TSU students will have the exciting opportunity to spend about ten days in China this summer to develop their language skills and learn firsthand about Chinese culture. We will stay at our partner school in Beijing, Beijing Jiaotong University—one of China’s premier universities. Further details are given below.
Please note that some of the information provided here is tentative and may be subject to change. Please bookmark this page and check here for updates.
Our planned schedule in China is as follows:
| Day | Date | Course Schedule and Activities (Classroom: Building 14 Room 5204)。Contact Person: Ms. JIANG Yang; Phone:0086-15120036098 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | Lunch | Afternoon | Evening | ||
| 0 | Tues 5/12 | Meet at Houston Bush Intercontinental Airport at 9 PM, Monday, May 11 Air China CA 996 departs IAH at 1 AM, Tuesday, May 12 | |||
| 1 | Wed 5/13 | Arrive in Beijing, CA996, 04:50 T3, Dormitory Check-in 7:40-9:00 Breakfast at Student Cafeteria 9:10-12:00 Campus Tour. Currency Exchange at ATM or Bank | 12:00-13:00 Lunch at Student Cafeteria | 14:00-16:00 Chinese Knotting Class | 18:00-20:00 Welcome Dinner at Hongguoyuan Restaurant |
| 2 | Thurs 5/14 | 7:00-8:20 Breakfast at Student Cafeteria. 9:00-11:00 Chinese Taichi Class | 11:10-12:50 Lunch at Student Cafeteria | 13:00-17:00 Visit Qianmen Street | 17:30-19:00 Dinner at Student Cafeteria |
| 3 | Fri 5/15 | 7:00-8:20 Breakfast at Student Cafeteria 8:30-11:30 Visit Hanergy Renewable Energy Exhibition Center at Olympic Forest Park | 12:00-13:00 Lunch at Student Cafeteria | 14:00-17:00 Chinese Course | 17:10-19:00 Dinner at Student Cafeteria |
| 4 | Sat 5/16 | 7:00-8:20 Breakfast at Student Cafeteria. 8:30 - 11:30 Chinese Course | 11:40-12:50 Lunch at Student Cafeteria | 13:00-17:00 Visit Summer Palace | 17:30-19:00 Dinner at Student Cafeteria |
| 5 | Sun 5/17 | 7:00-8:20 Breakfast at Student Cafeteria. 8:30-11:30 Chinese Course | 11:40-12:50 Lunch at Student Cafeteria | 13:00-17:00 Visit Confucian Temple and The Lama Temple | 17:30-19:00 Dinner at Student Cafeteria |
| 6 | Mon 5/18 | 7:00-8:20 Breakfast at Student Cafeteria. 8:30 - 11:30 Chinese Course | 11:40-12:50 Lunch at Student Cafeteria | 13:00-17:00 Visit National Museum. | 17:30-19:00 Dinner at Student Cafeteria |
| 7 | Tues 5/19 | 7:00-8:20 Breakfast at Student Cafeteria. 8:30-11:30 Chinese Course | 11:40-12:50 Lunch at Student Cafeteria | 13:00-17:00 Visit Wangfujing Street | 17:30-19:00 Dinner at Student Cafeteria |
| 8 | Wed 5/20 | 7:00-7:50 Breakfast at Student Cafeteria | 8:00-16:00 Visit Great Wall | 17:00-19:00 Dinner at Student Cafeteria | |
| 9 | Thurs 5/21 | 7:00-8:20 Breakfast at Student Cafeteria. 8:30-11:30 Chinese Course/Chinese Language Test | 11:40-12:50 Lunch at Student Cafeteria | 13:00-17:00 Visit Forbidden City | 18:00-20:00 Dinner and Closing Ceremony |
| 10 | Fri 5/22 | 7:00-9:00 Breakfast at Student Cafeteria. 11:00 Depart from Hotel. Depart Beijing, CA995 3:00pm Arrive in Houston, 5/22 3:40 PM (same day, due to time difference) | |||
Each student is required to enroll in (and pay TSU tuition for) one three-credit TSU summer I course. We have specially designed a course to give you TSU credit for this trip (this is a condition for the generous funding from the TSU Mickey Leland Fund). The three-credit course will move you closer to graduating from TSU. We will provide more information about this course soon.
We estimate the cost of the trip to be about $2400), due to generous support from the TSU Mickey Leland Fund. The value of the trip is over $3000 per student, so the TSU Mickey Leland Fund is covering much of our expenses. The final cost will be based on the number of students traveling with us. The cost per student is $2400 each.
The China Study Trip is open to TSU students who meet the following requirements:
Application forms and instructions can be downloaded through the following link:
TSU China Institute China Study Trip Application Form
On clicking the above link, a second window will open with the application form in PDF format. Please then save the form as a file on your computer, then print and complete the form. (Please note that the form in PDF format may not display properly on some web browsers, but it will display and print properly when saved to your computer and opened with Adobe Reader.)As the application instructions explain, your application should include the following: