The UIBE Campus - Dormitory and other Facilities

[@의택이]

Ohhhh our room!!

[@PinkR_Tulip]

Welcome to Beijing 🙏 It's a nice campus! Good luck on your study.

[@EnricoCordes]

Thank you! I have arrived well. :)

[@HKChineseCanadian]

Wow, Enrico you are back in China. I loved your videos in the past and look forward to your future tapings. I somehow knew that you would be in China soon. It really is your second home. There are so many Europeans living happily in China.

[@EnricoCordes]

Yes, I have arrived on February 25th. Happy to be back! 😊

[@HKChineseCanadian]

@@EnricoCordes I have this theory that most nice foreigners who leave China miss it so much that the eventually return. I really enjoyed your China videos.

[@EnricoCordes]

@@HKChineseCanadian yes, there are many reasons to come back. Glad to hear that. More videos will come, but not so many as it was the case in 2020.

[@abigelvizi3513]

Hey! :) I am from Hungary and I am also considering applying for a MA International Relations at UIBE. Did you apply for the scholarship through the Uni or an embassy? Also, how challenging did you find studying in Chinese? What level of Chinese did you speak prior to starting your MA? :)

[@stanbimi]

Good luck with your studies. What is the title of your thesis? On the map UIBE is at the Fourth Ring District of Beijing, not too far from the other two famous universities: Beijing & Tsinghua. Do UIBE students have access to these two old campuses?

[@EnricoCordes]

The title is 一带一路背景下欧盟对中国农产品出口影响因素---基于铁路运输的技能. The main finding is, that in general the railway doesn't support agricultural export from the EU to China, but for eastern European and landlocked countries it does have a positive significant impact. Ehm I haven't yet tried to get in these other universities. It should be possible, if you know someone from there.

[@yt_me]

@@EnricoCordes Writing a Master thesis in Chinese is a huge accomplishment and, I assume, way above what is usually expected of a OAI graduate.

[@AmelieZh]

@@EnricoCordes有意思。希望能读一下

[@xddp4910]

I am considering to study masters in Uibe next year majoring in Finance and Investment. Do you know anything about this program and would you recommend to study at uibe overall?. I will try to get a scholarship with my Ielts but I think it would be near to impossible without HSK3-4 so the tuition fee would cost me 6800 per year and another 1000-1200 for dormitory and other needs. So it would cost me around 8000 per year and 16000 to fnish. Do you think it is still worthwhile considering these cost or would you recommend me to look elsewhere? I have no chinese skills at the moment but I also consider to sturdy when I will be in China and bring it to HSK3-4.

[@edie930]

😍😍😍

[@sabrinabarcelos8652]

Do you recommend Uibe university to foreigners? Do you have any recommendations? I would like to apply for MA in International Relations. Thank you in advance!

[@EnricoCordes]

Indeed, I can recommend UIBE. I think my master's degree International Trade 国际贸易 was worth studying. First, because I studied it in Chinese and it boosted my Chinese skills. Second, the profs/teachers were well informed regarding their courses e.g. logistics, finance, trade practices etc. Third, the master thesis' requirements and procedure were academical, complex and challenging. I learned a lot in these two years. However, for international relations, I can't recommend China. China is not an open country with free access to information, where free debates can happen and where ideas can cross borders freely. I hardly doubt that you will have open debates or critical thinking regarding international relations which go in depth. Personally, I think trade and finace etc. these courses make sense to study in China, but for politics and international relations I would choose Europe, Singapore, Malaysia, or the United States, countries which, frankly, are more international. China is still very much homogenous and guided by whatever the central government thinks is right. But if you are interested in Chinese diplomacy and Chinese global initiatives (for instance BRI) then studying International Relations in China can be interesting. I hope that helped.

[@sabrinabarcelos8652]

@@EnricoCordes thank you for your response!

[@opmeister4078]

Hi ich würde mich interessieren wie die Lehre dort ist. Wie sind die Qualität der VO, sind die Professoren streng, Klausuren Schwierigkeit, Chinesisch VO sind die schwer (die Chinesisch VO, nicht das Sprachprogramm) ? Ich mache das Bachelor Studium in internationaler Wirtschaft und Handel.

[@EnricoCordes]

Hallo, die Lehre ist in Ordnung. Wenn du aber wirklich an akademischer Lehre und Forschung interessiert bist, dann kann ich die Universität UIBE nicht empfehlen. Dort zu studieren ist viel Aufwand 麻烦, es herrscht kontinuierliche Unsicherheit, aber es ist nicht besonders schwierig. Viele Kurse halte ich für nicht besonders sinnvoll wie z.B. ein Pflichtkurs "Franchise", manche sind sinnvoll, werden aber sehr schlecht unterrichtet, wie z.B. Ökonometrie. Klausuren sind machbar. Professoren sind nicht sehr streng. Frontalunterricht. Es gibt kaum Externe, die Vorträge halten. Ich habe mich für einen Master in China entschieden, weil ich auf Chinesisch studieren wollte, für die Uni habe ich mich entschieden, weil ich dort ein Stipendium angeboten bekommen habe und der Master dort nur 2 Jahre dauert.

