Stories from Abroad

I was very impressed by this exchange internship. I have gained many wonderful memories and friends. For me, this internship can help me have a deeper understanding of my major. I have a clear expectation for the future. Studying and living together with my classmates make me make a lot of profound friendships. I also realized that I should continue to study hard.

About the difficulties
In the preparation stage of the internship, we experienced a lot of preparations, such as urban traffic problems, negative proof of infectious diseases and so on. But these problems have been explained in advance by the teacher has been solved. As for my suggestions, I suggest that we should pay attention to the geographical location of the school in advance and understand the local customs of the city where the school is located, so that we can integrate into the university life more quickly. Also should communicate more with the school teacher, do not have too much psychological pressure.

Describe your visa process. Provide suggestions for future academic mobility program participants.
Since I'm Chinese, I don't need a visa. If you need a visa to China, you can practice with the teachers in the international department, they should know the relevant information.

What difficulties did you encounter when you came to overseas institutions?
When I came to Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, I didn't have too many difficulties. The main suffering was that I didn't know the local traffic conditions, so I should know the local traffic and weather conditions in advance to avoid some unnecessary troubles.

The expenses of the internship mainly come from the cost of travel, accommodation and food. The cost of communication is about 800 RMB, the cost of accommodation is 800 RMB per semester, and the cost of food depends on personal eating habits. The suggestion to reduce the cost is to eat more in the school canteen and not to buy some unnecessary things.

Not only learned new knowledge, but also made new friends

What is the overall impression of the internship?
I think the exchange was very successful. I have added a wonderful life experience. Let me know how to adapt to the new environment better and quickly and make it easier for me to interact with people.

Main difficulties before departure
The difficulty in learning lies in the past study in the junior year, but the local school has no foundation for the knowledge of the first two years and needs to make up for it on its own. I don't have my own textbooks, and I don't know which materials to buy. If suggested, the exchange university can prepare the teaching materials in advance.

Describe your visa process
Exchange to the country is China, I am a Chinese, do not need a visa, everything is very convenient.

What difficulties did you encounter when you came to overseas institutions?
No difficulty.

Please explain the cost of your overseas internship
Shenyang University of Chemical Technology will not provide bedding, so you need to bring all of them yourse

The overall impression of the internship was very good and I got a lot out of it. First, I joined a mentor's project team to learn more about the use of Stata; second, in the project team, I worked on "breakpoint regression", and I read a lot of literature and references to master the essentials and applications of "breakpoint regression"; and then, my research is in the area of " Regression Discontinuity Design".

Then, I participated in the 8th China International "Internet+" Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, and our team won the silver medal in Tianjin. I was responsible for market analysis, product analysis, technical analysis, etc. I was responsible for the market analysis, product analysis, and technical analysis. This project was also selected as a candidate partner of the "Smart Broadcasting Application Project" of China Radio and Television Corporation of Tianjin.

While studying in Tianjin, I was also actively involved in my studies at the Russian university, where I participated in the "Current Trends In Multidisciplinary Research" and the CERGE-EI Foundation's online course " I took "Current Trends In Multidisciplinary Research" and CERGE-EI Foundation's online course "Introduction to Data Science" and successfully passed the exams and got the certificate of completion.

This internship was very helpful to me, I experienced a different kind of university life, I systematically understood what economics is and what it is used for. I understand that learning does not happen overnight, it is a slow and cumulative process. This internship helped me to find my future direction and goal. During this year, I thought about my future direction of life, I hope I become a person who often use my brain to think, I hope my future study is related to computer and statistics.

Main difficulties

In the preparation phase of the internship, I think the biggest difficulty was the course schedule. Because we were not familiar with the Chinese curriculum and the curriculum of the exchange school, we encountered a lot of frustration in choosing courses, and it often happened that I wanted to take a course but there was no teaching schedule for that course this semester.

Therefore, I hope that after finalizing the exchange school, students can browse the school's educational syllabus and familiarize themselves with the course schedule before enrolling, so that they can save time in choosing courses after the school year starts.

Visa process

The process is not difficult, and there are teachers who will guide students through the process once they arrive at the school. It is enough to have your ID card, a copy of it, and a photo ID.
I didn't need a visa because I was exchanging in my home country - China. The exact procedure for getting a visa can be found online.

Main expenses

Since I was studying on exchange in my home country - China, the only cost for the year was the airfare (in addition to living expenses). One round trip was about 2500 RMB.

The exchange study life at Tianjin University of Technology is very interesting and fulfilling. I gained a lot of friendship fr om my classmates and experienced the life of a Chinese university. After communicating with many classmates and teachers, I have confirmed my future development path and will redouble my efforts to achieve it.

What difficulties did you encounter in the preparation stage of your internship?
I didn't find it difficult at all. Afterwards, the exchange students can participate in the clubs of the exchange school, and they can help you integrate into the group faster.

Describe your visa process
If you are Chinese, no additional visa is required. If you are from other countries, you can ask the Chinese embassy wh ere the suzerain country is located in advance about visa issues.

What difficulties did you encounter after arrival
If you are Chinese, you will not encounter special difficulties. If you are a foreigner, I suggest that if you encounter difficulties, you can directly ask the police or the teacher in charge of the project, they will be happy to help you.

Expences
At present, China has released the epidemic control. As long as you keep healthy, the cost of flying is about 2000CNY, and the monthly living cost is about 2000CNY. If you want to live a little more luxuriously, you can live a more comfortable life at 4000CNY .

I think it is a very valuable experience to exchange study at another famous university besides my alma mater during my college life. In one year, I quickly adapted to the domestic learning environment and studied and lived with more like-minded children. In addition to studying compulsory courses, I also chose the courses I like to take as elective courses to enrich my cultural connotation.

About difficulties before internship

My internship experience was very smooth, and I hardly encountered many obstacles. Even if we encounter problems, I don't think we need to worry about it, because the counselors, teachers and student volunteers who are responsible for guiding our exchange students are very conscientious and will help us when we encounter difficulties.

Describe your visa process

Since I am a Chinese and the school I exchange is also a Chinese university, I do not need a visa. But as far as I know, you can find the documents required for visa in the list published by the embassy.

About difficultiess in China

When I arrived at the university in China for exchange, everything went smoothly without much difficulty. Now that China is open, if you are a foreign student entering China, you need to prepare your passport and visa. After arriving at the exchange school, find the teacher in the office of the International Office, and he will take you through the whole process. If you encounter difficulties on the way, you can also ask them for help, and they will help you.

Please, explain the cost of your overseas internship

My residence in China is in the same city as my internship school, so I don't need any tolls (air tickets, train tickets or other fees), but I need to pay the school accommodation fee, which was 1200 yuan at that time. If you want to go out to other places in the city, you can take the subway or bus (near the school), and the ticket is 2-4 yuan. The school provides breakfast, lunch and snacks, but needs to pay for them. After arriving at school, you need to get an all-in-one card, which you can use for shopping, bathing, etc.