Chinese Studies @ UCC & your 3rd year in China?

marti8

I'll be studying Arts at UCC next Sept as a mature student. If I choose Chinese Studies I know Year 3 is spent at a university in China, does anyone know which Chinese uni? Is there only one? Do you have a choice? Thing is I'm married. If a student is married can their spouse come with them to China? How would that work? Do you have to find your own accommodation in China or do you stay in a university residence? Straight out of secondary school and you most likely don't have such issues but as a mature student in your late 30's you do.

Do students who have to spend a year abroad get any increased grant or anything to help cover travel costs, Chinese uni residence costs etc? By the way is it a full academic year you spend in China or oneacademic semester? From what I can see in the Book of Modules it is actually about three and a half months? Thanks.

Mario007

I'm not too sure but I think it's only University of Shanghai you'll be going to. You'll be doing Chinese only over there from 8-12 every day of the week. I'd say you'll have to contact the university in Shanghai regarding visas for your wife for the year. You'll be contacting them about your forms for your visas anyway. I don' have a clue about the accomodation, sorry.
Regarding extra funds, there is a scholarship which the Department of Chinese Studies in UCC offers in association with Confucius Institute. You'll need HSK level 2 (a chinese proficiency test) for that. Fortunately UCC does HSK exams and level 2 isn't too difficult.

marti8

Mario007 wrote: »

I'm not too sure but I think it's only University of Shanghai you'll be going to. You'll be doing Chinese only over there from 8-12 every day of the week. I'd say you'll have to contact the university in Shanghai regarding visas for your wife for the year. You'll be contacting them about your forms for your visas anyway. I don' have a clue about the accomodation, sorry.
Regarding extra funds, there is a scholarship which the Department of Chinese Studies in UCC offers in association with Confucius Institute. You'll need HSK level 2 (a chinese proficiency test) for that. Fortunately UCC does HSK exams and level 2 isn't too difficult.

Thanks for that info. Starting at 8am eh? That's pretty early! So it's most likely just Shanghai then? One of China's most expensive cities :mad: I'll probably try contacting the department at UCC and find out more, I may not do Chinese Studies at all, it was only an idea. Thanks.

brian1991

Remember, going to China for Third Year isn't compulsory (I'm 95% certain). I'm pretty sure it's Shanghai since Cork is twinned with Shanghai. Shanghai is expensive, but not as expensive as Beijing.

Skapoot

Hey Marti,

Just sent you a PM as I can elaborate more than in a comment.

Good luck with your choice.