What nobody told you about attending China’s elite university… | Reality of Studying Abroad in China

[@KajaKubicka]

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[@srtacarla5833]

Hi Kaja is there age restrictions to join university in China ? I heard before that for a bachelor you have to be under 35 and master I think it was 40 or 45 ?

[@BIKASHGYAWALI]

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[@dreamer5819]

If you wanna study in China, I 100% recommend you study in English, studying in Chinese is always hard, no matter what level of Chinese language you are, coming from someone studying in China right now in Chinese. btw Great video, Thank You.

[@abrahamyalley9973]

But you get more involvement when you study in chinese though

[@humbertosilva4140]

Hi. Do you know if the Universities offer dormitory for married phd students ? Or something like an apartment instead of a room? Thanks a lot

[@duartechate856]

I am in china and studying in Chinese it's very hard.can you share with your study plan please

[@orphic666]

After studying in china can you find job there?

[@alihassan4060]

How does study in chinese work btw? Like how do they start teaching you?

[@JosildaNdreaj]

From my experience, I have studied in Wuhan but many Chinese students and locals took the initiative to approach me and communicate with me in English. I made so many Chinese and international friends. Professors were our friends as well and they introduced us to a lot of cultural aspects. From my observation most of the other students do not go out that much, they prefer staying in the dorms, with people of their nationality sometimes, so they cannot have contact with anyone else but their classmates or countrymates.

[@supererikman5331]

From my experience in china, i noticed that going out is what chinese people do after college, not much during college

[@digitalsahulatagency1104]

hello

[@Lilo9390]

​@maskzhanno, you need a work visa

[@citlalygarcia2121]

Last year I was going to study abroad at ECNU in Shanghai. I submitted the form and tuition fees also my flight was booked. However, covid happened and I didn’t end up going because everything was over zoom and students had to quarantine in their dorms. I was so upset about it, but I still want to go. Hopefully I can try again sometime next year!!

[@pranavbhatia1780]

Yo , I just got accepted in ECNU but still confused if it’s gonna be good or not !

[@themain1612]

@@pranavbhatia1780 crazy how did you do it ?

[@elin5813]

@@themain1612 Are you studying there

[@kiwibruce2986]

I think the next year will be much better

[@LunaDu-fromChina]

it is possible @maskzhan

[@aubreyzarinagagto9333]

I have a potential scholarship in China this coming September semester, I hope they will open the borders soon cause I prefer the physical class rather than online class. Also, some are against with me going to China but I have an open mind towards China that it's not bad as the media portrays.

[@noahfym4439]

The media portrays the Chinese government in a negative light…the people themselves are extremely friendly.

[@ngtinghui5293]

Yes, same here! I was given a scholarship by the Shanghai government which covers tuition fees. Really hoping borders open soon

[@aubreyzarinagagto9333]

@@ngtinghui5293 can you postpone your scholarship and wait till they open the borders for international students? Or you will be force to take it online?

[@ngtinghui5293]

@@aubreyzarinagagto9333 Not sure about it yet, I was told Fudan will make an update soon (around July)

[@vuerouter4634]

All fake news

[@joycetango18]

Yes, language is a point. As a Fudan student, I am now in Amsterdam as an exchange student, but I am not one of those who are perfectly fine in English, as you said. My oral English sucks, and I can't always understand others, especially if they are native speakers, using a lot of slang or speaking super fast. When I was in Fudan, since Chinese students and international students don't live together and Chinese students may hold fewer parties, we also didn't have many opportunities to know foreign students, which makes me spend more time getting used to the multicultural environment in Amsterdam.

[@charminghe6200]

I can tell you from personal experience that the most important thing is to prepare a VPN that can be used in China! Otherwise, Facebook and WhatsApp will not work properly. Remember, it is a VPN that can be used in China. There are many VPNs that cannot be used in China because the technology of these VPNs is too poor to bypass the government firewall. MetroVPN is the more reliable VPN I have used, at least it supports all my devices, iPhone, iPad, and Windows computer. The only downside is that it's not cheap, about $60 a year, but it's really professional.

[@Gulito35]

does yt work?

[@leepunisher6438]

Does this vpn allow using chrome and multi tasking on laptop for 6_8 hourd straight?

