History

1986

• The Chinese Medical Center BV (CMC BV) was founded in 1986 by Mr. Z.L. Dong in Utrecht, the Netherlands.

1990

• The establishment of the ETAATC, now Shenzhou Open University of TCM.

1994

• First Graduates.

1995

• Chinese Medical Center BV and Shenzhou Open University of TCM moved to its present location in Amsterdam.

2001

• Establishment of the Pan European Federation of TCM Societies (PEFOTS) by Mr. Z.L. Dong, the present chairman of PEFOTS.

2003

• The CMC Tasly Group BV was established, a joint-venture of Chinese Medical Center BV and Tasly (Pharmaceutical) Group Ltd., of Tianjin, China.

2006

• After a three years training the first Herbalists graduated in October 2006.

2007

• Shenzhou Open University of TCM participates in the newly established Acupunctuur Netwerk (A.N.), a joint effort of professional associations and educational institutes in the field of TCM to establish a quality mark and safeguard the professional quality of TCM practitioners.

2008

• A select few abstracts of our graduated Acupuncture students were published in a professional magazine.

2011

• Registration at the Centraal Register Kort Beroepsonderwijs (CRKBO).

2014

• Start education in the Dutch language
• CPION approved Medical Basic Knowledge (MBK)

2015

• SNRO approved MBK

2017

• SNRO accreditation 240 EC (including Western Medicine): Acupuncture, Herbal Medicine, Tuina