The number of people learning Mandarin in Europe and the U.S. increases year by year; the U.S. Department of State also announced the National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y), emphasizing increase in Mandarin learning opportunities outside China. The U.S. -Taiwan Education Initiative was officially launched between the U.S. and Taiwan on December 2, 2020. In response to the above, the OCAC and related agencies established a negotiation and cooperation model with AIT to enhance bilateral language cooperation.

To expand the overseas Mandarin learning market, the OCAC is implementing the Taiwan Center for Mandarin Learning Establishment Program, under which we will assist overseas compatriot schools and associations in Europe and the U.S. in setting up Taiwan Centers for Mandarin Learning (TCMLs) as bases for teaching Mandarin to people aged over 18 and, more importantly, for promoting Mandarin teaching with Taiwanese characteristics. 84 TCMLs have so far been set up, including 66 in the U.S., 3 in the U.K., 2 in France, 2 in Germany, 2 in Italy, and another 9 in Austria, Ireland, Sweden, Belgium, Czech, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, and Spain, and it is hoped to see more established in the near future.

Moving forward, the OCAC will actively encourage overseas compatriot schools and associations in the U.S. and Europe to actively apply to establish TCMLs. They will offer overseas learners more free and democratic alternatives to learning Mandarin and promote its teaching with Taiwanese characteristics, as well as introducing overseas students to the many wonders that Taiwan offers.

No.	Location	Taiwan Centers for Mandarin Learning
1	Arkansas, U.S.	Arkansas Taiwanese Foundation
2	California, U.S.	Cerritos Chinese School
3	California, U.S.	Chinese Cultural Learning Center
4	California, U.S.	Chinese Language School of Southern California
5	California, U.S.	Chinese School of San Marino
6	California, U.S.	Confucius Chinese Language School
7	California, U.S.	EFCI Chinese School
8	California, U.S.	Fullerton Chinese School
9	California, U.S.	Growing Tree Learning Center
10	California, U.S.	I Fly Young Chinese School
11	California, U.S.	Modesto Chinese School
12	California, U.S.	San Diego Chinese Academy
13	California, U.S.	San Diego North County Chinese School
14	California, U.S.	San Mateo County Chinese School
15	California, U.S.	SFVCCA Chinese School
16	California, U.S.	Silicon Valley Chinese School
17	California, U.S.	Taiwanese American Center of Northern California
18	California, U.S.	Torrance Chinese School
19	California, U.S.	Tzu Chi Academy, Los Angeles
20	California, U.S.	Tzu Chi Academy, San Dimas
21	California, U.S.	Tzu Chi Academy, San Mateo
22	Colorado, U.S.	Colorado Chinese Language School
23	Delaware, U.S.	Chinese School of Delaware
24	Florida, U.S.	Oviedo Chinese School
25	Florida, U.S.	Tampa Chinese School
26	Florida, U.S.	The Chinese School of CAACF
27	Florida, U.S.	Tzu Chi Academy, Miami
28	Georgia, U.S.	Chinese Cultural School of Atlanta
29	Georgia, U.S.	Chinese School of Atlanta
30	Georgia, U.S.	Taiwanese School of Atlanta
31	Illinois, U.S.	Naperville Chinese School
32	Maryland, U.S.	Chinese Language School of Baltimore
33	Maryland, U.S.	Tzu Chi Academy, Washington D. C.
34	Maryland, U.S.	Washington DC Taiwanese School
35	Massachusetts, U.S.	Ming Hui Academy Boston
36	Massachusetts, U.S.	Tzu Chi Academy Boston
37	Michigan, U.S.	Ann Arbor Chinese School
38	Michigan, U.S.	Southern Michigan Chinese School
39	Minnesota, U.S.	Twin Cities Chinese Language School
40	New Jersey, U.S.	Jersey Shore Chinese School
41	New Jersey, U.S.	Murray Hill Chinese School
42	New Jersey, U.S.	Northern New Jersey Chinese Association (NNJCA)
43	New Jersey, U.S.	Princeton Chinese Language School
44	New Jersey, U.S.	Raritan Valley Chinese School
45	New York, U.S.	Mid-Hudson Chinese Language Center
46	New York, U.S.	New Jersey Bergen Chinese School
47	New York, U.S.	Plainview Chinese Learning Center Inc
48	New York, U.S.	Taiwan Center Inc. (New York Taiwan Center)
49	New York, U.S.	Tzu Chi Academy Long Island
50	New York, U.S.	Tzu Chi Long Island Education Center
51	North Carolina, U.S.	North Carolina Raleigh Chinese Language School
52	Ohio, U.S.	Chinese Academy of Cleveland
53	Ohio, U.S.	Columbus Chinese Academy
54	Pennsylvania, U.S.	Pittsburgh Tzu Chi Academy
55	Texas, U.S.	Ai-Hwa Chinese School in El Paso
56	Texas, U.S.	Buddha's Light Private School
57	Texas, U.S.	Formosa Plastics Chinese School
58	Texas, U.S.	Goodnews Mandarin Academy
59	Texas, U.S.	Houston Taiwan Institute for Senior Citizens (HTISC)
60	Texas, U.S.	San Antonio Chinese Culture Institute
61	Texas, U.S.	Sun Ray Chinese School
62	Virginia, U.S.	Northern Virginia Experimental Chinese School
63	Virginia, U.S.	Wei Hwa Chinese School
64	Washington, U.S.	Chong Wa School
65	Washington, U.S.	I.K.T. FYCD Cultural and Educational Association Washington
66	Wisconsin, U.S.	North American Chinese School
67	Vienna, Austria	Taiwan Chinesische Schule
68	Brussels, Belgium	Taiwan Mandarin Association in Belgium
69	Prague, Czech	Česko-Tchaj-wanská Společnost
70	Seine-Saint-Denis, France	Association Linguistique Culturelle Chinoise (ALCC)
71	Paris, France	L'encrier Chinois
72	Hamburg, Germany	Chinesischer Verein in Hamburg e.V.
73	Düsseldorf, Germany	Formosa Chinese School in Germany
74	Budapest, Hungary	Jade Mountain Mandarin School
75	Wicklow, Ireland	Dublin School of Mandarin Chinese
76	Rome, Italy	Associazione Culturale Taiwanesi in Italia
77	Siena, Italy	Associazione Taiwan e Italia (ATI)
78	Eindhoven, Netherlands	Taiwan Business Families in the South Netherlands
79	Kraków, Poland	Taiwan Culture and Language Exchange Association
80	Madrid, Spain	Asociación Cultural Educativa de los chinos de ultramar en Madrid
81	Stockholm, Sweden	Lil' Tizzy Mandarin
82	London, UK	Hua Hsia Chinese School
83	London, UK	Taiwan Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation UK Limited
84	Kent, UK	Chinese Learning Paradise

• Cooperative Agreement for the Establishment of an Overseas Community Affairs Council Taiwan Center for Mandarin Learning(22KB)
• OCAC'S Program to Promote Mandarin Learning Cultivation in Europe and the US(316KB)
• OCAC 2023 Taiwan Center for Mandarin Learning Establishment Program(151KB)

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