Location & History

Foreign Teachers
& Accommodations

Frequently Asked Questions

Curriculum of Study
& Teaching Schedule

Alumnae Assoc.
& Board of Trustees

Chinese Holidays
& Festivals

Places to See
in China

Becoming a
Foreign Teacher

Application to Teach

Hwa Nan's entering students are all female, mostly 18 to 19 years old. They are all from Fujian Province, some from rural areas but most from large cities. The scores received on the National College Entrance Examination given in June to senior high school students determine the college or university they can attend. In Fujian in 1998, 74,640 students took the exam but only 37,800 qualified to enter a college or university. Since Hwa Nan is a three-year college, it is considered a technical career-oriented higher education institution that awards diplomas rather than degrees.

However, as you read this, plans are being made to offer a Bachelor's Degree within the next two years which would change the college to a four year institution.

Hwa Nan Departments and Student Numbers (2007-8)

Department Name	Students' Numbers
Applied English	414
Food and Nutrition	210
Childhood Education	310
Clothing and Design	373
International Tourism	141
Community Service Management	123
International Trade	316
Business English	287
Footwear Design	99
Total	2273

Each year's entering students are placed in a class of 25 to 35 students. They take their courses and carry out school activities as a unit. Students remain with the same class throughout their three years along with an advisor chosen from the full-time teaching faculty.

FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATION

Policy and major operational decisions are made by a seven-member Leadership Committee under the direction of the President. All but one are alumnae of old Hwa Nan and played major roles in its resurrection. The members are the President, Vice President, Head of Political Affairs, Head of Personnel, Office Director, and two Deans.