Prestigious curricula and experienced faculty are only the start of the exceptional programs. Respects, knowledge, credibility and clinical effectiveness are few irreplaceable rewards for graduates' success in the future.

Internships can be completed at one of the training center of affiliated acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine schools in Canada or at one of the hospitals of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine in Beijing. Courses are interchangeable and up to 50% of credits and can be transferred between the programs.

Graduates will be honored with diplomas issued by both Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (BUCM) and the Alberta College of Acupuncture & Traditional Chinese Medicine (ACATCM). Prospective students may contact our administration office for further information.

About our head office

The head office of the Center is located at the Alberta College of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine. ACATCM was founded in 1997 as the first acupuncture & traditional Chinese medicine school in Alberta , and is located in the City of Calgary, about 900km east of Vancouver, and 280km south of Edmonton. Calgary is the largest city in Alberta, and Edmonton is the provincial capital. Alberta is neighboring with British Columbia (Vancouver BC), Saskatchewan (Saskatoon, Regina), and Montana, U.S.A.

As a licensed private education institution, the Alberta College of Acupuncture & Traditional Chinese Medicine has been offering quality acupuncture & traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) programs to students for eight years, and it's achievement are well recognized in the profession.

About Acupuncture & Traditional Chinese Medicine is Canada

As part of the Traditional Chinese Medicine, acupuncture was first introduced to Canada and the United States in 1970's.

Now, acupuncture has been well accepted by the communities and has already been integrated into traditional health care service in many Provinces. Many major cites in Canada such as Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Quebec City and Edmonton already have acupuncture & traditional Chinese medicine schools / programs / training course in place. Popularity of acupuncture & traditional Chinese medicine is growing rather rapidly.

As Canadians are gaining more knowledge in acupuncture & traditional Chinese medicine, quality practitioners are in high demand. Better education leading to better practitioners, and that's where the Canadian Education Center of the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine will contribute to.

Future Development

Besides the current diploma programs we are offering at the Canadian Education Center of the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, we are also dedicated to bring our prestige degree programs in acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine to Canada.

To help our distance learning program students, and to provide more flexibility, we are planning to establish training centers at following major cities in the next few years: