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Costs
 Fee
Structures
In
our quest to provide more options and superior customer service, we
now offer several new service options. Click HERE
to learn more about what we do and each option or scroll down to view
the fee structure for the option in which you are interested.
1)
Standard Full Service
2) Economy Service
To view SAMPLE BUDGETS
for any of our university programmes, click HERE.
These budgets are designed to help you plan your trip and also to
help show you how studying in China with Access Mandarin can really
help you to save money. For more information on how we operate, please
CLICK HERE
to visit our "What We Do"
page.
| 1)
Standard Full Service |
Cost:
600 US Dollars per Student |
Whether
you come to China for one month or one semester, you receive basically
the same services, whether they are packed into one month or spread
out over 3, so our costs are relatively stable. Our fee covers
a total of three months of full service and up to 6 months of emergency
service. The list below details what is included. Sightseeing
for this option is arranged and students may choose from a list of
trips which ones they wish to attend. Students are responsible for
all associated costs (i.e. transport, entry tickets, guide). We have
structured things in this manner so that you are not forced to pay
for trips that you have already done or do not wish to attend--the
decision is always yours. Most of our students do, however, attend
these excursions. Of
course, we will help you to get the best prices possible on all of
your other costs and will guide you through
every
step of the process to pay all of your other fees in China.
What's
Included with Standard Full Service:
1
to 3 Months
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Pre-departure
Orientation Booklet with suggestions for pre-departure preparation,
packing, vaccinations, and other key information before you arrive
in Beijing, including important cultural notes as well. |
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Airport
Pickup and Dropoff--you will be greeted upon arrival and escorted
to your accommodation by our staff, and at the end of your programme
we will take you back to the airport to make sure you depart safely. |
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Orientation
/ Welcome package: arrival information packet with important and
useful information and phone numbers, a Beijing City map with
bus and subway routes, student handbook, campus map, and various
Beijing city magazine publications. |
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Orientation
and campus tour: a walking tour of campus and the surrounding
areas pointing out campus and surrounding facilities, classroom
and administration buildings, good restaurants, markets and shops,
entertainment, ATMs and banks, post offices, where to buy particular
items, etc. |
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Telephone
calling card of 100 RMB value so you will be able to call family
and friends overseas right away. |
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Laminated,
wallet-size emergency card with your address written in Chinese
and contact telephone numbers and names of Access Mandarin staff. |
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Welcome
banquet introducing you to various Chinese delicacies. |
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Detailed
instructions for Course Registration and Tuition and Accommodation
payment--We will personally take you to the appropriate offices
to ensure that all procedures and fees are paid and completed
properly and at the appropriate times. |
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First
day of class accompaniment--we will take you to the classroom
on your first day to make sure that you go to the proper classroom
and classroom building. |
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Accommodation
booking. |
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Sending
all paperwork and correspondence from the university to you via
express mail or fax to ensure that you receive all documents that
you will need to obtain a visa for study. |
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Assistance
exchanging currency--we show you where and how to change money
by personally taking you there. |
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Embassy
registration. |
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Arranging
tutors and language partners. |
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Assistance
arranging other extracurricular activities of interest. |
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Personalised
name cards with your contact information and address in Chinese
and English for convenience when meeting new friends. |
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Assistance
arranging transportation. |
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Assistance
with travel plans and arrangements. |
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Assistance
with mobile phone purchasing and account setup if desired. |
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ATM
location guide with directions to ATMs that accept foreign bank
cards throughout Beijing. |
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Beijing
Nightlife guide--a guide comprised by Access Mandarin to all of
the best bars, clubs and night hotspots in Beijing. |
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Restaurant
Location guide with detailed locations and directions in Chinese
and English for all types of cuisine both close to campus and
all over Beijing. |
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Access
Mandarin translated Chinese menu with Chinese characters, Romanisation
for pronunciation (pinyin), and detailed English description of
all dishes for ordering convenience and to build your food vocabulary. |
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Extensive
and comprehensive list of survival phrases and words in Chinese
with pinyin and English translations. |
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24
Hour Medical Support--you will always be able to reach Access
Mandarin staff at any time, 24 hours per day every day of the
week, in case of a medical emergency or if you need to see a physician. |
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Medical
Escort--should you need to see a doctor we will accompany you
to translate and assist at your request. |
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Peking
Duck Feast--we treat all of our students to fantastic Peking Duck
at a famous restaurant in Beijing. Don't worry--if you are vegan
or vegitarian or simply don't like duck there will be plenty of
other foods from which to choose. |
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Assistance
establishing bank accounts. |
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Arrangement
of Sightseeing--we make arrangements and an itinerary to go to
the following places. Students are responsible for their tickets
and transport costs, as well as any other costs associated with
the trips. The itinerary includes: Great Wall, Tiananmen Square,
Forbidden City (Palace Museum), Jingshan Park, Summer Palace,
Temple of Heaven, Lama Temple, Confucian Temple and Wangfujing
Night Street Food Market. |
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Multilingual
Support--if English is not comfortable for you, in most cases
we can arrange for a helper who speaks your mother tongue. |
3 to 6 Months
After a period of 3 months has elapsed, we will continue
to provide 24 hour emergency medical support for a maximum of a further
3 months (total of 6 months). Why do we operate this way? After 3
months the vast majority of students find that they no longer require
our services, and we do not want to charge for what you don't need.
