Programme Catergory

Programme Duration

Programme type

Programme content

Number of programme participants (as of the end of   December, 2015)

Short-term   training programme

One week to   three months

According to   different requests made by the sponsor, programmes may be organized   individually. Each programme may include ten to thirty participants. 

I. Lectures (taught in   English or French)：

1.China’s   basic national conditions and policies

2.Diplomacy   and international relations

3.Chinese   language

II. Seminars and cultural   events in Beijing：

1. Meeting   and Seminar with CFAU academic staff and students/or relevant government   agencies/organizations (including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the   Ministry of Commerce, research institutions and corporations)

2. Cultural   events including visiting Beijing city exhibition hall, museums and various   historical sites.

III. Study tour in China’s   other provinces：

Participants   are to visit one to two of China’s provinces. Study tours in other provinces   may include visits to major provincial city’s local government, company and   local villages. Study tours would offer participants a glimpse of the   development of China and according to different aims of the programme, the   content of the tour may vary.

167 short-term   programmes organized in total, involving 3281 participants from 150 different   countries.

Chinese language   and culture programme

One term to four   terms

Participants are   to study with CFAU international students on Chinese language courses.

I. Chinese language courses, up to 20   study hours a week. Main   courses include：

1. Chinese   language (compulsory)：

Listening,   writing, reading and speaking

1. 2.        Chinese   culture (optional)：

Chinese shadow   boxing, calligraphy

1. 3.        Diplomacy   (optional)：

For participants   of higher Chinese language level, optional courses such as Diplomacy (taught   in Chinese) are also available.

II. Cultural events, to be held every   month.

Cultural events include   visits to museums and various historical sites.

273 participants from 48   countries.

Chinese-English   interpretation professional training programme

One term

Participants are to study with   CFAU Chinese MA students on Interpretation courses. Officials from the   Ministry of Foreign Affairs are also invited to give participants lectures.

I. Chinese-English interpretation courses,   up to 20 hours a week.

Main courses include：

Advanced English   Oral Interpretation, sight translation, Advanced Chinese-English   Interpretation, Advanced English-Chinese Interpretation.

II. Cultural Events, to be held every   month.

Cultural events   include visits to museums and various historical sites.

13 participants from   Singapore.

Master’s   programme of International Relations

One academic   year

Participants are enrolled as   CFAU MA students. Participants who meet all requirements set by CFAU upon graduation   will be awarded an MA degree and a certificate.

I. Programme content including courses,   cultural events, thesis defense and student evaluation are duly arranged   according to schedules and regulations of full time MA students set by the   Ministry of Education of China.

Main courses   include：Introduction to International Relations，

Theories of   International Relations，Contemporary China’s Foreign Policy，Comparative Political Analysis，Mandarin， etc.

II. Study tours   in other provinces of China. Study tours in other provinces may include visits to   major provincial city’s local government, companies and local villages. Study   tours would offer participants a glimpse of the development of China

4 programmes   have been held so far，with 64 participants in total.