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Learn Chinese in Geneva

9 places in Geneva teach Chinese: 6 language schools, 2 weekend schools and 1 Confucius Institute. 6 also teach online. 2 have classes for children. 2 are official HSK test centres.

  1. Berlitz Genf Language school For adults · Level A1 to C2 · on site and online

    Berlitz Switzerland lists the Geneva centre on its Chinese course page.

    Chinese group courses · Chinese individual lessons · Live online Chinese

  2. Chinese Institute Geneva Foundation Weekend school For adults, children and heritage speakers · Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · on site and online · Taught in English · HSK test centre

    Classes run at several schools in Geneva and around Nyon, a small-group surcharge applies below six students, and the institute runs the HSK exam, next on 13 December 2026. 60 to 180 min per week.

    Wisdom Panda Mandarin at Ecolint, Wednesday, Level 0 to 2 · Mother Tongue and Foreign Language at Ecole Mail, Wednesday 14:00 to 17:00, Level 3 · Chinese for adults at Ecole Mail, Wednesday 18:30 to 20:00, Level 0 · Saturday classes at Ecole Necker, 8:40 to 12:30, Level 0 to 4

  3. École Chinoise de Genève Weekend school For children and heritage speakers · Level C2 · Wed, Fri · on site

    Classes run Wednesdays 15:00 to 17:00 and Fridays 18:30 to 20:30 in groups of 6 to 12, and about 15 percent of pupils come from non-Chinese families. 2 h/week.

    Pinyin and beginner classes for children aged 5 to 8 · Zhongwen and Yuwen classes for ages 8 to 18

  4. Ecole Varadi SA Language school Level A1 to B2 · on site and online · Taught in French

    Native-speaker teachers build a personal programme, taught at the school in central Geneva, at your office or by video, at times you choose.

    Le tour d'une langue en 80 leçons · Cours de chinois privés · Cours de chinois semi-privés · Cours en mini-groupe (3 à 6 personnes)

  5. Ifage Language school For adults · Level A1 to C2 · on site and online · Taught in French

    Chinois Financement CAF (A1, septembre 2026 à juin 2027) · Chinois A1 (1/2) · Chinois A2 (1/2) · Chinois A2 à C2 sur mesure, à distance

  6. inlingua Léman Language school For adults · on site and online · Taught in French

    Mandarin is one of 19 languages, taught alone or in pairs in blocks of 10 hours, in class or on the virtual campus.

    Mandarin SOLO (10h renouvelables) · Mandarin DUO (10h renouvelables)

  7. Institut Confucius de l'Université de Genève Confucius Institute For adults · Level A1 to C2 · on site and online · HSK test centre

    Daytime credit courses are free but only for UNIGE students and staff, while the evening, summer and HSK courses are open to everyone for a fee.

    Initiation à la langue chinoise I to IV (6 crédits), UNIGE students and staff · Cours pour le Global Studies Institute (BARI students) · Cours de mandarin (Formation Continue): débutant, élémentaire, intermédiaire, avancé, perfectionnement · Cours d'été, July, intensive

  8. RL Learning Language school Level A1 to C1 · on site

    Chinese is taught at levels A1 to C1 in private, semi-private or group formats, on site or at your company, with materials and a free level test included.

    Chinois, cours privés · Chinois, cours semi-privés · Chinois, cours en groupe · Chinois, langue des affaires

  9. Université populaire du canton de Genève Language school For adults · on site

    The course itself is free apart from a yearly CHF 100 membership and CHF 50 per semester, covers spoken Mandarin and simple characters, and needs a little French.

    Chinois (octobre à juin, 1 x 1h30 par semaine)

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