Yantai University - Chinese Language and Culture
Yantai City, China Summer 2006
A QUICK LOOK
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INTRODUCTION
The UNI summer Chinese Language and Culture program in collaboration with Yantai University offers all majors an opportunity to learn basic Chinese language and culture at a Chinese university.
YANTAI CITY
Yantai City is a port city on the north coast of the Shandong Peninsula. It is the capital of a county with a population of six million people. The Shandong Province has a population of approximately ninety million. Besides being an industrial growth region, Yantai has rich agricultural production and is also becoming a resort area for both Chinese citizens and Korean investors. In 1984 the city was opened to foreign trade and investment as one of the 14 Coastal Cities. It has a rapidly growing Economic and Technical Development Area (Economic Zone) with many joint ventures uniting foreign firms from Hong Kong, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Canada and the USA with local industries. The city has a very good port and road and railway ties with the rest of Shandong.
Top reasons to study in Yantai:
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Beautiful city, hometown of Confucianism & Daoism
2. Cheap, but safe living
3. Easily accessible by air from Hong Kong, Osaka, and Seoul.
YANTAI UNIVERSITY
Yantai University was created in 1985; its mission is to provide graduates who can work in the Economic and Technical Development Area (Economic Zone). The university specializes in business administration, foreign languages, law and economics. It is located on a 200 acre campus a few kilometers south of Yantai City, on the coast where the Yellow Sea and Bohai Bay meet.
SUMMER PROGRAM
The Yantai University Chinese Language and Culture Program is specifically designed for international students. The program is focused on theory and knowledge of Chinese language, in listening, speaking, reading, writing as well as translating. Students could also become familiar with the Chinese current state situation and features, and have a complete and thorough understanding of Chinese politics, economy, history, culture and so on.
SESSION
The Yantai University Chinese Language and Culture Program is a one-month summer program, offered in June, July, and August. UNI students will be expected to arrive a few days before the beginning of the program.
ACCOMMODATION & MEALS
Accommodations are in a hostel on campus.
PROGRAM COST
UNI participants will pay $900 for one month. The program cost includes tuition and
study abroad fees ($125), housing in a hostel on campus, textbooks, airport pick-up, and transcript. The following are NOT included in the program cost: international airfare (approx. $1,200), visa, meals, medical insurance, and personal expenses.
FINANCIAL AID & SCHOLARSHIPS
Students eligible for financial aid should contact the UNI Office of Financial aid to make necessary arrangements. In most cases, students can apply their financial aid toward (and their financial aid package can be adjusted to reflect) the cost of participating in this program.
ELIGIBILITY
28-30 UNI graduate and undergraduate students will be selected to take part in the Dongguan University Summer Camp. Applicants must be UNI students at the time of application, classified as at least a sophomore by the beginning of the program, have departmental approval for participation, and an overall minimum G.P.A. of 2.5.
APPLICATION PROCEDURES
A complete set of application materials will include one original and one copy of the following:
- UNI Application Packet
- Yantai University Application Packet (available from the Study Abroad Center)
In addition to the application packet all participants are required to attend a Campus Interview in early May. Specific dates and times will be announced to applicants.
DEADLINES
Summer program deadline: March 1, 2006
CONTACT INFORMATION
Questions regarding this program should be directed to:
UNI Study Abroad Center
59 Baker Hall, UNI
Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0520
Tel: 319/ 273-7078 Fax: 319/ 273-2921
Email:
study-abroad@uni.edu
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