Diploma in Chinese language and culture

The programme name is Diploma of Chinese language and culture. The duration is two academic years which are broken down into four semesters. The duration of a semester is seventeen (17) weeks, fifteen weeks for teaching and two weeks for examinations

The general objective of this programme is to teach students Chinese language and culture, to apply it in business and providing value to business people.

Program rationale

In recent years, Uganda and the African continent at large have witnessed stronger ties and partnerships with China in the areas of trade, education, ICT, mining and construction, among others. It can be clearly attested that in Uganda, the huge construction projects are predominantly being implemented by Chinese companies. Such projects include roads, dams, railways, an oil refinery and building of factories. In this respect, China has become one of the major trading partners of Uganda and ranks number one as far as Ugandan imports are concerned. There is also an ever increasing number of Ugandans going for business and studies in China and there are many Chinese conducting major businesses in Uganda. Indeed, there is great demand for people with knowledge of the Chinese language and culture in different operational areas of expertise like communication, translation, business, Journalism, Tourism sector etc. There are a number of growing industrial parks in Uganda that are creating jobs and are in terrible need for employees who can speak Chinese language and understand the Chinese and Ugandan cultures. Therefore, students with a diploma in Chinese language will meet these job demands in a relatively short time, thus curbing down unemployment problems amongst the youth.

Program learning out comes

• Be fluent in mandarin.
• Translate and interpret text to and from Chinese.
• Teach Chinese language and culture
• To conduct business in Chinese