Live, Intern and Study Abroad in Beijing

Prepare yourself for endless adventures in the city of Beijing, China, where you never know which century you’ll be approaching around each corner. Beijing has a long, rich history dating from early imperial times, more than 3000 years ago, to today’s modern Chinese cultural center.

Formerly referred to as Peking, Beijing, the capital city of China, translates to the ‘North City’ in English, signifying its strategic importance in China. Beijing has transformed into an energetic, fast-paced city with opportunities abounding throughout the city. With approximately 21.71 million people living here, it is the second largest city (Shanghai is the largest city in China, with a population of roughly 24.18 million).

Go Abroad China (GAC) offers a variety of programs in Beijing, allowing you to come and experience the diversity of life in Beijing while you complete an internship, learn Chinese, Volunteer and more. Our different programs run from a couple of weeks through to a full year. We can arrange anything for you right here in Beijing, the heart of China, whether you plan to come and study or take an internship (or both). This city is the first stop for our summer internships in China every year.

Our programs in Beijing take place at Beijing’s most influential and renowned universities such as Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU), Peking University and Tsinghua University. Studying and immersing yourself in Chinese culture, specifically in China’s capital which is seen as China’s cultural melting point, is a highly valuable experience.

If you are interested in studying Chinese, we offer a range of options from university programs, high school programs, and small group programs to personalized one-on-one tutoring. We offer three accommodation options for you while you are studying here, however, for maximum culture exposure and accelerated Chinese language learning, we encourage you to stay with a Chinese host family; this allows you to live the language in Beijing. Living and studying Chinese in Beijing will also offer a less formal learning opportunity, out on the streets, you can slowly learn some Beijing Mandarin - special words and phrases commonly used by Beijingers only.

Feedback on our Intensive Chinese Courses has been that many of our participants have spent several years studying Chinese with little progress, and they found it very difficult to learn without a real Chinese environment. Once here, that changed! Why don’t you come to China to learn Chinese the easy way?