Studying Chinese at University in China

silentnoise
 April 08, 2011, 11:23 AM posted in General Discussion

Hi all.

I've been living in China for just under a year now and the experience has been great.  It has really helped me to learn Chinese.  However, in September, I would like to study Chinese at a university preferably in Shanghai or Beijing.  How simple or difficult is it to enrol for a 1-year or 2-year programme?  What about scholarships - do these exist and if so, is the process difficult or easy?

Any help, as always, is greatly appreciated.

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bababardwan
 April 11, 2011, 05:34 AM

silentnoise,

This may not fully address your questions, but in case you missed it, there was some discussion along these lines in this lesson recently:

http://chinesepod.com/lessons/handsome-foreign-student

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bodawei
 April 11, 2011, 09:25 AM

It's very easy - just go along and ask to enrol. (There are also many private language schools - they will, like the universities, look after your visa.) 

There are scholarships, ask around or seach the internet. They may just pay tuition for doing a language course but it all helps. 

Good luck!