Xi'an International Studies University

[roddy]

This topic is for discussion and reviews of Xi'an International Studies University. Accommodation, courses, on-campus facilities and activities - anything to do with Xi'an International Studies University goes in here. If there's a lot of discussion about any one particular topic we might split it into a new thread and leave a link here.

Some old topics

http://www.chinese-forums.com/index.php?/topic/18441-xian-international-studies-university/

http://www.chinese-forums.com/index.php?/topic/20836-im-going-to-spend-a-year-in-xian-need-advice/

[Bates]

It's weird that xisu is not as popular as other universities, cos xisu is one of four famous international study universities , I'm a Chinese student in xisu, if, you are gn here to study, maybe I can help u , my email: ma.hui.hui.8@gmail.com and I check out often,xisuer are always friendly.lol

[Camille lplm]

Hello everyone,

I'm going to study in XISU from next september to june.
I would like to rent an apartment with at least three room-mates. People explained me that one of the difficulty will be to find in Xi'an, an estate agency where people speak english.

So, i'm wondering if someone knows such an estate agency, which will be close the university's neighbordhood ? Or even specialised web sites.. ?
Thanks [:

[AaronLIC]

Hey their, 

 

I think booking through any English language website for a place in Xi'an will be expensive. I was down at Xisu last week and it is a great campus with a cool kind of lake and a lively community. Undergoing a little construction on the front gate, You might do well by contacting the people of Xianease or even staying on campus or hotel for a night or two and finding a room when you are there

[Camille lplm]

Thank you for your answer

[hoshinoumi]

Has anyone applied with the CIS to go to Xisu next academic year??

[hoshinoumi]

On 5/5/2016 at 1:14 PM, hoshinoumi said:

Has anyone applied with the CIS to go to Xisu next academic year??

One year after this message and just one month after my stay in this university, I can confirm you're much better in other universities in Xi'an (Xi'an Jiaotong and Shaanxi Normal University both are part of the Confucius scholarship. I plan on writing a blog post about my stay here to let everyone the treatment we received.

[ctan15]

@hoshinoumi Hope you post the link to your blog here  

I got scholarship from Northwestern Polytechnical University in Xi'an, and I'm still thinking if I should go there or spend money in Beida.

[hoshinoumi]

4 hours ago, ctan15 said:

I'm still thinking if I should go there or spend money in Beida

 

Next time I go back to China, I'll make sure to research a bit about the living conditions in the university and anything related to how easy/difficult it is to deal with them (seeing as, in my humble opinion, the teaching quality doesn't change much).

[hoshinoumi]

Here's an extensive review about  Xi’an International Studies University (also known as “XISU” or 西安外国语大学 Xī’ān wàiguóyǔ dàxué). Reasons not to go to XISU. Let me know your opinions and comments. Bear in mind that my year in China was worth it and I loved the experience, I only HATED this university.

[liu.engineer]

@hoshinoumi Hey! I've read you post in the blogg about the university and it seems to me that most of your problems where with the office the takes care of the dorms. Would you then recommend the university to me if I said that I'll choose to live off campus? If not, is there any other universities in Xi'an that have Chinese programs? I really like the idea of living a year there rather than living it in Beijing. I have considered Tsinghua and BLCU but now it seems like I'm in love with Xi'an so I would like to study there.

[hoshinoumi]

@liu.engineer if you pay for the course with your own money and don't depend on the scholarship, by all means, do so. The city and the location are SO worth it!! Let me know how you are doing if you finally go there :)

[liu.engineer]

@hoshinoumi Yes, I am going to be paying for it with my own money. Thanks for the tips! I will surly do that  

[hoshinoumi]

Have a great time in Xi'an! I miss the city so much ?