Shanghai, China · Mandarin Chinese
Fudan University International Cultural Exchange School (ICES) Chinese Language Program
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About the school
Campus
Fudan University's International Cultural Exchange School (ICES) is housed in Room 906, East Main Tower of the Guanghua Building, at 220 Handan Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai — a street address confirmed across multiple official ICES admissions brochures. ICES occupies a central position on Fudan's historic Handan Campus, with multimedia-equipped classrooms and a dedicated reading room for self-study. Designated as one of China's first four national bases for Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages, ICES draws approximately 3,000 student-instances per year from over 100 countries.
Courses
The long-term Chinese Language Program divides learners into ten proficiency levels: Fundamental A–D, Intermediate E–H, and Advanced I–J. Each level takes approximately nine weeks, allowing students to complete two levels per semester. Weekly instruction totals approximately eighteen class hours per level. Core courses at all levels include Intensive Reading, Extensive Reading, Listening and Speaking, and Writing; mid-levels add discrete Oral Expression and standard Listening tracks; Advanced levels replace general listening with News Listening and add Hot Topics Advanced Speaking. A broad elective menu covers Mandarin Pronunciation, Film and Audio-Visual Chinese, Thematic Newspaper Reading, Grammar Topics, Idioms and Chinese Culture, New Vocabulary and Contemporary China, Shanghainese dialect, and Economic Life Guide. Two specialty tracks — Chinese Culture and Heritage, and Chinese Economy — run on half-year or full-year schedules of sixteen to eighteen hours per week with independent cohort formation at eight or more students. HSK testing is facilitated through the Shanghai Chinese Learning Test Center on campus.
Study options
- Long-term Chinese Language Program (10 levels: A–J)
- Intensive Reading (精读) — all levels
- Extensive Reading (泛读) — all levels
- Listening and Speaking (听说) — all levels
- Writing (写作) — all levels
- Oral Expression / Speaking (口语) — mid levels
- News Listening (新闻听力) — advanced
- Hot Topics Advanced Speaking (热点话题) — advanced
- Chinese Sayings and Proverbs elective
- Chinese Tourism Culture elective
- General Theory of Chinese Culture elective
- Chinese Movies and Culture elective
- Art of Chinese Music and Poetry elective
- Chinese Culture and Heritage specialty class (半年/一年)
- Chinese Economy specialty class (半年/一年)
- Mandarin Pronunciation elective
- Film and Audio-Visual Chinese elective
- Thematic Newspaper Reading elective
- Chinese Grammar Topics elective
- Idioms and Chinese Culture elective
- New Vocabulary and Contemporary China elective
- Shanghainese dialect elective
- Economic Life Guide elective
Ask the school about current dates, entry requirements, class sizes and fees for your preferred programme.
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Compiled from public sources on 2026-11-12. School confirmation is pending.
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