This is also an incentive for students to learn Chinese quickly! However,
for up to 6 months should you run into an emergency you will still
be able to contact us around the clock for help. In addition, for
those students who still desire other forms of support after 3 months,
or even after 6 months, we will
gladly assist you in making your own arrangements.
| 2)
Economy Service |
Cost:
350 US Dollars per Student |
What's
Included with Economy Service:
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Includes
your university application fee of 50 US Dollars |
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Submission
of application materials and notification of acceptance |
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Sending
of university acceptance letter and papers to apply for a student
visa to you via secure post or fax. |
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Reservation
of accommodation and making appropriate adjustments should your
desired acommodation dates change prior to your arrival in Beijing.
You will also have a contact number just in case there is a problem
with the accommodation upon your arrival. |
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Access
Mandarin Economy Survival Guide--a full guide composed
by Access Mandarin and designed to provide you with all of the
information you need to be independent in Beijing. It walks you
through every step of your trip, including visa applications,
getting from the airport to your accommodation, paying accommodation
fees, where to go and what to do to register for classes, how
and where to set up bank accounts, how and where to change money,
survival phrases for ordering food and getting around town in
English, Pinyin and Chinese, ATM location guide, packing suggestions,
China tips, cultural notes, embassy and airline numbers, emergency
and health information and contacts, how to use telephones, mobile
phones and how to call overseas from China, transportation guide,
food and supplies information, postal mail, gym and exercise facilities,
nightlife guide, translated Chinese menu with Chinese characters,
Pinyin romanisation and english explanations, sightseeing suggestions
and more. |
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Card
to show the airport taxi driver with instructions in Chinese and
English to take you to your specific accommodation destination.--No
need to speak Chinese! Just show the driver the card! |
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A
color map of Beijing showing roads, subway and light rail routes,
bus routes and places of interest in Chinese, Pinyin and English.--We
highlight the university so you know where you are located. |
Once
you have signed up for the Economy service and paid the fee, after
we have successfully submitted your application and the visa paperwork
is ready we will mail everything to you via secure post. We will make
accommodation arrangements and should you
need to alter dates before you arrive we will do so for you.
Methods
of Payment--Your Peace of Mind
We
realise that you might know only as much about us or other programmes
as we know about you. The decision to come to China is a big one,
and we want you to feel rest assured that choosing our services is
the right choice. All
fees are non-refundable under any circumstances.
1)
Standard Full Service (600 US Dollars)
The
full 600 US Dollar amount is to be paid in full via either credit card or wire transfer. (Details of how to pay will be provided once we have received your application.)
After we have received confirmation of the payment we will proceed
to file all applications and send all necessary paperwork and materials
as soon as the application has been successfully processed.Applications will not be filed until we have
received confirmation of payment.
2)
Economy Service (350 US Dollars)
The
full 350 US Dollar amount is to be paid in full via either credit card or wire transfer. (Details of how to pay will be provided once we have received your application.)
After we have received confirmation of the payment we will proceed
to file all applications and send all necessary paperwork and materials
as soon as the application has been successfully processed.
University Costs and Sample Budgets
Please
click on the link below to view costs
On this
page we have done our best to provide you with several sample estimate
budgets so that you can see just how inexpensive studying in China
really can be. Wherever possible we have used actual costs to provide
more accurate budgets, however, some expenses may reflect estimates
or may be based upon one type of preference where choices are available
(for example, accommodation choice). The budgets do not represent
our fee or a package programme fee.
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