[@nickpellatt]

Key point to consider - Check if the degree you are planning to study has value in the country in which you plan to work. My current employer requires a degree ... but it must be from an English-speaking country. The future value of your degree in the country and industry you work in is far more important than almost all other things you could consider. A degree from China, may be useless in your future in a way that a degree from another country may not be.

[@anihcni-vc6es]

What if I get my major in English in China? Do you think it's still useless to work in Europe or in the USA?

[@Hilal___ae]

​@@anihcni-vc6es if you do have the answer right now, tell me please

[@User123eeda5]

Thanks

[@yyaksok5039]

ahhh i really hope i can study abroad in china sometime:) your experience sounds really great and bc my minor is in chinese i really want to be able to experience the culture while working on my language skills

[@KajaKubicka]

I hope you will get a chance to do that in the future! :)

[@funny-lad8902]

Worst country to go for studies. 4th year student. Regretin it now 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@haroon23tt55]

@@funny-lad8902 do you have to be fluent in Chinese to study in China?

[@Panda-Admission]

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[@yyaksok5039]

@@funny-lad8902 maybe it depends on what you’re studying 🤔 or where you attend 🤔 what specifically is so bad?

[@stephenchan7398]

For most Chinese university is for study; whereas in America many consider freshman year is party time. Chinese students tend to gather with fellow Chinese students possibly due to lack of fluent social skill in English but then expat students behave the same.

[@lukei6255]

What's ironic about this is the Chinese who supposedly study hard plagiarize and cheat, while others are able to party and learn at the same time.

[@史安达]

Actually that’s not even true. It’s kind of a culture in China to try very hard up until the end of high school, get into a good college then stop trying basically, and just do the bare minimum

[@deadcells963]

@@史安达 yeah thats what my chinese friends told me they were like so im confused by people saying they try very hard in college too hahaha

[@HugotheBrainwasher]

In China the Chinese students would get in groups with the other Chinese. But also the Koreans with the other Koreans and the Japanese with the Japanese. The rest of the foreigners were the ones mixed between themselves. 😅

[@yyaksok5039]

definitely agree!

[@廖亮-v6h]

因为外国学生来中国很多混日子，就像差生和优秀生要分开

[@Maria-ki7ze]

Oh god yes I'm alone on my study program as the only Europian cause Koreans hang out with Koreans, Thai with Thai, Indonesian with Indonesian etc 🤣🤣

[@guillermomasis2788]

Pakistani were also always together... I am latino and I had amazing relation with the other foreigners but It was difficult to be friend of muslim people... Maybe because of the culture...

[@indynannapat]

@@Maria-ki7zelmao are you still here? I’m Thai and would love to meet up new friends that aren’t Thai😂

[@sdliong5206]

Good video. Although I think most of what you said actually applies to any culturally different country, it is worthy talking given the facts that 1. china is not an immigrant country 2. china was quite closed in the past couple centuries until recently 3. china has been mysterized and meanwhile demonized a lot. Speaking from a foreigner with her own experience is valuable for anyone non-chinese who wants to go to china.

[@KajaKubicka]

Yes those are good points!

[@小肉肉-f4u]

Serpentza&Cmilk say there is no good Samaritan in China. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJileXaidpp9hJI

[@pilotjony1356]

in the fact, many chinese student want to make friends with other coutry people, but shy. welcome to make friend with me!

[@lucyfabulous]

International students got much better dorm than local students in Chinese universities

[@kaithlyn-in5es]

ahh, this really helped...I'm looking towards studying in China, but also would like to keep a few countries at heart just in case my mind had a turn...overall thank u for ur insight....I'm a med student finishing of my last year of school and am getting ready for a huge step :D

[@KajaKubicka]

Best of luck!

[@kaithlyn-in5es]

@@KajaKubicka thanks!!

[@supererikman5331]

Having been to china i noticed that going out and partying is what young adults do after college. Not saying chinese college students dont go out they do, but not at the level they do after graduating

[@nileshbhattacharya2526]

Beautiful China. Beautiful video ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Thank you Kaja Sis for this 🙏

[@KajaKubicka]

thank you for watching! :)

[@PhoebeJones]

This is such an insightful video! thankyou :)

[@christiankabano8502]

What I didn't like was that with Chinese students or friends I was always the one making the effort or trying to reach out to them. Trust me even if you reach out few will ever be genuine friends.

