About the Center for
Foreign Languages Training

　　Under the direct guidance of the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Ministry of Education, the Center for Foreign Languages Training of GDUFS, founded in 1980, offers English, German, and French training courses to Chinese scholars and other personnel who are prepared to go abroad for academic or other purposes. Meanwhile, the center conducts a program both for the Guangdong provincial government (starting from 1999) and Guangzhou local government (starting from 1998) to give English language training to their high-ranking executives.

　　At present, 6.7% of the teaching staff is professors, 40% associate professors, 33.3% lecturers and 20% assistant lecturers. Many of them have studied or are studying for PhD or MA. Most have been sent abroad for further studies. There has emerged a group of well-trained, experienced and competent teaching staff. The center also boasts a high-quality, flexible and vigorous language instruction for various purposes.

　　Entrusted by the Ministry of Education, the center is an administrator of various major national and international foreign language proficiency tests, including WSK, NAETI, TOEFL, TSE, GRE, GMAT, TOPE, JPT and DAF.