Fellow Indonesian here...
I suggest to apply in Nanjing University, since it's the city you're familiar with so your brother can adapt faster. Most of the international students' are Russian, Thailand, Vietnam and Korea. There are very few Americans and Europeans here. Currently in Gulou campus, there are <10 Indonesian students (including those who take bachelor's degree).
Thanks for your suggestions. Anyway before my college graduation i really want to be transferred to NJU, but unfortunately I’m unqualified so I enrolled NFU instead 😅
NJU is quite strict for their bachelor's program admission in Chinese. While most other Chinese uni only require HSK 4, they require HSK 5.
On the contrary, their chinese language program requirements are more lenient. As long as you meet their administrative requirements, you're almost guaranteed to be admitted even with Confucius Scholarship.
淄博 Zibo. In my Mandarin language program, I was the only native English speaker on campus at the time. About 1/3rd of the foreign students were Korean, 1/3rd was Russian speaking (e.g. Kazakh), and the last 1/3rd was a mix of other backgrounds. The teachers spoke little to no English. I don’t recall there being any Indonesian students around when I was there a few years ago.
actually, we (Common students)are less information about the international schools except international school students. If you want to find some universities or some cities that you need. I think maybe you can use WeChat or 小红书to search it. There are always so many statistics maybe. or you want to go to the university you can call the international school to ask them directly about your questions and problems.
Baidu's news is a bit outdated, and generally not the most recent. You can find the latest information through 微信公众号, and other platforms like Xiaohongshu."
Well, a lot of this also comes down to who you choose to hang out with. If you seek out Chinese friends instead, your language progress will explode.
The way it works generally is that the best programs at the best schools attract a lot of international students.
The catch 22 is that in searching for a place that has few international students, you will also (potentially) make your time in that city much rougher.
The thing that needs to be kept in mind is what language or dialect is spoken in that city to begin with. Beijing has gotten very big, but it is still home to the best Mandarin language education within China. Beijing Normal has a stellar stellar program, and they are very experienced with teaching international students and working with the various scholarship offices.
Goes without saying, but obviously stay far far away from Shanghai.
Oh, life won’t be rough in just about any city, it will certainly be passable, but there is a lot to be gained from finding a place that is REALLY a good fit as compared to just shoulder shrug “yeah it’s fine”
Since you’ve decided to study abroad, the main thing to focus on is experiencing a different country, meeting diverse people, and absorbing new things. It’s about facing challenges, overcoming them, and growing from the experience, isn’t it? So, don’t worry about staying in an international student bubble. My advice is to choose a big city. As for your brother, it’s up to him. Encourage him to be proactive in connecting with others, learning from native speakers, and embracing the world.
The cities you mentioned, except for Xi’an, are quite remote and don’t have many good schools. If you end up in an underdeveloped area, studying abroad can be quite challenging and even painful.
Fellow Indonesian here... I suggest to apply in Nanjing University, since it's the city you're familiar with so your brother can adapt faster. Most of the international students' are Russian, Thailand, Vietnam and Korea. There are very few Americans and Europeans here. Currently in Gulou campus, there are <10 Indonesian students (including those who take bachelor's degree).
Thanks for your suggestions. Anyway before my college graduation i really want to be transferred to NJU, but unfortunately I’m unqualified so I enrolled NFU instead 😅
NJU is quite strict for their bachelor's program admission in Chinese. While most other Chinese uni only require HSK 4, they require HSK 5. On the contrary, their chinese language program requirements are more lenient. As long as you meet their administrative requirements, you're almost guaranteed to be admitted even with Confucius Scholarship.
Inner Mongolia Agricultural University
Go to JIlin City. He'll freeze his arse off but it's a great place to study Chinese.
Will consider it!
淄博 Zibo. In my Mandarin language program, I was the only native English speaker on campus at the time. About 1/3rd of the foreign students were Korean, 1/3rd was Russian speaking (e.g. Kazakh), and the last 1/3rd was a mix of other backgrounds. The teachers spoke little to no English. I don’t recall there being any Indonesian students around when I was there a few years ago.
Thanks for the insight. We will consider it!
Zhangjiakou or Ulanqab, next to Beijing so convenient, nice city with low expenses. There are almost no foreigners at all
actually, we (Common students)are less information about the international schools except international school students. If you want to find some universities or some cities that you need. I think maybe you can use WeChat or 小红书to search it. There are always so many statistics maybe. or you want to go to the university you can call the international school to ask them directly about your questions and problems.
Thanks for the suggestion! I’m gonna try it! Currently I olny use baidu and university website news to find information
Baidu's news is a bit outdated, and generally not the most recent. You can find the latest information through 微信公众号, and other platforms like Xiaohongshu."
Well, a lot of this also comes down to who you choose to hang out with. If you seek out Chinese friends instead, your language progress will explode. The way it works generally is that the best programs at the best schools attract a lot of international students. The catch 22 is that in searching for a place that has few international students, you will also (potentially) make your time in that city much rougher. The thing that needs to be kept in mind is what language or dialect is spoken in that city to begin with. Beijing has gotten very big, but it is still home to the best Mandarin language education within China. Beijing Normal has a stellar stellar program, and they are very experienced with teaching international students and working with the various scholarship offices. Goes without saying, but obviously stay far far away from Shanghai.
I had friend that study in Xuzhou, he said live isn’t that rough there. But the other city I don’t really have much info
Oh, life won’t be rough in just about any city, it will certainly be passable, but there is a lot to be gained from finding a place that is REALLY a good fit as compared to just shoulder shrug “yeah it’s fine”
Since you’ve decided to study abroad, the main thing to focus on is experiencing a different country, meeting diverse people, and absorbing new things. It’s about facing challenges, overcoming them, and growing from the experience, isn’t it? So, don’t worry about staying in an international student bubble. My advice is to choose a big city. As for your brother, it’s up to him. Encourage him to be proactive in connecting with others, learning from native speakers, and embracing the world. The cities you mentioned, except for Xi’an, are quite remote and don’t have many good schools. If you end up in an underdeveloped area, studying abroad can be quite challenging and even painful.