[@auf]

im in a uni in china right now, im a freshman and im new, but its really hard to make friends with chinese students....even if you try to make the effort they will drift off and go hang with their other chinese friends :(

[@abu8865]

@@auf Really? which university are you in

[@auf]

@@abu8865 nyu shanghai

[@avex0118]

How about part time jobs can you get them ?😊

[@johnster02]

thanks. in the first 30 seconds you completely disuaded me lmao

[@tiffanykushner821]

Thanks for sharing.

[@BenJones1127]

I am interested in if a Chinese degree can be authenticated for use in the US, Canada, or other western countries, I kinda wanted to study in China but on my Z Visa. Also I think it is unfair how Chinese citizens can study abroad and still be accepted into society (as it should be) but here in China, foreigners despite the huge salary, are 2nd class. Like I'm pretty sure foreign exchange students can also work in the US, the university might even offer them a job. Many people break the rules and there is a market for it but still, there are places in western countries that are all Chinese immigrants and I think that's super cool. But in China when there's a lot of foreigners in a certain area, then it's deemed as bad and the police kinda discriminate against you, perfect example would be how people here perceive black people in Guangzhou.

[@cokchan7139]

AHA？WILL THEY？

[@Ccat398]

It’s gonna give you an edge if you had studied in china as an American ,(don’t forget to learn a bit of Chinese ) then you go back to us to apply for multinational corp 😂 trust me it works

[@cokchan7139]

I'm sorry if someone did that, maybe it's because some of the young people today are less educated, and you know because China has a large population

[@debbieherbert1]

as someone who is a student in china i totally agree with what you said

[@CraftingStone]

I can't wait to go and study in China, was gonna go but COVID happened

[@yoelghebreslasie8600]

Hi Kaja! Thank you for all ur information. I would like to ask. Is there any chance to visit other country? If you go for scholar ship to univerty in shangay. Is that allowed to visit out side China may be in the break. I would like to have an information about this.

[@Hilal___ae]

Yes china allows you to go outside it normally

[@humbertosilva4140]

Hi. Great video. Thanks for sharing it. I have a question. Do you know if the Universities offer dormitory for married international phd students ? Or something like an apartment instead of a room? Thanks a lot

[@heqiwang7146]

Hi! thx for the informative video! I was wondering if it was difficult or not to get into the study abroad program to beijing university. Are there any requirements? Do you know about how many people they accept? thx a million!

[@LunaDu-fromChina]

which program and degree you wanna choose?

[@galoise5364]

Chinese students do consider their employment after graduation, foreigners apparently consider less of it. For various reasons, the Chinese job market is de facto closed to the average foreigner, unless the foreigner is a top expert in the field, high-level executive or an English teacher.

[@katherineavila2436]

Hi! How do you get the WeChat app? How do you manage the money cash or the app? How do you do the laundry? I heard that there are drycleaners for the locals, but how it is for students?

[@beastwind2398]

If it doesn't matter how good you are in Chinese how did you even take the Chinese test to get in?

[@niazmehry3392]

It's really helpful thank you

[@stefantoma6152]

Hello! Now I m here because I have to decide to go or not in China. ACtually I have the scholarship but due to the pandemic situation, I stayed home. I was crazy to choose to study in Chinese, but my preparatory year didn't went well from home. So now I have to go there, studying in chinese with very little chinese known. Also, in the third of the forth year. Also with few classes that should be re-taken. What do you suggest? P.S Tianjin University

[@ZE-fv4ge]

What was your final decision ?

[@ريحانة213]

I want to get a scholarship in China. A Chinese language professor told me that if my Chinese language is good, they will accept me even with bad points?? Do I have to have a bank account with a certain amount?? or another condition??and thanks

[@Hilal___ae]

You went to china or not yet ?

[@ZabedYTVlog]

Love your video.can you kindly give me information about fashion design University. I really like to study in china on fashion design and apparel. It will really a big help.

[@KajaKubicka]

Thank you! I never studied fashion so I'm afraid I won't be much help here ;(

[@eduprchina1039]

Maybe Wuhan Textile University?and I can help you.

[@赞铎王]

I am a students in SUFE, just near the fudan university, very open to make foreign friends! if anyone wants to make friends, plz come to me!

