)

Class length: 2 credit hours/class (a credit hour equals 40 minutes of real time) with a 5 minute break between two classes

V. Intensive Language and Chinese Culture Courses

Class schedule: Afternoon or evening (Beijing Time), September 13^th to December 31^st

Class length: 1 credit hour or 2 credit hours/class (a credit hour equals 40 minutes of real-time classroom instruction) with a 10-minute break between two classes