Student Handbook

In early March, PiB will publish a student handbook for our 2010 session. This handbook will contain important information about living arrangements, Chinese visas, and other aspects of life in China. The handbook expands upon the following important pieces of information:

Visas

PiB does not obtain visas for students. Our host university in China, Beijing Normal University, sends us a form for each student, called a JW202 form. We send this form to students, who then use it to apply for an F visa (short-term study visa) from their nearest Chinese consulate. If students use a document other than the JW202 form provided by Beijing Normal to attain their visa, or if they apply for a visa of any type other than an F visa, they are responsible for making their own arrangements to assure legal status while in China.

Housing

All students are expected to live on the BNU campus; this is one element of our "total immersion" program. PiB assigns each student to a single bed in a two-bed room. The other bed will usually be filled by another PiB student. If you and your spouse are both accepted into PiB, you will be given a room together. If you are married and your spouse is not a PiB student, it is your responsibility to make housing arrangements for him/her. Likewise, PiB is unable to accommodate children of PiB students.