hibicc Posted November 6, 2012 at 08:38 AM Report Posted November 6, 2012 at 08:38 AM Beijing International Chinese College (BICC) is a highly accredited educational institution which was founded in 2005. BICC is dedicated to the international promotion of Chinese language and culture, specialising in Chinese language tuition. We also offer a diverse range of cultural courses, an annual Summer Camp and an annual Chinese Workshop Program offering training to international teachers of Chinese as a foreign language. The language courses we offer include Group courses in Regular Chinese, Intensive Chinese, HSK Preparation and Business Chinese. We also offer one-to-one Chinese language tuition. BICC is situated in the heart of Beijing, surrounded by the everyday hustle and bustle of the city. It is an ideal place to develop your Chinese language skills, whilst surrounded by Chinese language and culture. Our school will not only offer expert Chinese language tuition, but unrivalled pastoral care and exceptional sports and accommodation facilities. The diversity and flexibility of our course structure, caters to each student’s individual goals and requirements. It allows each student to study hard and improve their Chinese quickly, whilst taking part in the cultural activities and attending the social events organised by the school each week. We regularly arrange trips to the Great Wall of China, Acrobatic shows, Kung Fu shows and festive dinners at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Our school offers a pleasant and warm atmosphere that can be enjoyed by each student, whilst experiencing the once in a lifetime opportunity of living in Beijing. BICC is approved by the Beijing Municipal Government to enrol children of foreigners in China and international students. Our school is the only institution in Beijing that can arrange your Visa for you. We have also been approved by Hanban (Confucius Institute Headquarters) to hold the HSK (Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi), BCT (Business Chinese Test) and YCT (Young Learner Chinese Test). We also run many training projects for the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China of the Department of Aid to Foreign Countries. If you are interested in our school and would like to know more, please visit our website: http://www.hibicc.com Quote
hibicc Posted November 30, 2012 at 02:28 AM Author Report Posted November 30, 2012 at 02:28 AM BICC now offers JW202 form (Student Visa) to all the students. Now get college credits for all the classes taken at BICC. BICC is the only private school approved by : Ministry of Commerce of People's Republic of China Beijing Municipal Education Commission The International Society of Chinese Language Training Beijing Civil Affairs Bureau Beijing NGO Association Hanban BICC is recommended by : Belgium Embassy Poland Embassy Belarus Embassy Cambodia Embassy Thai Embassy Egypt Embassy Kazakhstan Embassy Pakistan Embassy Japan Embassy Nepal Embassy Lao Embassy Philippines Embassy Bahamas Embassy Quote
daofeishi Posted November 30, 2012 at 09:41 AM Report Posted November 30, 2012 at 09:41 AM What do you mean by "approved"? Is it an accredited institution? Do you have diploma-track programs, and if you do, what kind of diploma? Also, when did embassies start endorsing schools ಠ_ಠ Quote
hibicc Posted November 30, 2012 at 10:15 AM Author Report Posted November 30, 2012 at 10:15 AM Approved as in it accredited. Only private school so far in Beijing that can issue JW202 form (student visa) only because its registered as a school with the government, not as a company. http://hibicc.com/aboutus.php?id=30 You can see yourself for recommendations. Quote
skylee Posted December 3, 2012 at 02:28 AM Report Posted December 3, 2012 at 02:28 AM Shouldn't #1 be in the Classifieds instead? Quote
hibicc Posted December 3, 2012 at 03:03 AM Author Report Posted December 3, 2012 at 03:03 AM Skylee : Thank you. We saw other schools posting their first opening thread here so we thought it might be a good idea to have one of ours. Thank you again. Quote
imron Posted December 3, 2012 at 04:07 AM Report Posted December 3, 2012 at 04:07 AM @skylee, as per the guidelines for commercial posters, they're allowed a single thread to post information about their business/services. This can't go in Classifieds because threads in Classifieds don't allow people to reply. That being said, hibicc already has an existing thread, which I've now merged with this one. No need to have multiple threads saying the same thing in different places. @hibicc, please only add new information to this, rather than simply repeating what you have stated previously. Quote
