Long term Chinese Language Program

Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT) is a research-oriented university with information technology and telecommunications as its main feature. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications enjoys a global reputation for English-medium Bachelor’s degree courses E-Commerce Engineering with Law, Internet of Things Engineering and Telecommunications Engineering with Management as well as English-instructed Master’s degree course Software Engineering. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications possesses all the top-end experimental instruments necessary for Information and Communication sciences, with one of the highest instrument-value to student ratios among all of China’s higher educational institutions. Those who desire to pursue career triumph in the field of information technology and telecommunications can make their dreams come true at Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications.

Duration

Lasting from one semester to 2 years

School begins on March 1st and ends on June 30^th for one semester

Curricular Arrangement

A. Teaching Contents

Basic Chinese is mainly taught with oral conversation, intensive reading, listening and speaking, newspaper and magazine reading, phonetics, writing etc. In accordance with the actual level of the participants, culture of China and special lectures are to be given.

B． Aims and methods

Improvement in listening and actual speaking ability is the main aim, and consideration is given to reading and writing as well. Classroom instruction will be combined with lots of conversation practice through visiting and sightseeing, in formal discussion or seeing films and other art performances.

C． Time Table

From Monday to Friday classroom instruction will be given before noon; every afternoon will be time for individual study or other activities. To meet the requirements of the participants, there will be Taijiquan, calligraphy, painting, recreational and sports activities etc.

D. HSK training course

Because of the requirements of the participants who want to take HSK(Test for Chinese Level), there will hold a training course for about 2 months before the test.

E. Class Division

Those who are to study more than a semester will be enrolled in March, September every year. An examination will be given to the applicants after their arrival and the division of classes will be made according to their Chinese level.

These classes will be ABC course, elementary course, intermediate course or advanced course. There will not be more than 12 students in each class. We will hold individual course in case there come 10 more students with approximately the same Chinese level during the school day. As to their timetable, we shall discuss it on some other occasion.

Tuition fee

RMB 15710/year

Lodging Fee

Single room: CNY 84/day

Double room: CNY 42/bed/day

With information technology and telecommunications as its distinct characteristic, research-oriented Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications teaches subjects including engineering, management, humanities and sciences, most of which are related to applied science and engineering. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications is renowned for innovation in advanced research and learning in information and communication technology. It now serves as one of the most important teaching and research bases for information technology and telecommunication industry in China.

                    
BUPT is one of the 56 universities in China that are authorized to formally form a Graduate school by the General Office of the Academic Degree of the State Council after a long time of painstaking experiment. The Graduate School has developed complete graduate programs that cover the disciplines of engineering, science, economics, administration, law and philosophy. It is also one of the earliest universities in China that has officially been authorized to offer doctoral and master programs.

BUPT has fourteen schools. Currently, BUPT has over 16,200 full-time students and 12,000 long-distance and E-learning students, among full-time students there are 10,800 undergraduate students, 4650 master students and 805 doctoral students.

BUPT endeavors to foster students mentally and academically. Except for their daily academic studies, students take an active part in various national and international contests. Every year BUPT students take part in the National Undergraduate Electronic Design Contest, National and International Undergraduate Math Modeling Contest and many other contests. Their achievements are always among the best of the successful higher learning institutions competing in China. In the International Math Modeling Contest in the United States in 2004, four delegations of BUPT won the First-Class Award and two delegations won the Second-Class Award, taking first place among the institutions of higher learning that participated in the contest.

BUPT has one ministry-level Engineering Center under the leadership of Ministry of Education-“Research Center of Information Network Engineering”, and one National University Science Park-“Information Valley”.

BUPT possesses all the top experimental instruments necessary for Information and Communication sciences, with one of the highest instrument-value to student ratios among all of China’s higher educational institutions. And BUPT’s library houses 970,000 books of 152,000 kinds, notably providing first-class modern data retrieval and information inquiry services.

BUPT is one of the national key universities combing various specialties in engineering, management, humanities, sciences and language. This university mainly trains students working for the PhD, the master’s and bachelor’s degrees.

BUPT is located in the north of the 3rd loop of China’s Capital, a cultural and educational region with many famous universities in it. The campus of BUPT faces Tucheng Park, the ruins of ancient Yuan Dynasty capital walls, and Xiaoyue River scenic area. It has a quiet, comfortable environment and is very convenient for transportation.
     
             
In order to promote cultural exchanges with other countries and enhance mutual understanding and friendly relationship with peoples the world over, BUPT has held short-term or long-term Chinese language courses since 1986 and achieved great success in this field. The participants were from various counties, including Japan, U.S.A. Canada, France, Sweden, Great Britain, Republic of Korea, Spain，Denmark, Russia etc. Through these courses, BUPT has trained a great number of foreigners to acquire a very good knowledge of Chinese.

Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications warmly welcomes those who have interest in studying Chinese as well as other subjects.
 

A. Apartment for student
Two-bedroom apartments with separate bathroom (shower bathtub).
Color TV, refrigerator, air-conditioner, telephone and Internet outlet will be provided, some with an additional kitchen.
Features:
1.Hot water supplied all day round and free Internet at present.
2.At the end of the semester, students can still keep paying student’s price for another ten days.
3.Rooms for couples are currently unavailable.

B. Housing
Local dwelling houses near the campus are also available.
Now there are 2 apartments for the International Students:

	Single bedroom	Twin room
No.1 Apartment	84RMB Yuan /room *day (more than 3 months)	42RMB Yuan/bed* day (more than 3 months)
	100RMB Yuan/room*day(less than 3 months)	50RMB Yuan /bed* day (less than 3 months)
No.2 Apartment	90RMB Yuan/room* day	45RMB Yuan /bed* day

Additional explanation
Each room is provided with independent toilet, air-conditioning, color TV set, telephone and internet interface.
 

3 Steps to Apply to a Chinese University

1.High school graduate or equivalent or above
2.Applicants must be age of 18 to 65 years old
3.The laws and decrees of the People's Republic of China as well as the rules and regulations of BUPT will be enforced
4.The applicant should be interested in the Chinese language, Chinese culture or Chinese history

1.Photocopy of valid passport
With photo, passport number &expiration date and name included.

2.Passport-sized photo
A passport-sized photo taken recently of the applicant.

3.Certificate/Diploma of highest education
The certificate should be in English or Chinese, if not，it should be translated into English or Chinese and be notarized

4.Health Certificate
Photocopy of physical examination record.