Go Abroad China

Go Abroad China Reviews

Lukas
4/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Chinese tech internship

I attended Go Abroad China's internship in China in tech sector and as a Germen recent graduate i was totally shocked by seeing the real Chinese technology. I sent my application, had interview and got confirmation within a week and applied for Visa for me. I was actually surprised by all the smooth process, and air port pick up. further on in the program we had Chinese language lessons and were amazed by the teacher and everyone there. thank you so much to Go Abroad China's team and for their effort.

What is your advice to future travelers on this program?
try to explore and be a experience digger
Pros
  • good behaving colleagues
  • fast adaptability
  • support and communication
Ibrahim
4/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Fudan pleasure

I had the pleasure of attending the Go Abroad China's Chinese language programs and studied at Fudan university in China. the process and experience with them was pretty smooth and convenient and within weeks i got confirmation, visa and flights booked to China. they handled every step of the process and after arriving at the Shanghai's airport they were there to pick me up and take me to my place which was a nice apartment. weekends we had tours and city exploring and cultural places had classes. it was a 8 weeks program and we finished it amazingly with best results.

What was the most surprising thing you saw or did?
the great wall of China was the most surprising thing so far
Pros
  • Good placing in a historical university.
  • making friends with local
  • visa and housing support
Hannah
4/5
Yes, I recommend this program

I spent 5 months in Beijing

I left Melbourne with literally zero plans and said why not give this a shot? My host family in Haidian turned out to be amazing—my host mum made me breakfast every morning and always helped me with my Mandarin which i really felt like a home. The PKU campus oh come on it was Huge and honestly beautiful. Classes kept me on my toes, but I actually enjoyed them. On weekends, I'd go to hutongs or head out to the Great Wall with friends I’d just met from all over the world like I was really amazed and By the third month, I could bargain at the markets and even hold real conversations with my host brother. I came back way more confident and now I want to go to China for job.

What was the most unfamiliar thing you ate?
i would say it was Long xu tang which i honestly liked it
Pros
  • good language support
  • airport pick up and visa support was welcoming
  • Kind and well host family
Carlos
4/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Thanks to my mentor

Interning at a fortune 500 company in shanghai blew me away like really it did. Instead of grabbing coffee, waling around the office, laughing and setting I jumped right into real marketing campaigns. My mentor didn’t let me hide in the background either or as always just grab a coffee and sit somewhere—they had me present straight to clients. Terrifying at first, but honestly, it was incredible. The GAC team took care of everything—visa, apartment, even some survival Mandarin lessons. I met friends from all over the globe. Three months later, I’ve got job offers and a totally new outlook. Every second was worth spending there and the cultural tour was amazing, sharing a moment here with you.

Pros
  • positive working place
  • you can make many friends
  • fast adaptability
Chloé
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Switzerland/Chinese Chef now

I came from Switzerland and honestly living with a Chinese family that I’d never met made me worried at first, but as soon as i showed up the family was really welcoming, and always smiling. i went to the Beijing Language and Culture University, which made me feel like i am at the united nations and people everywhere packed into one campus. morning all about the classes, and then city tours, university exploring and so many others. i loved cooking with my host family which made me feel like i was a Chinese chef now. thanks to Go Abroad China for the experience.

Ahmed
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Think of going there as Arab

As someone working in the Egypt logistics, i knew China's manufacturing would be fascinating, but nothing could prepare me for real thing. Go Abroad China placed me in a trading company in Shenzhen that exports electronics to Europe and Middle East, but coming from Cairo i was really worried about the language and the culture and getting adapted to the workplace, but from very first day the team was helpful and welcoming. my colleagues took me to the Dongguan, explained supplier relations and let me sit in actual meetings and negotiate with Chinese vendors, weekend tours and the Chinese classes by the Go Abroad China was also helpful.

What was your funniest moment?
i think the funny thing is that sometimes the accent slips
Pros
  • visa and placing support
  • fast support, clear communication
  • city exploring
Carla
4/5
Yes, I recommend this program

GAC program in China

After uni, I took a gap year and jumped into the GAC's program in China and seriously it made a huge difference in my career, life and everything. I had few online internships while I was a university student and then after graduation I thought of doing something real. I split my days in the gap to internship, Mandarin classes and city exploring. I loved the group city exploring which I saw many places even the great wall of China (honestly it's really big and wider than we see😀) thank you for the experience.

What was the most nerve-racking moment and how did you overcome it?
getting lost in Shanghai in my second week of the gap program, honestly i didn't remember the apartment address in Chinese and my phone was also dead, so after an hour of just strange looking i finally found a cafe where i charged my phone and called GAC support. Haha the girl laughed and still came for support haha omg 😁
Pros
  • good housing
  • fast support from team
  • yummy food
Lars
4/5
Yes, I recommend this program

As an engineer, I loved it

As an energy engineer from Norway, I really needed a career break to explore China's renewable energy and as from my perspective the GAC's career launch internship program helped a lot. I landed my internship at a solar technology company in Shanghai where I worked on efficiency testing and overseas projects. With technical background, I was curious about how the tech and innovation in the renewable energy works and found them really impressive, fast decision making, practical and really supportive.

What was the most unfamiliar thing you ate?
Haven't tried Chinese food in my entire life, but in China i had to taste some😉
Pros
  • visa and housing support
  • great matching and networking opportunities
Yuki
4/5
Yes, I recommend this program

GAC

Spending the summer in Beijing with Go Abroad China changed everything for me. I was just a teenager and pretty anxious about going off on my own, but right from the start the program made it all feel manageable and stress free. The host family treated me like one of their own family members and got to know all other teenagers immediately and at the end separating from them was really not ok. On weekends city exploring, language learning, historical places and many more. I swear I won't trade the experience for anything else.

What was the most nerve-racking moment and how did you overcome it?
Definitely was the first day at the host family house, cause i barely spoke Chinese and they didn't speak that much of English, dinner was really awkward at first and we had a lot of smiling and pointing at the food, util the girl there pulled our her phone and used the google translator
Pros
  • staff genuinely cares about you and checks in regularly
  • you can make many friends
  • host families felt like a second home
Kevin
4/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Thank you China!

I'm a final law student from Poland and really i was eager to understand the Chinese law system, is it similar to Korea? or different so i started my journey with Go Abroad China, sending my application from the same platform where i am reviewing now. i was placed in a Chinese law firm specializing in international trade and IP law honestly that's exactly what i needed (i tried understanding whole law system of China so this was also good) . i assisted my co-workers with contract reviews, trademark filings and also had the opportunity of setting in client consultations. my colleague (actually new ones) took time to explain to me how the system is different here from Europe and it was eye opening. GAC handled A-Z as promised and greatly appreciated & highly recommended for any law student. considering international practice.

What was the most surprising thing you saw or did?
Chinese law that's really different from Korea
What other participants should know
  • giving more information about the host company will help in fast adaptability