Chinese Language Program （2023）

Shanghai International Studies University is one of China's best schools and is one of the top foreign language education universities in the country. It also offers great courses in literature, education, economics, management and law.

Founded in 1949, Shanghai International Studies University was one of the first key universities engaged in both foreign language teaching and cultural exchanges with foreign countries. Over the past 30 years, there are about 1,600 international students are benefited from the Chinese Language which Includes English-Chinese bilingual, Business-oriented and Culture-oriented, Business Administration and Business Management, etc. SHISU will help you enjoy the beauty and prosper of Shanghai. 
 

Ⅰ. Course Arrangement:

1. Comprehensive Chinese courses (in the morning): four levels (beginner level, elementary level,

intermediate level and advanced level of Chinese courses including grammar, vocabulary, reading comprehension and oral training.

2. Free Elective Courses (in the afternoon):

No requirements for Chinese: Shanghai Dialect, Chinese character writing, Chinese Phonetic Practice, Chinese calligraphy, Tai Chi, Chinese paper cutting, Activity of Chinese corner.

Ⅱ. Application deadline and registration arrangement:

1. Application deadline for Spring semester is December 31; Application deadline for Autumn semester is June 30.

2. Time for registration: February 23 and 24 for Spring semester; September 6，7 and 8 for Autumn semester.

3. Time for schooling: From February 27 to June 23 for 2023 Spring semester intake, and completion certificate will be issues on June 27; September 18 to January 12, 2024 for 2023 Autumn semester intake, and completion certificate will be issued on January 15, 2024.

★There are 20 teaching hours per week, and one teaching hour equals 45 minutes.

★Short-term transfer study: students are allowed to be inserted into long-term advanced courses to learn Chinese, and the study period is normally one to three months. The specific time is subject to the admission letter.

Shanghai International Studies University (SISU) was founded in December 1949 as the former Shanghai Russian College. It later was named the Shanghai Foreign Language Institute and became a national key university approved by the State Council in 1963. Approved by the Ministry of Education in 1994, it was officially renamed as “Shanghai International Studies University”. In the same year, it was listed as one of the first colleges and universities jointly supervised by the national Ministry of Education and the Municipality of Shanghai. In 1996, it passed the evaluation process of Project 211 directed by the Ministry of Education, and became one of the nation’s “100 key universities for the 21st Century.”

Shanghai International Studies University is a research, teaching, and multidisciplinary comprehensive university, committed to cultivating foreign language elites with “high-quality, multiple skills, international vision, spirit of innovation, and capacity of practice”. Having a long tradition of conscientious teaching and learning, SISU enjoys a very good reputation both at home and abroad.

Now, SISU has two campuses in Hongkou and Songjiang. The Hongkou campus is located in the center of Shanghai, covering 16.9 hectares with elegant surroundings. The Songjiang campus is in Shanghai's Songjiang New District, covering an area of 53.3 hectares, with a picturesque environment.

At present, SISU has a full-time enrollment of over 1,400 postgraduate students, 6,000 undergraduates, 800 college students, and 1,200 international students. There are also 25,000 other types of registered students in various programs.
SISU has a faculty with significant academic prestige and educational experience. The full-time teachers number more than 500, including more than 300 professors and associate professors as well as a group of young and middle-aged outstanding lecturers.

Shanghai International Studies University is located in Shanghai,China.Shanghai International Studies university has two campuses, Songjiang Campus and Hongkou Campus respectively.

An 18-storey building, built in 1996, is located at 555 Chifeng Road, Hongkou District, with a distance of 5-minute walk from the campus. The Hotel, equipped with central air-conditioning, inside has a cafeteria, a grocery and a beauty parlor. Both double rooms and single room are available. Each room has a private bathroom, a telephone, a TV set, internet access, etc. 

Room Price

Standard Double room 75 RMB /person/day; 

Deluxe Double room 90 RMB /person/day

Single room: 125 RMB/day; 

Deluxe Single room: 160 RMB/day.

For summer or winter programs: 

Double room 80 RMB/person/day;

Single room: 130 RMB/day; 

Deluxe Single room: 160 RMB/day.

Introductions 

Room Price

Single room: RMB 150 per day.

SISU Hotel 

Introduction

SISU Hotel is located at 555 Chifeng Road, Hongkou District, with a distance of 5-minute walk from the campus. The Hotel, equipped with central air-conditioning, has a cafeteria inside, a grocery and a beauty parlor. Both double rooms and single room are available. Each room has a private bathroom, a telephone, a TV set, internet access, etc. 

Room Price

Double room: 65 RMB/person/day (70 RMB/person/day in case of less-than-three-month lodging); 

Single room: 140 RMB/day.

Songjiang Campus

Introduction

A three-storey building built in 2001, is located on Songjiang Campus of SISU. Both double rooms and single rooms are available. Each room has an air-conditioner, a private bath, a telephone and a TV set. 

Room Price

Single room: RMB 100 per day.

( ★ The accommodation fees of the above university dormitories are paid by semester and will not be refunded if you leave during the semester.)

3 Steps to Apply to a Chinese University

Foreigners with a high school diploma or above, aged 18 years or above and below 50 years old (16-60 years old for short-term transfer studies), in good health, with reliable financial payment guarantees and guardians. If you have ever studied or lived in China, you must not have any records of violations of laws and disciplines.

1. Copy of graduation certificate

2. Copy of your passport

★When necessary, our school will require applicants to submit specified supplementary materials.

★The above materials and fees will not be refunded after submission or payment.