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About the School and Its Credentials
Qingdao Zhongchuan Mingde Art School is the brand name under which parents and students deal with Qingdao Shinan Zhongchuan Mingde Art Training School, a private non-enterprise unit (non-profit private school) registered in Shinan District, Qingdao.
1. Legal Entity and Registration
| Brand name | 青岛中传明德艺术学校 (Qingdao Zhongchuan Mingde Art School) |
|---|---|
| Legal entity | 青岛市南中传明德艺术培训学校 — private non-enterprise unit (民办非企业单位 / private non-enterprise school), non-profit |
| Registration date | June 2019; predecessor brand has been active in art training since 2016 |
| Operating license | 教民137020271023320号, issued by the Shinan District Administrative Approval Service Bureau; valid 24 June 2026 to 23 June 2029, subject to annual inspection |
| Competent authority | Shinan District Education and Sports Bureau, Qingdao |
| Unified social credit code | 52370202MJD877518L |
| Registered address | 7-33 Yinchuan West Road, Shinan District, Qingdao (visits: 4th floor) |
The original operating licence certificate is displayed at the school premises and can be inspected on site.
2. Relationship with Communication University of China
The school has no affiliation, authorisation, licensing or hanging-plaque relationship with Communication University of China, and is not an affiliated campus of any university. The principal, Zhang Kunrao, is a 2014 undergraduate graduate of the Broadcasting and Hosting Arts programme at Communication University of China and serves as Secretary-General of its Qingdao Alumni Association. Some teachers are likewise graduates of that university and of other specialist institutions. Every reference to a university on this website denotes alumni status or a teacher's education background, nothing else.
3. Teaching Staff
Teachers of Broadcasting and Hosting Arts graduated from Communication University of China and other institutions; Acting and Directing teachers graduated from Central Academy of Drama, Beijing Film Academy and similar specialist schools; Dance, Fine Arts and Calligraphy for children are taught by full-time teachers holding recognised national teaching qualifications. Individual teacher backgrounds are listed on the Chinese faculty page and can be verified in person at the school. The school does not use university students as substitute teachers.
4. Fees and Compliance
Fees follow the regulations set by the education authorities: a single payment may not exceed CNY 5,000, and may not span more than three months or 60 class hours. Pre-collected tuition is placed in a supervised bank account. The school uses the Ministry of Education's model training service contract for compulsory education students, and publishes the fee items and refund rules prominently on site. A written quotation itemised line by line is provided for each student's actual programme; prices are not listed publicly.
5. How to Verify
- Operating licence and registration: verify with the Shinan District education authority and the administrative approval service department of Qingdao.
- School information: the official website www.zcmdedu.com and on-site notices are authoritative.
- Website registrations: Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (beian.miit.gov.cn), 鲁ICP备2026056848号-1; public security filing (beian.mps.gov.cn), 鲁公网安备37020202370617号.
Page last updated: 6 October 2026. Examination requirements and enrolment policies change annually; always refer to current official announcements.