Chinese Flagship at WKU

Chinese Flagship at WKU Our students strive to reach superior professional proficiency by the end of their undergraduate career & to have some fun along the way.

Join us at WKU Chinese Flagship & Modern Languages 🌎 WKU’s federally funded Chinese Flagship Pilot Program is actively redefining the paradigm in language education. Through dynamic integration of Chinese language instruction in every stage of the undergraduate educational path, this program is designed to bring talented students who start with no knowledge of Chinese up to Superior levels of prof

iciency by the time they graduate from college. The Flagship program takes a fresh approach in language education by infusing study in the Honors College with Chinese language learning opportunities, incorporating a series of mandatory study abroad experiences and internships throughout students’ collegiate careers, and transcending traditional disciplinary boundaries that separated language education from learning within the major. The WKU Chinese Flagship, one of eleven Chinese programs funded by the National Security Education Program (http://www.thelanguageflagship.org), will offer students from Kentucky and throughout the U.S. an affordable, high-quality undergraduate education that combines the study of Mandarin Chinese with rigorous academics in an engaged Honors community setting.

Welcome Huo Laoshi! 👋 Let's get to know her!
08/29/2026

Welcome Huo Laoshi! 👋 Let's get to know her!

Meet Chen Laoshi! Swipe to get to know more about our new international scholar from Taiwan ⭐
08/28/2026

Meet Chen Laoshi! Swipe to get to know more about our new international scholar from Taiwan ⭐

Summer Postcards loading... 🧳💮Maddie Howard's summer looks so vibrant! ✨ Maddie, along with other students from WKU Mode...
07/30/2026

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Maddie Howard's summer looks so vibrant! ✨ Maddie, along with other students from WKU Modern Languages traveling abroad, has visited Taipei, Tawain and Spain! 🇪🇸❣️🇹🇼

From curious first-year student to Boren Scholar! 🇹🇼✨When Samantha Gerdes first visited WKU, she never imagined that one...
07/08/2026

From curious first-year student to Boren Scholar! 🇹🇼✨

When Samantha Gerdes first visited WKU, she never imagined that one conversation would lead her to study Mandarin, create content in Chinese, study abroad, and earn the prestigious Boren Award. 🏆❣️

This fall, Samantha will spend 10 months in Taiwan 🤩 With the support of WKU's Chinese Flagship faculty, study abroad experiences, and countless hours of hard work, Samantha transformed uncertainty into opportunity. 🙌

Her advice for future students? 💬 "Just try it. You don't know how good you'll be until you put in the effort."

Congratulations, Samantha! We can't wait to see all you'll accomplish in Taiwan. 🌏❤️

07/08/2026

Aurora Speltz, a 2024 graduate of WKU’s Potter College of Arts and Letters, has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student Program Research Award to teach English in Jordan starting in January 2027.

✈️✨ Travel Award Highlight ✨✈️WKU Chinese Flagship student Emma Parman is spending her summer in Taiwan through two incr...
06/30/2026

✈️✨ Travel Award Highlight ✨✈️

WKU Chinese Flagship student Emma Parman is spending her summer in Taiwan through two incredible academic programs! 🇹🇼

Emma will be part of the first-ever cohort of a new semiconductor engineering training program in partnership with National Kaohsiung Normal University, where she will combine STEM coursework with advanced Chinese language study to prepare for future global career opportunities. 🌏

She will also participate in the Chinese Flagship Summer Program at the Mandarin Training Center, continuing her language studies while exploring Taiwanese culture through immersive experiences and cultural excursions. ❣️

Best of luck this summer, Emma! 📚🌟

🎨 Slow down, get creative, and discover the art of Chinese calligraphy this fall!**CHIN 208: Chinese Calligraphy** is on...
06/30/2026

🎨 Slow down, get creative, and discover the art of Chinese calligraphy this fall!

**CHIN 208: Chinese Calligraphy** is one of WKU Modern Languages' most unique courses, giving you the opportunity to explore Chinese art, culture, and history while creating beautiful works of your own. ❣️

✨ No Chinese language experience required
✨ Taught in English
✨ Open to all majors
✨ Hybrid format with flexible class options
✨ Fulfills your Colonnade Connections: Systems requirement

Whether you're looking to satisfy a Colonnade requirement or try something completely new, CHIN 208 is the perfect class to add to your schedule. ✏️

Search **CHIN 208** on TopNet and reserve your spot today! 🖌️📚

06/08/2026

Seven students in the Chinese Flagship Program at WKU have been awarded $25,000 David L. Boren Scholarships to fund intensive language study in Taiwan during the 2026-2027 academic year.

The Boren Scholarship will fund the recipients’ Capstone Year in Taiwan, the culminating experience of WKU’s intensive Chinese Flagship Program.

The Chinese Flagship Program is intended to advance students to a level of fluency required to operate in a professional environment--often from zero experience at the beginning of their undergraduate career.

In the Capstone Year, Flagship students spend the first semester enrolled directly in courses at a host university and the second semester in a professional internship related to their academic and career goals.

Read more at WKU News: https://bit.ly/4wWFm7s

✨🩵 Student Spotlight 🩵✨Daniel Smith, a double major in STEM & Chinese Flagship, has woven together the realm of computer...
05/20/2026

✨🩵 Student Spotlight 🩵✨

Daniel Smith, a double major in STEM & Chinese Flagship, has woven together the realm of computer science and language 💻🗣️

Daniel will study abroad in Taiwan in the future semesters ✈️
💡 Language Learning has helped him prepare for the cultural & technical skills he plans to apply in the technology industry! 👨‍💻

✨🎓 GRAD SPOTLIGHT 🎓✨Congratulations, Candice 🎉 We're so proud of your journey here with WKU Modern Languages and studyin...
05/20/2026

✨🎓 GRAD SPOTLIGHT 🎓✨

Congratulations, Candice 🎉 We're so proud of your journey here with WKU Modern Languages and studying Chinese ❣️Candice was inspired by Traditional Chinese Medicine practices & studied abroad in Taiwan ✈ Chinese Flagship at WKU Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program

We are delighted by your news to continue your education at the University of Kentucky's College of Medicine👩‍⚕️ From a Hilltopper to a Wildcat 🐾 University of Kentucky

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