[@deadcells963]

is that karina!!

[@hamdahshakil4829]

So i am a bio student and willing to study in chinese universities.I am currently a Cambridge student and most of my classmates plan to go to America And Uk for further studies but i want to study in China.Plz someone could guide me how study life in China is

[@william7950]

What if you already have work permit and would like to study at the same time using your existing work/resident permit ? (If the company allow you to do it )

[@mahmoudwahbeh963]

When you say lecturers speak in their second language. Is it to the point where it is very unclear?

[@bashirmasih3771]

你好老师早上好再见

[@Yurito12]

How would i apply for college in china? Do they accept finanical aid from the U.S?

[@Farhan-co9he]

if the program is in english, still do I have to learn Chinese?

[@LunaDu-fromChina]

yes, in China has english taught program. But also international students will learn Chinese language to makethier life in China easier.

[@ervin1jp]

Well, how did (do) you and your family/friends interact with international students in YOUR country? THAT is the question, my dear.

[@CHMARKHELMEHDI]

I want go to study in china I'm 32 years

[@Panda-Admission]

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[@Nicks648]

Great video that showed me some things I didn't know about Chinese University. Just FYI you have wrote 12:54 would I recommend you to study abroad. This sentence is grammatically incorrect. It should be: Would I recommend studying abroad. The term study doesn't act as a verb it act as a gerund because the verb "recommend" is what you are doing and therefore study or studying becomes a noun.

[@KajaKubicka]

thanks for letting me know! I had no idea :)

[@LOKa-bg6qn]

FYI "you have wrote" is incorrect. You either say "you wrote" or "you have written". The auxiliary verb "have" comes with the Present Perfect rather than Past Simple tense. Other than that, she did not WRITE: she SAID that. Hope it helps ;-)

[@LOKa-bg6qn]

also, (sorry for picking on you here): you should say "it actS" rather than "act" as "it" is a 3rd person singular and takes an "S" with the verb in the affirmative. Also, it is wrong to make such a sweeping statement that "recommend" cannot be used with infinitives: in a verb+object+infinitive structure it IS possible (cf. Hewings, M. Advanced Grammar in Use, s. 47A)

[@LOKa-bg6qn]

@@KajaKubicka nie martw się, Kaja. Jesteś miła wobec Chin to się co poniektórzy dopierdalają o bzdety. Świetnie mówisz. I ciekawie.

[@emmajavierarojas1767]

​@@LOKa-bg6qnyou wrong, tho.

[@yyaksok5039]

5:06 just curious, how would living in beijing differ from shanghai?

[@nehcooahnait7827]

Central heating way too hot 🥵

[@LOKa-bg6qn]

Shanghai is more laid-back / cosmopolitan and there is more high-profile policing in BJ as it is the capital. The people in BJ are on average more nationalistic and the climate in BJ is more arid + there is more air pollution there. BJ has nothing like the SH Western-style French Concession. It is much more Chinese. Much of the accommodation in BJ is pretty much like in Eastern Europe, while SH has many more modern 40-storey tower blocks. Now, if you are, say, a hasher, spending time with fellow expats, or if you mean working or commuting, then 'living' will hardly differ.

[@ismotjahan6583]

Thanks

[@_SamUSA_]

Hi Kaja, I appreciated reading about your life in China in your book. But you never discussed the tough stuff going on in China. Did today's organ harvesting going on in China ever come up as a topic for discussion with anyone? I would think not, but I am curious about your experience about that.

[@duafatima1000]

hello! anyone from Nanjing Medical university? or Nanjing in general! would love to meet them as i took admission there :")

[@baton1140]

Are they providing student visas ? I haven't seriously looked at how to apply in Chinese University for the moment as I thought it wasn't opened to students yet due to Covid .. Tell me that I am wrong please so i can apply haha

[@duafatima1000]

@@baton1140 hey! You're not wrong . The visas aren't yet opened. But hoping for some positive responses after Beijing Olympics.

[@baton1140]

@@duafatima1000 Thanks for your answer, do you mind telling me if you applied directly at the NMU or is it part of an international exchange curricullum with your uni ? Indeed, what would happened at the Olympics could be an indicator.

