Further information may be obtained in the International Programs Office or from Professor Lare in the Politics Department. The College has established formal relationships with twenty-eight study abroad programs in seventeen countries. The programs enable students to pursue a course of study abroad for one semester unless otherwise noted. There are semester programs at Nanjing University and Peking University in the People's Republic of China or National Chengchi University in Taipei, Taiwan. Courses are offered on Chinese language, history, and culture.
Students live in university dormitories with Chinese and American roommates.
Courses include intensive Chinese language, and philosophy, culture and traditional Chinese medicine. An independent research project for credit is required. Chinese doctors and ECNU faculty teach courses in English or with translation. Field trips are integral. Housing is with ECNU student roommates.