Student Resources

The USC Price School of Policy, Planning, and Development offers International Labs that provide students with an integrative professional experience by enabling them to give policy recommendations and consultations to real clients in a different country.

The USC School of Social Work presents the China program that provides leadership training opportunities and promote social development through social work education in China.

The USC Annenberg School for Communication, in conjunction with the Chinese University of Hong Kong, offers courses taught in English designed to meet the needs of students from a wide variety of majors.

The USC Center on Public Diplomacy at the Annenberg School is a joint research and professional training organization and is looking to extend the training to diplomats on both sides of the Taiwan strait.

Undergraduate students in the Viterbi School of Engineering are encouraged to study at a partner institution through the Viterbi Undergraduate International Exchange Program.

Undergraduates in the Marshall School of Business can study at the National Taiwan University for a semester or an academic year through Marshall's International Exchange Program.

This program is designed for students majoring in business with no Chinese language background and those who have studied Chinese for several semesters.  The program offers Chinese language training at both standard and intensive levels coupled with coursework, taught in English, in business, marketing, economics, international relations, and area studies. Students learn about contemporary business issues affecting China, and the affects of China as a rising power in the business world today.Deadline:May 1, 2020Dates:Aug 30 – Dec 13, 2020 (15 weeks)Credit:15 semester hours / 22.5…

This program is appropriate for beginning through advanced language students who have an interest in improving their Chinese while having the opportunity to take non-language courses taught in English that aid in understanding Taiwanese culture and society. The program offers a flexible and supportive environment in which to experience life at one of Taiwan's most prestigious national universities.Tentative Dates:Aug 31, 2020 – Jan 18, 2021 (20 weeks)*Credit:15 semester hours / 22.5 quarter hoursProgram Snapshot:Special CIEE core seminar taught in English and Chinese examines modern…

The Inter-University Program for Chinese Language Studies (IUP), formerly known as the 'Stanford Center,' is now in its 10th year in Beijing on the campus of Tsinghua University. IUP was originally established in Taipei, Taiwan in 1963 and in 1997 relocated to its current site in Beijing. IUP is the premier U.S.-sponsored Chinese language program intended for students who aspire to truly advanced competence, whether they be undergraduates, graduates, professionals, or established scholars. IUP currently offers a 32-week Academic Year Program, a 16-week Semester Option, and an 8-week Summer…

ICLP trains students to oral and written fluency in as short a time as possible through rigorous instruction and intensive coursework. The results are often startling. Students who come to ICLP with only a basic level of Chinese ability are often able to speak and read fluently after only one year of instruction. In order to maintain the academic atmosphere at ICLP, we only accept students who are genuinely interested in learning all aspects of modern Chinese.  Students who are interested only in learning to read, or only in learning to speak Chinese, should not come to ICLP for…