Looking for Intensive Chinese Programs in China or Taiwan (June 2025-early january 2026)

[roastedduckie]

Hey everyone,

 

I am a college student in the US planning to study abroad in China (maybe Taiwan) this summer. Due to scholarship and school restrictions I am really hoping to have program that runs sometime from Early June to late December (even early January). Being above 25 weeks long is important for scholarship reasons. I also need it to be an established program with a transcript and clear schedule with hours/week (no private tutors).

Does anyone have recommendations of schools or programs. I really value good community and teachers who care their students. Last summer, I was at the international Chinese language program (ICLP). I really enjoyed my time there, but the price was a little bit high and I would like to try something new this summer (like a new country). I also want more of a work life balance this time. For this reason, I am pretty sure I don’t want to go to tsinghua or the IUP.

The mandarin training center MTC at 师大seems like a good option, but I would still prefer to go to China. I also think a lot of places like silk Mandarin or LTL language school are way too expensive for me. I would prefer being in a somewhat urban environment so any tier 1 or tier 2 city would work.

I am really big on speaking and engaging in class. I am currently looking at many of the universities in China like Peking university, Shanghai Jiaotong, Fudan university, and more. The issue is, I don’t think they have any summer programs though, or if they do, they are only 4 weeks long. I am looking for something like a summer and winter quarter back to back.

I appreciate any and all suggestions! My DM‘s are also open if you have any personal experience that you want to share.

[laoyumi]

You can check BLCU for more information   https://english.blcu.edu.cn/

A few friends attended their intensive programs and learnt a lot.