Since Shanghai was one of the world's busiest ports in 2005, it has become the largest cargo port in the world then.
Shanghai's modern lifestyle has attracted many foreigners to come and learn Mandarin, as well as many multinational businesses to have a headquarter office in Shanghai.
This westernized and modern city is one of China's most vital cultural, financial, commercial, industrial and communications centers.
Choice 1 - Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) was established in 1896, now standing as one of the oldest and most significant university in China.
SJTU has more than 1420 professors, with more than 100 of them being famous scientists and specialists.
SJTU has over 38,000 full-time enrolled students, and a wide variety of courses to choose from. The Ministry of Education and the Shanghai Government jointly runs SJTU.
Choice 2 - Fudan University
Fudan University, established in 1905 "is one of the oldest leading, co-educational, and most selective universities in the People's Republic of China."
Fudan University ranked highest in their physical and social sciences. More importantly, they have a very good learning environment and faculty for learning Mandarin.
Usually in universities, There are short term and long term courses to choose from.
The short term courses usually last for up to 1 semester (around 4 months). The long term courses usually last for 1 year to 2 years (2 to 4 semesters).
All short term and long term courses/programs usually start at the end of February (after Chinese New Year) till mid-July, and the fall semesters usually start in early September, and end in mid-January.