Language for Business and Technology: China

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Description

We had great fun in Shenzhen in Summer 2024! We are excited to return for Summer 2025!

INFO SESSION: Join us for our China LBAT Info Session on Monday, Oct. 21, 5 – 6 p.m. in Swann 320.

The LBAT China is an intensive Chinese language program led by Georgia Tech faculty members. Students get individual one-on-one tutoring sessions, participate in weekly group dinners, and visit cultural and business sites as part of the experience. Explore the fascinating fusion of traditional Chinese culture with modern, metropolitan culture, experience one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, and enhance your language abilities in an immersive environment. Experience all the great things that Georgia Tech and China have to offer!

For 2025, we are partnering again with the Georgia Tech China Summer Program (CSP) to provide more course offerings and flexibility, enriched group activities, and greater student support.

Check out our LBAT China alumni experiences:

Location

Hong Kong (one week) and Shenzhen (eight weeks), China

Dates

Classes: May 12 – July 22, 2025 (May 12-16 virtual)

Final Exams: July 24 – 30, 2025 (In accordance with the GT Final Exams Matrix)

Host Institutions

Hong Kong University (HKU) and Georgia Tech Shenzhen Institute (GTSI). We will have campus tours and opportunities to interact with local HKU and GTSI students.

Accommodations

The program provides double-room housing located near campus with a free shuttle service to the campus. Housing provides air conditioning, western toilets, and modern facilities. Students may select a roommate in advance. Those who do not select a roommate will be randomly paired with another student of the same gender.

Courses

  • CHIN 3691: Chinese for Current Events
  • CHIN 3692: Business Chinese
  • CHIN 3693: Conversation Practicum
  • CHIN 3696: Economic Development and Sustainability in China

All courses count toward our undergraduate Chinese degrees, a minor in Chinese, a certificate in Chinese, and the International Plan!

Prerequisites

CHIN 2002 or equivalent and in good standing. Contact Chao Li 李老师 for a placement consult.

Cost

  • The program fee is $4,900. The program fee includes a $500 non-refundable deposit, housing, classroom, tutoring, weekly group dinners, cultural and business site visits, group transportation, and travel health insurance.
    • Program fees are payable through OSCAR.
    • A non-refundable $500 deposit is due at the time of application and is applied to the overall program fee. The deposit will be refunded if a student is not accepted into the program.
    • Georgia Tech China Summer Program (CSP) is supporting the LBAT China again this year with an early bird application deadline ($500 discount on program charge) for students registered by Dec. 31.
  • The program fee does NOT include tuition (see Bursar for rates), textbooks, international airline tickets (~$1,350 – $2,100), visa ($185), technology fee ($107 in 2023), personal travel, and independent meals. 

Application and Payment Deadlines

  • Apply via Atlas by Feb. 1. Apply by Dec. 31 for early decision and a $500 early bird discount!
    • If you are a non-Georgia Tech (transient/special) student, you are required to submit TWO separate applications to the Office of International Education.
  • A $500 non-refundable deposit is due at the time of application and is applied to the overall program fee.
  • The first half of the program fee ($1,500) is due Feb. 15 and the balance ($2,900 or $2,400 for early bird applicants) is due March 15. 
    • Payments are withdrawn directly from the student's OSCAR accounts on the deadline.
  • Tuition payment is due on May 20, 2025, at 4 p.m. ET. 

Fee Payment Information: Please adhere to the deadlines stated for the program. Please observe the information in Payment Options to ensure that your payments are processed at the Bursar’s Office on time. Fees will be charged to your Oscar account on the due dates. Make sure you make all necessary payments on time in order to avoid a hold on your account. Students expecting financial aid must submit a letter from the Financial Aid Office stating the allocation and date of payments expected. Tuition and student fees are due according to the Registrar’s schedule for summer tuition.

*Georgia Tech reserves the right to alter the program cost due to currency devaluation or other unforeseen circumstances.

Scholarship Opportunities

Cancellation Policy

Students who cancel their participation in the program after being accepted will be subject to the following non-negotiable fee schedule:

  • Students canceling before Jan. 15 will lose their $500 deposit.
  • Students canceling after Jan. 15 must pay 25% of the program fee.
  • Students canceling after Feb. 15 must pay 50% of the program fee.
  • Students canceling after March 15 must pay 100% of the program fee.

Program descriptions and fees are subject to final approval by educational units and the Office of International Education. Georgia Tech reserves the right to alter or cancel this program due to low enrollment, unavailability of a professor to teach a planned course, or other unforeseen circumstances. Once Georgia Tech has made payments to service providers, or if Georgia Tech cancels the program before departure or while the program is in progress for reasons beyond its control, such as political unrest or danger to participants' safety, only those fees that Georgia Tech is able to have refunded by service providers will be returned to participants. 

Informational Meetings

Mandatory Orientation Meetings (combined with CSP):

  • Orientation #1, Feb. 26, 2025, 5:30 – 7 p.m. in 1116-1118 Conference Room Marcus Nano
  • Orientation #2, March 12, 2025, 5:30 – 7 p.m. in 1116-1118 Conference Room Marcus Nano
  • Orientation #3, April 15, 2025, 5:30 – 7 p.m. in 211 Classroom IC

More Information

Email Chao Li 李老师 with questions or to schedule a virtual meeting.

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