Neuchâtel @ Shanghai Academic Program

Program Objectives

Chinese is spoken by one fifth of the worldwide population. Conscious of this challenge and of this opportunity, the Republic and Canton of Neuchâtel has been offering Chinese language lessons in its different high schools.

To give even more weight to this effort, the canton has been supporting selected young high-schoolers to come live an immersive experience for six weeks in a local Chinese family with daily Chinese lessons, a trip to Beijing, and many cultural activities.

Since 2015, over fifteen students between the age of 16-21 have had the chance to learn more about China and discover the fascinating daily lives of the local community.

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Program Highlights

Although each student attends four hours of daily lessons together and many cultural activities, each of them stays with a different local family to fully experience the Chinese way of life.

The main results we have observed, beyond improving their mandarin Chinese language skills, has been a significant gain in maturity and in global awareness for our students.

Thanks to the generous support and efforts of the Republic and Canton of Neuchâtel, high school students have a chance to come discover China like never before.

Program Financing

The Republic and Canton of Neuchâtel is generously supporting students for this 6- week summer program, including host family screening, local transportation card & sim card, visa application, language lessons, cultural activities, professional activities, and 24/7 local support.

The students only have to cover a small portion of the cost, making this an amazing opportunity at a very low cost.

 

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They've done it

Colm

"The internship gives me a certain stability which I need, the various activities organized disrupt my daily life, and the regular exchanges I have with the members of the ICL Cup allow me to discover many personalities."
Integrate Chinese Life
2020-01-16T05:40:56+00:00
"The internship gives me a certain stability which I need, the various activities organized disrupt my daily life, and the regular exchanges I have with the members of the ICL Cup allow me to discover many personalities."

Géraldine – Belgium

"I didn’t imagine it would be so easy and fun to intern in Shanghai. I heard about ICL from a friend and contacted them because I was intrigued and before I knew it I had been hired as an intern in a great company, had my visa and I was all set to go."
Integrate Chinese Life
2019-12-07T01:47:35+00:00
"I didn’t imagine it would be so easy and fun to intern in Shanghai. I heard about ICL from a friend and contacted them because I was intrigued and before I knew it I had been hired as an intern in a great company, had my visa and I was all set to go."

Louis-Clement – France

"After graduating from McGill University in Montreal, I thought about moving to China. However I did not know how to go about it in terms of visa, finding an apartment, opening a bank account or finding the right cell phone provider."
Integrate Chinese Life
2019-12-07T01:48:14+00:00
"After graduating from McGill University in Montreal, I thought about moving to China. However I did not know how to go about it in terms of visa, finding an apartment, opening a bank account or finding the right cell phone provider."

Clelia – Switzerland

"I had a short but great experience in Shanghai. I was surprised of how easily you could meet people in the same situation, I would highly recommend this amazing and fun experience. The team is also very helpful and fast to respond in case of need."
Integrate Chinese Life
2020-01-12T06:01:40+00:00
"I had a short but great experience in Shanghai. I was surprised of how easily you could meet people in the same situation, I would highly recommend this amazing and fun experience. The team is also very helpful and fast to respond in case of need."

Orianne

"This internship has clearly changed my career and without China I would never have had this opportunity. I am more than fulfilled in my new job, a big thank you to ICL and the whole team who made this happen! "
Integrate Chinese Life
2020-01-16T05:20:08+00:00
"This internship has clearly changed my career and without China I would never have had this opportunity. I am more than fulfilled in my new job, a big thank you to ICL and the whole team who made this happen! "
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