hibicc Posted December 17, 2012 at 06:14 PM Author Report Posted December 17, 2012 at 06:14 PM Beijing International Chinese College 2013 Summer Camp 28 Days - 9900RMB ($1600USD) All Inclusive | No hidden cost. Date: June 25th' 2013 - July 22' 2013 Price: 9900RMB Apply online by clicking here : Apply Online For detailed schedule click here. Cost includes: Airport transfer on arrival and departure All tuition All study materials Guardian fee Three meals per day Welcome and farewell banquettes Shared apartment accommodation (on campus) All tours and entry tickets Activity expenses All performances City transportation Tour guides Cost excludes: International airfare Visa fees Personal expenses (items of a personal nature such as drinks, tips to guides or drivers, phone calls, faxes, excess baggage charges) Quote
hibicc Posted April 9, 2013 at 06:27 AM Author Report Posted April 9, 2013 at 06:27 AM This training program is ONLY for embassy officials in Beijing. Its being hosted by Beijing Municipal Education Commission and being organized by Beijing International Education Exchange while all the classes are held at Beijing International Chinese College. Anyone who is holding a diplomatic passport and living in Beijing can join this course. This is a free course. To join please call Leo at : 15101536076 To read news on BICC website click here. Quote
hibicc Posted April 10, 2013 at 03:02 AM Author Report Posted April 10, 2013 at 03:02 AM New addition @ BICC Sanlitun Campus : BICC Fitness and Recreation Center. Free access for all BICC students. Quote
Pauan Posted April 14, 2013 at 03:43 PM Report Posted April 14, 2013 at 03:43 PM Well, such a coincidence to find a post by BICC here. I took a course from BICC last year. It was my first time I went to China(and abroad in general). I had no knowledge in mandarin and the purpose of the trip was to learn it. I ran into BICC online and decided to learn with them. We exchanged several e-mails as I had many doubts and they were very patient answering. I took a 8-week course and opted to stay in their dormitory. It happened that one month before my arrival they had to remodel their dormitories to fit the pattern of some education council, or whatever. Then they put me in an apartment without any extra costs. In my first night in Beijing, I got a visit from two of my teachers who wanted to check if I was ok, since I got to the apartment as soon as I arrived in the airport. I think the two months I stayed in China was one of the most exciting and delightful experiences I had in my life, and I should partially say thanks to BICC, who provided me assistance from the very beginning. Their classes are also fine and small, so I could learn mandarin in a very good and fast pace. Back to Brazil, I started learning chinese in a local chinese course and my chinese teacher who had already received other students who previously studied in China was quite impressed with the quality of the chinese I learned in China. Well, this was my testimonial to BICC, I only do this when I really trust one service. Now, I have questions to BICC. This fitness center is quite new, isn't it? I studied in the Sanlitun Campus and don't remember it. Also I can't imagine where it might be located. Is it in the same building where the courses are taken? Or is it located in that elementary school behind the BICC building? Or is it located in Datunlu Campus? I am quite curious. Quote
hibicc Posted May 8, 2013 at 01:58 AM Author Report Posted May 8, 2013 at 01:58 AM Pauan, thank you for your feedback about BICC. BICC Fitness center is fairly new and is in Sanlitun Campus. Its not in the classroom building, its in the building which is in front of BICC. Quote
hibicc Posted September 12, 2013 at 04:12 AM Author Report Posted September 12, 2013 at 04:12 AM Second phase of Embassy Official training project. October 9th 2013 - December 13th 2013 This training program is ONLY for embassy officials in Beijing. Its being hosted by Beijing Municipal Education Commission and being organized by Beijing International Education Exchange while all the classes are held at Beijing International Chinese College. Anyone who is holding a diplomatic passport and living in Beijing can join this course. This is a free course. To join please call Leo at : 15101536076 Quote
hibicc Posted October 16, 2013 at 04:37 AM Author Report Posted October 16, 2013 at 04:37 AM I work for BICC. Recently we are getting many new students and they were misguided/told by their previous schools that only public universities can offer long term visa/ JW202 form. THIS IS A BIG LIE! BICC is a private school and we issue JW202 form. In order to issue JW202 form, a school must be approved by the Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Education and the local Education Commission which in Beijing is Beijing Municipal Education Commission. Few students this month arrived at BICC and they were told by some private schools that they can issue them X2 (short term) visa. Those students signed up at the school and in return they got an admission letter. Their visa's were rejected as the Chinese Consulate back in their country asked for JW202 form. For someone who is planning on coming to Beijing