Читайте мелкий шрифт: в каком кампусе вы будете учиться на самом деле?

Zhejiang University, Nanjing University, Shandong University, Jilin University, Sichuan University, Sun Yat-sen University and Harbin Institute of Technology all teach programmes across multiple campuses, in some cases in different cities. A programme branded with a famous university name may be delivered an hour or more from the city that applicants associate with it.

Examples that catch students out: Zhejiang University's International Campus is in Haining, a town in Jiaxing, not in Hangzhou; Harbin Institute of Technology has campuses in Harbin, Weihai and Shenzhen; Sun Yat-sen teaches across Guangzhou, Zhuhai and Shenzhen; Shandong University's Qingdao campus is on the coast, hours from its Jinan base; Jilin University's six campuses have very different locations within Changchun.

The remedy is simple: ask the department in writing which campus, which building and which faculty, and check the campus against the city you thought you were moving to before accepting the offer.