Teach in China

Teach in Universities

NOTE: Obtaining a work visa to teach in China can be a lengthy and difficult process, we will help you obtain the proper visa.

Since 1986, ERRChina has placed experienced Western educators at some of China’s top universities and institutions. We work closely with our broad network of strategic partners to match teaching applicants with the best school for them.

Recent Adaptations

In early 2020, our foreign teachers switched to teaching online due to the pandemic. Some educators remained in Mainland China. Others relocated temporarily to nearby countries in East Asia or their home countries in the West. By the fall of 2022, some teachers had returned to China and in-country teachers were back interacting with students in-person (with unpredictable periodic lockdowns and in-person restrictions), while others continued to teach remotely from outside China.

Throughout that period of isolation and uncertainty, ERRChina remained faithful to our commitments with partner universities, adapting as needed according to conditions and safety of host country staff, students, and local communities.

Currently we have teachers at several schools in China, for semester, multi-year or summer assignments.

Subjects We Teach

  • HUMANITIES

    • English Language & Literature

    • Oral English

    • British & American Culture

    • History

    • Social Studies

  • STEM

    • Life Sciences

    • Physical Sciences

Where We Go

  • POTENTIAL PLACEMENTS

    • Beijing

    • Shanghai

    • Tianjin

    • Kunming, Yunnan Province

    • Jinan/Qindao, Shandong Province

    • Tai’an, Shandong Province

Program Length & Academic Calendar

  • ONE SEMESTER MINIMUM

  • FLEXIBLE PLACEMENTS

    • Fall semester (before Lunar New Year)

    • Spring semester (after Lunar New Year)

    • Year-round

  • ACADEMIC HOLIDAYS

Both Chinese and Western academic years take a break during the summer and the winter. However, Chinese universities schedule their winter break around Lunar New Year (January or February, depending on the year) rather than Christmas and Western New Year.

Professional Qualifications

  • AGE UNDER 60 (China has a strict retirement policy and only in rare cases will they allow those 60 and over to teach)

  • TEACHING ENGLISH

    • PREFERRED: Master’s, PhD, or other advanced degree

    • 2+ years of teaching experience

    • Valid TEFL/TESL certificate (depends on experience and particular institution and course taught)

  • TEACHING SUBJECTS OTHER THAN ENGLISH

    • PhD

    • 2+ years of teaching experience