[@opmeister4078]

@@EnricoCordes wie hoch müssen chinesisch Kenntnise sein? Ist VPN in China eigentlich erlaubt für ausländische Studis

[@EnricoCordes]

@@opmeister4078 HSK 5 ist für ein chinesischsprachiges Studium Pflicht. Nein, VPNs sind nirgendwo in China erlaubt; aber wenn auf internationales Internet (soziale Medien, Nachrichten und Google Scholar etc.) zugegriffen werden will, muss ein VPN verwendet werden.

[@vuvinh7821]

Could u make a video to talk about your master schedule ?

[@EnricoCordes]

What would you like to know about precisely? Maybe I can answer your questions here. You could also check out my previous videos regarding this subject: Online Master in China - First Semester RECAP and Master's Degree in China - International Trade at the UIBE. Kind regards Enrico

[@loudviolet]

hey thanks for this, does the school have an on campus gym ?

[@EnricoCordes]

Yes, there is a gym actually just under the international students' dormitory.

[@loudviolet]

@@EnricoCordes thank you for this

[@xabierlee]

Not one! Two there are in total ! One is for teaching in class, and the other one can be used by becoming a vip like those gyms in society. Plus, apparently the fee is reasonable, about 20 euros per month. 😊

[@iskandersamandarov3290]

I would like to study a masters degree online, is it possible now !?

[@EnricoCordes]

No, that is almost not possible. China wants to get everyone back on campus / to China. You may be lucky and find a university which still offers master's degrees online.

[@iskandersamandarov3290]

@@EnricoCordes thanks

[@刘晓宇-v7k]

广西大学研三学生，马上预答辩，感觉很慌，很喜欢你拍的体验中国生活的视频，加油

[@EnricoCordes]

祝你预答辩一切顺利。我们的预答辩是大概4月中旬开始的。谢谢！

[@jianyunlu9893]

你从广西大学毕业了吗😼

[@EnricoCordes]

那边我只是一年学习了汉语

[@griefoflinkocarinaofmajora5159]

Hey, I am planning to apply for a non degree program to study Chinese first then continue my masters and I came across UIBE, I just wanna ask that if its open or not ? I will contact the university but I just want to know from someone that is already there, so your reply would be much appreciate, plus judging from the way you look and talk, I can tell you’re German and you listen to metal music ? My German friends tell me that metal is big in Germany

[@EnricoCordes]

Honestly, for studying Chinese I wouldn't choose UIBE and also not Beijing. I would go to a place with less foreigners and less international students. :D Then it is easier to find Chinese friends and do stuff with them. For a degree program I can recommend UIBE. What do you mean with is it open exactly? It is physically more or less open, you can enter and exit the campus after fetching a piece of paper you need to show to the guards at the gates... For studying Chinese I can recommend Guangxi University actually. Or other cities in South China, I deem the south to be more fun and interesting. I had a splendid time there. Yes, there is metal in Germany, but I am not so familiar to it haha

[@griefoflinkocarinaofmajora5159]

@@EnricoCordes for a moment I thought you were a metalhead because of your style and your hair hahaha, What I meant by open is that is it open for students to apply for a non degree in Chinese language since the covid ban was recently removed and everything went back to normal ? so I thought they might need time, I honestly just found that UIBE is cheaper compared to other universities in China which was a bit surprising considering its a good university and its in Beijing, I want cheap universities as much as much possible cause I don’t have many resources, I only have enough to study Chinese for a year and continue my master’s, another question is it possible to find a job, I mean have you tried or are you not planning to ?

[@EnricoCordes]

@@griefoflinkocarinaofmajora5159 China is completely open again, also for tourists. So you can apply and start basically everywhere in China. You can check out various scholarship possibilities. And you can look at rather unknown Chinese cities, there studying Chinese might be a bit cheaper as well. Yes, you can work her after doing the required paperwork.

[@griefoflinkocarinaofmajora5159]

@@EnricoCordes Although I have some Chinese friends, but I just wanted to ask someone who’s not Chinese in China, just to make sure that everything on the right track, the thing is I have plans with my Chinese friend so I prefer to stay in Beijing hahaha, we only met online hence why I want to go to Beijing, I just have another question if you don’t mind, I kind of don’t want to ask my Chinese friend about jobs because I don’t want him to think that’s why I want to go to China, but we’re only allowed to work 20 hrs per week ,right ?

[@AmelieZh]

@@griefoflinkocarinaofmajora5159not under tourist visa