Tinaaa Posted October 5, 2008 at 02:39 PM Report Share Posted October 5, 2008 at 02:39 PM hey there! i've got two questions: 1) in many uni application criteria on their respective websites, they always want a letter of your "guardian" in China and a copy of the guardian's passport. I'm going to study mandarin in Beijing for a year, but I don't have any relatives there...so do I really need this guardian? and if yes, is a good friend of mine who lives in Beijing also suitable and okay as guardian? 2) i'm a beginner in Chinese and would like to start studying at a university in Beijing in Feb./March 2009. I've already applied at Tsinghua, but I've also taken a closer look at the Chinese Programs at Beida, UIBE and BLCU...I know that there have already been a lot of threads at which university best to apply etc. and I've almost read all of them, but there's still not an exact answer to what I would like to know: To all those that have studied at one of the above mentioned or any other universities in Beijing: Which is the best university in Beijing to apply for a Chinese Language Program (one or two semesters) as a beginner? Thanks a lot for your help in advance ;-) Best wishes from Austria, Martina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandeX Posted October 6, 2008 at 06:54 AM Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 at 06:54 AM A guardian is for children/minors, and refers to either your parents, adoptive parents, or those otherwise legally responsible for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinaaa Posted October 6, 2008 at 10:57 AM Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 at 10:57 AM Well, this is what I thought, too. But I am 23 yrs old and when I called the lady from Tsinghua's Foreign Students Office and explained to her that I'm 23 and not a minor anymore, she told me that I'll need a guardian nevertheless, but due to her quite poor English she wasn't able to explain me what this guardian exactly is... hmm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imron Posted October 6, 2008 at 11:41 AM Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 at 11:41 AM Is there a copy of the application form you are using online? If so that might help people make sense of what the form is talking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandeX Posted October 7, 2008 at 03:08 AM Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 at 03:08 AM In that case, what they are probably wanting is an "emergency contact". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinaaa Posted October 9, 2008 at 09:51 PM Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2008 at 09:51 PM yeah, that's what I found out when I called the 3rd time and fortunately had someone on the other end of the line who spoke english - however, thanks for your help! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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