Exchange

Summer (Short Term) Program

These programs are dealt by us (PACI). We usually announce the details around Jan.

Japanese Language Summer Immersion Programs run by the Department

Japanese Language Summer Program (Konan University)

Location: Kobe, Japan

Length of study: 6 weeks in June and July every year

Deadline: mid-February every year (announced in class)

Eligibility: UVic students who have completed PAAS131 successfully or who are taking PAAS131

Program Fee: Approximately $3500 (depending on the exchange rate) This includes tuition, textbooks and other teaching materials, the cost for orientation sessions, transportation to and from the airport, hotel accommodation on the first day, transportation of baggage, daily transportation to and from Konan University, and home stay. The home stay includes two meals a day (breakfast and dinner).

What is not covered: airfare, travel insurance, lunch, etc.

Application procedure:
1. Submit an application to the Japanese language program.
2. A selection procedure is followed.

Japanese Language Immersion Course (Doshisha Women’s College)

Location: Kyoto, Japan

Length of study: 8 weeks in May to July every year

Deadline: early January every year (announced in class)

Eligibility: UVic female students who have successfully completed PAAS131 or who are taking PAAS131

Program Fee: approximately $4000 (depending on the exchange rate) This includes tuition, field trip fee, welcome and farewell parties’ fees, insurance premium

Accommodation Fee: Home stay: 120,000 yen (two meals per day) – 15,000 yen a week

Student Residence: 54,800 yen (single room and no meals) – 6,850 yen a week. What is not covered: airfare, lunch, etc.

Number of scholarships: A limited number of 120,000 yen scholarships are available to participants from the affiliated institutions. For a home stay student, the total amount will be paid to the host family to cover 2 meals/day and basic living expenses. For a lodger in residence, 54,800 yen will be allotted to the dormitory expense and the remaining 65,200 yen will be given to the participant at the beginning of the program.

Application procedure:

1. Apply to the Japanese language program
2. A selection procedure is followed.


Chinese Language Study Abroad Scholarships and Programs

Chinese Language Exchange Programs run by the Department

ECNU Exchange Program (East China Normal University)

Location: Shanghai, China

Length of study: one academic year (September to July of the next year)

Deadline: the end of January every year

Eligibility: UVic students who have commenced their study of Chinese

Financial Support: tuition, accommodation, and modest monthly allowance

What is not covered: airfare, visa application fee, and some administrative costs

Number of scholarships: Three

Application procedure:

1. Submit an application to the department office. The application should include a cover letter, a brief résumé and the names of two people who can be contacted for references

2. Go though a face-to-face interview

Renmin University Summer Exchange Program

Location: Beijing, China

Length of study: 4 weeks in July every year

Deadline: spring term of every year (announced in class)

Eligibility: UVic students who have commenced their study of Chinese

Financial Support: tuition

What is not covered: airfare, accommodation, and visa application fee

Number of scholarships: Two

Application procedure:

1. Apply to the Chinese Program Advisor

2. If there are more than two applications, a selection procedure is followed.

NSYSU Summer Exchange Program (National Sun Yat-sen University)

Location: Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Length of study: 4-6 weeks

Deadline: spring term of every year (announced in class)

Eligibility: UVic students who have commenced their study of Chinese

Financial Support: eligible for TECO MOE Award (USD$500) (Taipei Economic and Cultural Office - Ministry of Education Award)

What is not covered: airfare, accommodation

Number of scholarships: no limit

Application procedure: apply to the Chinese Program Advisor



External Chinese Language Programs/Scholarships

Chinese Government Scholarships

Location: One of the universities in China

Length of study: 1-2 years

Deadline: January 31 of every year (please check the updated information)

Eligibility: BC residents and Canadian citizens under the age of 35

Financial Support:

Full scholarship:

tuition, basic learning materials, accommodation, a monthly living allowance (CNY1400), emergency medical care, comprehensive medical insurance, a once-only settlement subsidy (CNY 1500) and a once-only inter-city travel allowance

Partial scholarship: tuition

What is not covered: international airfare, visa application fee

Number of scholarships: 5 full time scholarships and 10 partial scholarships

Application procedure: Chinese Government Scholarship

Office of the Inspector of Independent Schools

Ministry of Education
PO Box 9153 STN PROV GOVT
Victoria BC V8W 9H1
Canada
Eligibility criteria, application forms and procedures and further information about the Chinese Government Scholarship are contained at the Ministry of Education website and the Ministry of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development website.

