1．Meal

    Students have a multitude of dining options within walking distance of campus. Students will be able to eat in the University dining hall or at any of the many local restaurants immediately off campus. A public kitchen is also available for participants who would like to prepare their own food. The approximate daily cost of food is 20-40RMB.

2．Banking and Shopping

    There are banks near the university, such as Bank of China, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, China Construction Bank and Agricultural Bank of China which make it convenient for students to open an account and change currency.There are several shops on campus with 6 buses around going to the shopping center of the city.

3．Medical Treatment and Insurance

    The insurance fee is on the overseas students' own expense. School hospital is at service for common illness while the second attached hospital to Dalian Medicine University (Buses No.23, 901 and 406 can reach the hospital.) is available for the acute and serious sickness. Medical insurance and life accident insurance should be purchased by overseas students who have no insurance in China.

4．Transportation and Communications

    The university is 14 kilometers outside of the city center, that is, 30-35 minutes taking buses No. 23, 901 and 406, or 20 minutes by taxi. It takes 15 minutes by taxi to reach Dalian International Airport, which is approximately 12 kilometers away.

    There is internet access and direct dial telephone (or 200 telephone) in student dormitory. Letters will be sent to the international students' office. There is a post office at the west gate of the school where express mail and packages can be delivered.

Correspondence Address for overseas students

    School of International Cultural Exchanges, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road No.2, Ganjingzi District, Dalian, P. R. China. Zip Code: 116024