Learn Chinese in Mexico City

11 places in Mexico City teach Chinese: 6 language schools, 3 universities and 2 Confucius Institutes. 4 also teach online. 3 have classes for children. 2 are official HSK test centres.

Academia Ninshi Language school For adults · on site and online · Taught in Spanish
An academy for Japanese, Korean, Chinese and Thai with native teachers; students choose in person or online.
Mandarin Chinese courses, in person or online · Cultural workshops
Centro de Idiomas (CEDI), Facultad de Contaduría y Administración, UNAM University For adults · on site and online · Taught in Spanish
Open to the FCA and UNAM communities and to the public over 17 with an ID; classes are live on Zoom with Moodle work in between.
Chino Mandarín level 1 onward, online (54 h per level) · Online, in-person, hybrid and self-directed formats
Centro de Lenguas Extranjeras (CENLEX) Unidad Santo Tomás, Instituto Politécnico Nacional Language school For adults · on site and online · Taught in Spanish
The centre teaches eleven languages including Chinese, with four two-month periods a year plus a summer intensive.
Chinese bimonthly courses of 40 hours, in person or virtual
Centro de Lenguas Extranjeras (CENLEX) Unidad Zacatenco, Instituto Politécnico Nacional Language school For adults · on site
Chinese Mandarin is one of fifteen languages here; courses run in two-month blocks (regular, intensive, flexible) for the IPN community and outside learners.
Chinese Mandarin bimonthly courses (regular, intensive, flexible)
Coordinación de Lenguas Extranjeras (CELEX), UAM Iztapalapa University For adults · Sat · on site
UAM Iztapalapa's language centre announced Saturday Chinese courses for the autumn 2026 term.
Saturday Chinese courses (call 26-O)
Escuela Nacional de Lenguas, Lingüística y Traducción (ENALLT), UNAM University on site · HSK test centre
Courses are very cheap for UNAM students and staff and open to the public at a higher fee; placement exams exist for later levels.
Chinese general course, 6 levels, in person on campus (semester) · Chinese courses at the Confucius Institute at UNAM (separate enrolment) · HSK and HSKK exams
Instituto Confucio de la Ciudad de México (Instituto Cultural Chino Huaxia) Confucius Institute For adults and children · Sun · on site
Mexico's first Confucius Institute (2006), built on the local Huaxia Chinese Culture Institute with Jiangxi Normal University; it also runs Chinese as a second language in schools around Mexico City.
Chinese courses for children · Chinese courses for adults · Intensive courses · Chinese exam preparation
Instituto Confucio de la UNAM Confucius Institute For adults · Level A1 · on site · HSK test centre
The UNAM Confucius Institute runs public Chinese courses from its own building in Condesa, apart from the ENALLT campus.
Chinese language courses in trimesters (Sept-Dec 2026 call) · Placement exam · HSK exam centre (UNAM)
Instituto de Idioma y Cultura China en México (IICC) Language school For adults and children · on site and online · Taught in Spanish
Groups start with at least three students; classes are in person or online.
Children's Chinese (from age 6) · Teen Chinese (10-16) · Adult Chinese · Private classes
Mandarink Language school For adults · on site
A Mandarin-only school in the south of Mexico City.
Mandarin courses with published schedules and calendar
Vox China Mandarin Center Language school For adults and children · Level A1 to C2 · on site
A school that teaches only Mandarin, with small groups and a free trial class.
Practical Chinese course · Personal (private) Chinese course · Chinese for children · Short survival Chinese

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