Confucius Institute Scholarships

Location: One of the universities in China

Length of study: (1) one semester, or (2) one academic year

Deadline: March 31 of every year

Eligibility: people not holding Chinese citizenship and under the age of 55

Financial Support: tuition, accommodation, a monthly living allowance (CNY1400), emergency medical care, comprehensive medical insurance, a once-only settlement subsidy (CNY 1500)

What is not covered: airfare, visa application fee

Number of scholarships: no limit

Application procedure:

1. Apply online

2. Submit the application package to Chinese Consulate General in Vancouver or BCIT Confucius Institute

Eligibility criteria, application forms and procedures and further information about the Scholarship are contained at the Confucius Institute Scholarship website.

Huayu Enrichment Scholarships

Location: university- or college-affiliated Mandarin training centers in Taiwan

Length of study:

(1) in general one academic year

(2) could also be 3 months, 6 months, or 9 months

Deadline: March 31 of every year

Eligibility: a. Be of 18 years of age or older, a high school graduate or above, have an excellent academic performance in his/her most recent formal educational study experience and be of good moral character.

b. Is not an ROC (Taiwan) national.

c. Does not have the status of being an overseas compatriot student.

d. Has never been a student at a Mandarin training center, nor a degree-seeking student at any university or college in Taiwan.

e. Is not an exchange student in accordance with an agreement of cooperation between an international university/college and an educational institute in Taiwan, at the time of receiving a HES

f. Has never received an award either under this scholarship program nor the Taiwan Scholarship Program.

g. Is not a recipient of any other scholarship or subsidy offered by the Taiwan government or any other educational institutions in Taiwan.

Financial Support: monthly stipend NT$25,000 (approximately US$735)

What is not covered: Recipients are responsible for their own expenses.

Number of scholarships: not specified

Application procedure: Taiwan Embassy or Representative Office in Vancouver

Eligibility criteria, application forms and procedures and further information about the Scholarship are contained at Taiwan Embassy or Representative Office in Vancouver website.

Canadian TCSL Association Summer Language Program Shanghai

Location: Shanghai, China

Length of study: 4 weeks in May of every year

Deadline: March 15 of every year

Eligibility: UVic students who only completed PAAS 110 or PAAS111

Program Fee: CAD1690.00 (includes: tuition, shared accommodation, breakfast, workshops and activities, group airport transfers to and from the hosting institute and sightseeing trips in Shanghai

What is not covered: airfare, visa fee, Airport Improvement Fees, travel and medical insurances, immunizations, lunch and dinner, optional trips to other cities, personal expenses, long distance calls, faxes, etc.

Application procedure: The Canadian TCSL Association Summer Study Program

#163-2498 West 41st Avenue, Vancouver, B.C. ?V6M 2A7

Further information about the Program is contained at Canadian Teaching Chinese as a Second Language Association website.



International and Exchange Student Services (IESS)

Exchange Programs for UVic students handled by the IESS Office

Length of study: Varies by the program

Deadline: The mid- or end of January every year for the programs starting the following September

Eligibility: Full-time UVic students with a minimum cumulative GPA of 5.00 (B) Students must have completed at least one year of study at UVic

Cost: UVic Tuition Fees, Cost of Student visas, required health exams, air fare and other travel expenses Accommodation and food expenses may varies depending on the choice of the programs

Financial Support: Various scholarships available Please see the IESS website.

What is not covered: airfare, visa application fee, and some administrative costs, etc.

Application procedure: All the application is handled by the IESS office. For details, please see the IESS Website.


Partner Universities in the Asia Pacific Region

Australia
University of Adelaide
University of Ballarat
Deakin University
Griffith University
James Cook University
Murdoch University
University of Newcastle
University of South Australia
University of Wollongong
Victoria University

China
City University of Hong Kong
Renmin University of China
University of Hong Kong

Japan
Aoyama Gakuin
Doshisha University
Konan University
Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts
Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
Seikei University

South Korea
Yosei University
Hanyang University

Singapore
National University of Singapore
Nanyang Technological University

Taiwan
National Sun Yat-sen University
National Taiwan University

Thailand
Mahidol University International College

New Zealand
University of Waikato
Victoria University of Wellington