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Chukason1:
Does chinese universities run spring appilications ? like yours

Yes but not all..

Yw4Real:
How do I contact u @FA13

I replied you.

Picture 1: Looks like an observation tower.

Visit to Olympic park...
Pictures coming in.
Pics: A view of Beijing 2008 olympics stadium.

1. Random nice pics...
2 and 3. NNPC Towers-look alike

Hi,

I hope you are all doing fine over there. I promised earlier to give a breakdown of cost incurred in the process of applying for this program. I will give an abridged form below.

1. Application fees: Varies from 20k - 50k depending on the school. Generally the top ranked schools are more expensive than the middle or low- ranked schools. There are some schools as well that has zero application fees ( I know say naa that one you dey find, thief!). Just do the search well. To be on a safe side you need to apply to like atleast 3 schools, so multiply that amount by the amount of schools applied to.

2. Health Report: This is a very comprehensive test that involves you submitting, xray, ECG, blood test reports etc. So it might be expensive if you do it in places like Lagos. Just budget between 15k to 40k( for those that will do it!). Reminder: It must be in a government hospital- teaching hospitals, military hospitals, FMCs etc.

3. Police Report: It also varies with states. It is generally cheaper in Lagos that most places because they all claim they come to Lagos to verify. (Who knows if they actually do!). 5K to 15K is needed for this.

4. Documents Courier: As I explained in my initial posts, some schools require you to send hardcopy credentials to them. You need to use the courier companies for this. Price varies from 20k to 30k. If you so wish, you can use my Nipost method (Dont ask me how, go and read the previous posts) for cheaper fee.

5. Visa fee: When you are admitted, you need to process the Visa. Total cost is around 32k if you will collect by hand, or around 50k if you will receive it by courier since the passport will be returned after 4 working days of successful interview. The price above is for those that will pass the interview once. If more than once, just multiply the figure by how many times( you planned to be interviewed)

6. Miscellaneous cost: A lot of miscellaneous cost will arise which might be huge depending on so many factors. Notary public stamp on all your academic certificates for like 500- 1000 naira per page, authentication fee by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, etc. Also if you stay in Lagos and which to go to Abuja for authentication and interview, add transport and accommodation cost to that.

7. Agents fees: If you are rather busy or for one reason or the other could not go through all the rigours of the application process, you might outsource the searching and other things to others to do for you while you concentrate on your work or business. They can help you for small amount (or big one like mine). So you need to plan for this. If you are in this category, you can contact me.
This is not for everyone ooo as you can do the entire process yourself before I will be hearing, I dont have money and I want someone to help me (if you dont have money, you should have time

8. Flight cost: it varies with airline and where you are going in China. I came to Beijing, the price will be different for someone going to other smaller provinces who might need other connecting flight or train( book fast train ooo). I spent like close to 300k though.

9. If there is any other cost I did not mentioned, I will either add it later or others who are studying in China can help me out. .

N.B.
All costs are in naira.

Do have a great day.

odimbannamdi:
What if you are on partial scholarship or no scholarship at all? Would you be allowed to work to support your living expense, least?

No

Boringdraw1:
you mean in China

Yes

Surprised to see this, on a pedestrian bridge of a major highway. . Someone is sun drying groundnut....

My best companion now. #Rice cooker.
Best part of it is its autoregulate ability. You dont have to stay with the food. Plug and go and do whatsoever you like, come back 2 days time , food is done and will not burn.

I don't know why it is not common (or available) in Nigeria.

It is not all good. #crack.

Students are majorly from Asia and Africa.
By far, the highest number of students are from Pakistan. Bangladesh, Maldives, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Nigeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Mozambique, Rwanda all have sizeable number of students here.

Few students from European countries like Germany are here for the Chinese language program. ( 1year or 6 months)

jrondit:
OP. Could these guidelines be followed for undergraduate studies ranging from the scholarship to admission application, maybe excempting supervisor, to visa procurement or would you kindly create another thread for us?

Secondly what expenses does the scholarship cover and what are flight ticket cost and any other incurred expenses.

Lastly unlike USA, canada and some other European countries where most classes are evening classes and you can work in the day and attend class. Is there such as work and learn in China?

BTW I have NECO as my o'level and wish to pursue civil engineering or architecture(heard they are one of the best in those field). Which of their universities would you recommend or any other available scholarship of other country I can apply for presently. Thanks

Hello,
Yes, it can be followed by undergraduates too. The process is quite similar for both 'under and over graduates'.

The scholarship (if full) covers your tuition, accommodation and living stipends. Partial scholarship usually covers only tuition.

However there are other cost you might have to bear yourself like residence permit and so on. In view of this, you will need to take some money along say 500 dollars for your expenses before the stipends start coming.

flight fare varies, I saw 225,000 naira on Ethiopia, though did not use it because my Visa was not ready then. So the earlier you book, the cheaper. Some are close to 500K. And if you be Dangote picking , you can take business class on Emirates or British Airways, just budget like 1 million naira.

To part time work, contrary to information online that students are now allowed to work, most schools still warn you like seriously to avoid any kind of work especially if you are on scholarship. The only way to work at all is through internship and your supervisor must sign and approve that it is required for you to engage in it before you graduate. Other than that, it is illegal to work. So make adequate plan before coming.

