Notes de terrain
The supervisor determines your funding, your research, your equipment access and your graduation timeline. This is the most important decision in a Chinese postgraduate application.
13 octobre 2026 2 min de lecture
Notes de terrain
Compiled from published student accounts of the arrival period — what goes smoothly, what goes wrong, and the order to do things in.
3 avril 2026 2 min de lecture
Notes de terrain
Compiled from published accounts by learners at Chinese universities — the tactics that are consistently reported to work, and the ones that are not.
27 mars 2026 2 min de lecture
Notes de terrain
Compiled accounts of dormitory life — the good, the irritating and the cultural adjustments.
20 mars 2026 2 min de lecture
Notes de terrain
The single most commonly discussed difficulty in student accounts, and the approaches reportedly most effective.
13 mars 2026 2 min de lecture
Notes de terrain
Halal, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and allergy management — what university canteens actually offer.
6 mars 2026 2 min de lecture
Notes de terrain
What universities provide, what they do not, and how students have navigated the gap.
27 février 2026 2 min de lecture
Notes de terrain
Compiled from published accounts: the four career routes that dominate, and what each requires.
20 février 2026 2 min de lecture
Notes de terrain
Compiled accounts of living at -25 °C in Harbin, Changchun and Shenyang, and why students end up loving it.
13 février 2026 2 min de lecture
Notes de terrain
Compiled from published warnings and student accounts: the errors that cause serious problems, and the ones that are merely annoying.
6 février 2026 2 min de lecture
Notes de terrain
Compiled from student accounts of English-medium degrees — the genuine advantages and the common disappointments.
30 janvier 2026 2 min de lecture
Notes de terrain
Most Chinese universities take international applications directly, and it is free to try. Where agents genuinely add value, and where they do not.
23 janvier 2026 2 min de lecture