or somewhere in China to learn Chinese, do ask clearly with the school about the visa process. At BICC we have some students from other schools who paid more than their course fee in the past just to obtain the visa. The actual fee (including 100RMB service charge) to change the L visa into X2 visa is : Country Single Entry Double Entry Kazakhstan 529 700 Uzbekistan 612 885 Armenia 520 730 Iran 800 1150 Ethiopia 587 830 Angola 781 1122 Congo 847 1220 Gabon 612 868 Cameroon 580 820 Cote d’Ivoire 837 990 Moldova 555 762 Ukraine 509 713 United Kingdom 404 557 Panama 679 1300 Brazil 469 654 Bolivia 514 721 Ecuador 514 721 USA 1056 1056 Venezuela 685 1001 Chile 529 744 Romania 612 783 Russia 493 886 Mexico 471 657 Poland 575 575 ALL OTHER 268 352 From L visa to X1 (long term visa for course over 180 days) Less than 365 days | All countries 500 Dependent 300 If a school says that they can offer X2 visa, make sure they issue some official document which is being issued by some government body. Attached is a sample of JW202 form. Quote
hibicc Posted March 6, 2014 at 07:15 AM Author Report Posted March 6, 2014 at 07:15 AM The scholarship is available to anyone from Asia, South America, North America, Russia and Europe. The applicant should be 18-25 years old. Student should buy his/her airticket to Beijing and insurance. Rest everything is covered by BICC/Hanban Please look at the attached file for schedule and information about how to apply. free summer camp -2014.pdf Quote
Pauan Posted March 9, 2014 at 03:46 PM Report Posted March 9, 2014 at 03:46 PM When is the deadline for applications? And when the results might come out? Quote
hibicc Posted March 11, 2014 at 02:04 AM Author Report Posted March 11, 2014 at 02:04 AM Hello Pauan! We have about 150 scholarships and we are giving them to the students who apply first. We will give these to the first 150 applicants. You/your friend can apply now if you are interested in it. Quote
New Members chinese.guru Posted July 10, 2014 at 11:06 AM New Members Report Posted July 10, 2014 at 11:06 AM This is nothing like how this school portray themselves. I was a student at BICC few months back. I contacted them for 1 semester course and everything turned into a mess. The school is always empty as there are no students. I wanted to learn Chinese at a school so that I will make new friends but unfortunately that did not happen. I was the only one in the class with one more student. The teachers are not trained properly and doesn't make any lesson plan. I booked shared accommodation with this school and all the pictures on the site are fake. I paid them 8000RMB a month and they gave me a shity apartment which was 1 hour away from the school. In two months they gave me a room mate from korea, from brazil and from mexico. I always used to get into fight with them about the electricity and water bill as everything was miss manage. I left the apartment after 2 months tho I paid for 6 months but the school did not refund me any money. No one at the school is helpful. They are always loud and angry. I felt helpless as none of the staff was helpful. All the reviews I think about this school are fake. They over charged me for a shared apartment an for the lessons. I strongly suggest students to do their research properly before selecting the school and do not select this school. Quote
Johnny20270 Posted July 28, 2014 at 03:01 PM Report Posted July 28, 2014 at 03:01 PM Looks like you had a bad experience, given the harsh review chinese.guru! It seems notoriously find unbiased reviews about schools in Beijing . After a reading a lot of websites it seems there are either some ulterior motive behind the review or the review is fake and posted by someone affiliated by the school under review. I see you posted the same review here http://www.thebeijinger.com/reviews/2014/07/15/worst-school-beijing-possibly-whole-china And given you just registered on both websites just to post a negative review, I can imagine that many people think you have a vendetta towards BICC Its a surprise that you say the school is empty as its a very well known school and comes up first in a google search. Anyway, most people seem to want as few people in class as possible as means more attention per person. (edited for typos) Quote
Pauan Posted July 28, 2014 at 06:43 PM Report Posted July 28, 2014 at 06:43 PM Well, in fact when I was studying there there weren't many students (I started my classes in beginning of january, I was the first student of that year and for one week I was the only student at school) there. In two months, in my class during a long time it was me and another student, just when I was almost leaving the class got two more. But actually I enjoyed it a lot. Since the classes were so small the learning was really fast. I two months I managed to learn quite a lot, specially for someone who never had chinese classes before. 2 Quote
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