Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert) in Chinese | Graduate diploma / certificate | Languages | On Campus | 0.5 years | The University of Waikato | New Zealand

Chinese at Waikato involves the study of Modern Standard Chinese (Mandarin) and the history, culture and society of ancient and present day China. China ("Zhongguo" – the Central Kingdom) has a civilisation that spans 4,000 years, the longest unbroken civilisation in the world. It was the centre of East Asian culture for many centuries, exerting a strong influence on its immediate neighbours, including Korea, Japan and Vietnam.