Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology Chinese Language Center (STUST CLC)

Campus

The center was established in July 2005 under the name Chinese Center and was upgraded by resolution of the university's Administrative Meeting in December 2006 following a Ministry of Education inspection visit, at which point it was renamed Chinese Language Center and elevated to a school-level administrative unit. That same month it was formally listed among the twenty-six Chinese language centers authorized by the Ministry of Education to recruit international students.

Courses

The center operates on a full-time model of fifteen class hours per week in small groups of five to fifteen students, emphasizing intensive immersion in line with Ministry of Education visa-eligible hour requirements. Core courses span Listening and Speaking, Reading and Writing, Chinese Characters and Pinyin, Conversational Mandarin, Daily Life Mandarin, Business Mandarin, and Mandarin for Tourism. TOCFL examination preparation is integrated into the curriculum. The center also holds authorization to run Mandarin Teacher Training Courses, preparing participants to teach Mandarin in international markets. Cultural programming includes the International Art Festival, Lunar New Year celebration events, and optional homestay placement for international students seeking deeper community immersion.