To universities you can apply to, that is in your reach. You should search based on what you want and it should be easier if you follow my previous explanations.

If you however still need help, you have to hire me be that (my charge go big oo ) to do the search for you.

Pic 1: A self pick up and drop off box. The box can be opened with the code sent to you by the delivery guy on the HMI panel. Looks similar to the one I saw at GT bank in Ilupeju.
Since a lot of trading is online, the delivery guy just drop your goods in front of your building if you dont have this. And you will definitely meet it when you come back!

Pic 2: A student testing his autonomous vehicle on campus.

Pic 3 and 4: New high rise building being developed.(looks residential)

Fallenhunter:
It's fine to prefer whichever you prefer but Dubai is more developed than China as a whole and even Beijing. I won't say all of UAE but Abu Dhabi and Dubai are very well developed and not even London or New York compare with them

You are funny. I now confirmed you must be a real comedian when you started comparing Dubia to New York- The big apple.

But back to the point, except you are going as tourist or for sight seeing can you be saying Dubai is better.

Anyone going for any other purpose will most likely find China better, be it business or education.

Of course Dubia has some obvious advantage over China as listed by the poster up there like the language but overall, China should be better.

abimic:
And my friend just came in from china having completed his masters with scholarship, even knotted the tie some weeks back, guess china isn't bad for masters afterall.

Whoa. That's good.

Yea, I think it is fair.

Hello everyone.
I see majority are asking about my expenses during the process. I will try and compile it so as to help you in preparing your budget.

Give me sometime to do it. Thanks.

igbsam:
Very informative. The process to travel out sef too tedious. Thanks OP

You are right.
But this is one of the simplest I have seen ooo.

TheScribbler:
Thanks a lot for this thread FA13. It's truly appreciated. Please I have a question concerning the boldened. I hope you can help me out when it's convenient. I saw a school on Campuschina in which the CSC scholarship is available for my interested undergraduate course in English. Could this have been an error or is it really available in just that school for English undergraduate program? Isn't the CSC eligibility uniform across schools in China? I'm really confused. Thanks in anticipation of your reply

Thanks for the compliment. However I said in the write up that usually. So if you see a course on campuschina page and it is stated that it is in English, endeavour to go to the school's website and confirm. If the same information is there, then you are good to go.

And yes, there are slight variation in various schools for the CSC scholarship. CSC provides general condition but schools still have their individual conditions/requirements.

Mbbscentric:
Egbon,

Please how can I start?

Or what is the frist thing to do?

Use Google to search for list of schools in China that offers your course in English and have the specialization you want to study.

When you get like 3 or more of this, you can then start checking their requirements and see the ones you meet.

I think I listed it in the initial write up.

It is not a one day job though. I think that is where most of us develop cold feet to peruse several website pages of different schools.

amaniro:
I have a non related question though, between China and Japan, which understand and speak English the most?

I think Japan.

Most people dont understand English here. Taxi man, Shop owners and every common person you will meet day to day dont. If you are a student, some students and staff can, but most are still not comfortable speaking it.

Only few people can. The percentage will be greater in places like Beijing, Shanghai and other international or business environment.

I heard there is a place in Guangzhou that feels like you are in Lagos.

kelvindj98:
You will face racism anywhere u travel too, as long as it's not violent u shouldn't let that bother u.

Yea, I think you are right. But it is not as serious as it looks from Nigeria. May be it is because I am in an international environment however.

Also there are a lot of Nigerians in my school that it feels like home.

lavenjcrown:
where are you in the picture. keep on lying to those that will easily believe you. mtchew.

Lol.

You are the one there. Sorry

Pearlyakin:
Bro, how strong must the 2,2 be
Should it be close to 2,1 or just any 2,2 and moreso do you spend upto to #500k or close to #1m during the course of applying, flight and other logistics.

Hmmm,

It depend on number of schools you apply to and other factors.
But I think 500K MIGHT be enough for application, Visa and flight( cheap fight ooo).

But you still have to hold some cash when travelling even if you are a scholarship recipient that will be used before you start getting stipends.

Having 1 million naira is not a bad idea. You might, you might not need up to that.

MisterChairman:
this is good .. but am not enjoying ur narrative

Ok.
How do I improve it?

Taniaa:
Racist country

Really!
In what aspect?
I have not experienced that. Though not saying it does not exist at all.

Every country has some racist behaviour, it is only the degree that is different.

Jake420:
Boss will soon get Chinese gf lol but how was your gpa like?
3.0/4.3?

Any competitive GPA can apply. i.e. 2.1 and above. However I have seen successful applicants with 2.2.

So it all depends on you.

frankmoney:
varies ? How bro

Program I.e. bachelors, masters or PhD.

frankmoney:
Quick question bro . Does the scholarship involve monthly stipend ?

Yea. It also varies.

FCBboy:
nice job here. ...

quick question, how do you access Google services? I hear it's hard to use VPNs in china.

It is through VPN. No other way.

seunmohmoh:
Na to convert from Canada to China o

Really!
I will not advise that. But you can do it as a back up plan.

brandable:
Please is there possibility of stay back and looking for work after the postgraduate program. Or you have to return back to Nigeria after the program.

Yea.
But not automatic as you should know.