[@duafatima1000]

@@baton1140 hey Fredrick, how're you! No I applied directly for the MD program. Yeah hoping for some good news!

[@ikrambourrous754]

Hey what's up? Are u in Nanjing currently?

[@ipadmeilys121]

What if my Chinese better than my enlish?

[@敏-x3r]

Hi! Thank you so much for the very informative video! I absolutely love Shanghai and would be so glad to attend Fudan University in 4 years. However I was wondering is it possible to have both the student and work visa so that it could be possible to work part-time while going to Fudan? (I don't really know much about visa, I'm sorry if it's a dumb question >.

[@sandrak3635]

Please don’t apply to china. It has banned its international students for 2 years and has neither the intention nor any plan to open its borders until after the pandemic which can take years. Visit #takeusbacktochina on Twitter and Instagram to read on how china has been mistreating its international students since March 2020.

[@sandrak3635]

No it’s impossible to hold both the student and work visas. China is very strict and close-minded. Also it cultivates so much hatred against foreigners nowadays.

[@gaudymade]

@@sandrak3635 Did this happen to you? I've heard that armenian students can get visa again or something like that..

[@Phuong-qh1dt]

@@sandrak3635 and many students can't get their stipend from scholarship since they study and graduate online.

[@Panda-Admission]

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[@jinxsyn]

this video is 2 years old....So now you can actually work

[@LorenzoGollini]

really? i can’t find nothing about working in shanghai legally while attending uni.. do you have any link or something where it says now u can legally work with a student visa?

[@TheLalawitch]

Are there opportunities for entrepreneurship? Like for students?

[@t.s5806]

Chinese universities are for study

[@sharad7340]

Does China offer full ride scholarships

[@hinana274]

sure

[@Befree999]

Speak and breath

[@kuro9181]

anyone at: BNU-HKBU United International College

[@김벼리-p1p]

How did you get into the country?

[@Panda-Admission]

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[@lovedoraemon2390]

is it hard for you to attend fudan university ?

[@Panda-Admission]

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[@studyscholarship123]

Come to Pakistan .

[@ishaangarg9288]

Ahaha why did you had an Indian passport in your hand?

[@elon6784]

Is there any public transport like bus and train in China?

[@Jay-qz1nb]

no,only horses

[@Roydaboi]

Only cows to ride

[@Maria-ki7ze]

Hahaha bro what question is that 🤣🤣🤣

[@Fel04]

Dude are u f r?😂😂😂

[@Panda-Admission]

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[@ewelka5567]

Are you Polish? :)

[@lastbreathempire3443]

China is well behaved parenting country so that children don't get spoiled and don't get slipped from hands

[@biglance]

Polska Duma! ^*

[@ianlewis8086]

Is China big?

[@Panda-Admission]

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[@ianlewis8086]

@@Panda-Admission Is it bigger than Scotland?

[@Panda-Admission]

@@ianlewis8086 The land area of China is about 9.6 million square kilometers, and the water area is about 4.7 million square kilometers

[@ianlewis8086]

Wow. That's big. Is it bigger than Italy?

[@Ahtohallan.]

@@ianlewis8086 yes darling 💖

[@---zg7ex]

CCP does not want foreginer's view to influence big majority of chinese citizen, simply becuz democracy vs singluar political power house are two opposing value.

[@Jay-qz1nb]

sounds pretty dumb

[@lukei6255]

I admire you for choosing China. That's like the last country on my list I would go to study due to censorship, communist regime and inhumane treatment of others (Tibetans or Uighurs).

[@fabeiyang5074]

Don’t worry. China wouldn’t welcome you go to China. You don’t deserve to go to such a good place.

[@t.s5806]

As if European countries don't treat Africans the same way

[@maggot92]

your accent is wierd. doesnt sound authentic

[@KajaKubicka]

What is authentic accent? ;)

[@yyaksok5039]

you can’t even spell weird right 😐

[@nehcooahnait7827]

I think Kaja isn’t a native English speaker? I may have confused her with somebody else. Idk

[@LOKa-bg6qn]

do a YT search for UK accents alone and you'll be surprised how many there are. For a non-NS she is doing great. You mean she has nothing to say if she is not a native Brit or American???

[@thamsanqathusi9671]

Lies

[@tennisguru6739]

Boring