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sdisunshine · Joined: 20 Jul 2005 Posts: 11

Hi all!
Anyone knows about this university in Wuhan and Start Consulting Co. (recruiting agency) ?
I received an offer for teaching French there, seems like a good one but id like to hear some feedback from previous / current teachers there; + any useful tips or info about Wuhan.
Do you know the best deal to get to Wuhan from London? Or Beijing to Wuhan?
Thanks a lot buddies

tw · Joined: 04 Jun 2005 Posts: 3898

sdisunshine · Joined: 20 Jul 2005 Posts: 11

Thanks tw, might be an option yeah. i checked the flight to Beijing today and they were pretty cheap, but then i need to check transportation to Wuhan...

Have u ever been to Wuhan?

Chris_Crossley

Laoshi1950 · Joined: 22 May 2004 Posts: 198 Location: Australia

Hey! I have lived and worked in Wuhan for over a year now at a university in the Wuchang area - south of the Chang Jiang. I like the city and am returning after the Summer holidays for another year, but at a different university.

As has been mentioned, it can be oppressively hot in Wuhan during the lengthy Summer months. The main issue is the excessively high humidity that makes the days so uncomfortable. The shopping and entertainment are satisfactory and there is plenty for the adventurous to do.

The university that you have been offered a job at has good quality students and has a good reputation in the city. It has a beautiful campus beside a lake and has good public transport access to the downtown area of Wuchang. Students are from the many different ethnic groups that comprise the Chinese population, and their homes are spread across the country.

I was offered a job there too - but declined it, as I got a better salary and teaching hours offer at another university in Wuhan.

If you have any specific questions about life in Wuhan , feel free to pm or email them to me.

Good luck!

sdisunshine · Joined: 20 Jul 2005 Posts: 11

Cheers guys!
Im glad to hear some positive feedback about the uni too...kinda reassured.
tw you were wondering where the uni was, it is located in Hongsham, Wuhan. Near some lake I think.
I will definitely contact u guys later for more info if u dont mind. Wink

Roger · Joined: 19 Jan 2003 Posts: 9138

Pour autant que je sache, cette universite est situee a Wuchang - comme quelq'un l'a deja mentionne.

From what I have heard - but have not been able to verify on my own - this is just one among many regular publicly-owned universities, so don't expect too much. It seems to be a good university as Chinese ones go (I can, upon returning home, check what ranking it has if any, nationally).

As for how to get there, I suppose your best deal is by flying to HONG KONG, or possibly to GUANGZHOU (there may be a direct flight from London; there certainly is one from Paris and Munich).

From HONG KONG to GUANGZHOU it is a complicated 140 haul either by train or bus or a combination (you have to cross a boundary that separates Hong Kong from the nominally-socialist CHinese hinterland, thus changing buses or trains is inevitable unless you take a direct through train from HK to Peking and get off at WUHAN).
From GUANGZHOU, it is 1200 kms or so to Wuhan, an easy one-day trip in aircon trains.

Of course, you are free to take a domestic flight there - but that would involve complicated trips to and from airports. You could, of course, take a domestic flight all the way from HK.

sdisunshine · Joined: 20 Jul 2005 Posts: 11

Merci Roger, i might need to check that location... i really thought the lady told me it was in Hongshan.. Ah well... I would be grateful if you could check its ranking... It's just such a harssle to check and trust what they offer you...
Have u guys ever heard of the GEVU organization? the INYO SCHOOL OF ENGLISH in Zhanjiang with some guy called Ian Clark?
Thanks for your help!