Yunnan Arts Institute (YNAI), which was founded in 1959, is the only comprehensive art university in Southwest China. It is authorized by the Academic Degree Committee of the State Department to confer Master Degrees on Dramatics, Musicology, Study of Art Design, Study of Art，Study of Fine Arts and Study of Dance. YNAI consists of seven schools: School of Music, School of Dance, School of Drama, School of Fine Arts, School of Art Design, School of Continued Education and a privately sponsored Wen Hua College; together with two departments: the Department of Movie & Television and the Department of Art & Culture. The university also has an Affiliated Art School. It has more than 8000 students and about 600 teachers till now.
The Center of International Art Exchange (COIAE) of YNAI is responsible for recruiting, teaching, and administrating international students. COIAE has 4 staff members and 6 Chinese teachers, all of whom are holders of the Certificate for Teaching Chinese as a Second Language, and many more experienced full-time and part-time teachers teaching either art or Chinese courses. S..
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