I read good feedbacks of people who studied at Xi'an Jiaotong University. First of all the Chinese teaching methods and the teachers were praised, which is very important to me as I want to learn as much Mandarin as possible in this semester. Also a friend of mine who studied in Bejing heard positive things about international students who were at Xi'an Jiaotong University. I also like the organisation of field-trips within the languague course and how the campus (Xingqing) looks like. Last but not least I think the city of Xi'An is a good place to get in touch with the rich Chinese culture and therefore a perfect fit for my first stay in China.