The Center for Language Education and Cooperation (CLEC) is a non-profit professional educational institution for international Chinese language education, affiliated with the Chinese Ministry of Education (MOE). CLEC is committed to providing quality services for people from all over the world to learn Chinese and understand China. It also intends to build a platform for friendly collaboration on language education and cross-cultural learning.
The main functions of CLEC are:
● Providing services for the development of international Chinese language education and language education exchanges and cooperation between China and other countries, coordinating the work on building an international Chinese language education resource system, participating in the formulation and implementation of relevant standards for international Chinese language education
● Supporting the provision of teaching resources, including the training of international Chinese language education teachers, development of textbooks and curricula, and facilitating relevant disciplines and academic research
● Hosting certification tests for teachers and students such as CTCSOL and HSK series, conducting relevant evaluation, accreditation and certification
● Operating international Chinese language education programs such as the "Chinese Bridge" series, China Studies Program, and International Chinese Language Teachers' Scholarship
● Organizing relevant activities of international exchanges and cooperation