I chose this university for many reasons. First of all, I take Mandarin as part of my subjects for my diploma, and that is something I would like to continue improving in the future. Of course, the city this university is in isn't the only city I could learn Mandarin in. However, I had the opportunity to visit Shanghai in 2011 and I absolutely loved the city. The culture, the surrounding, the people, and everything else the city had to offer. Though I have not visited other cities, I am positive that if I were to attend Donghua University, I would enjoy living in that part of China. Furthermore, the university has a great variety of international students, which is an environment that suits me best as I enjoy discussing and sharing ideas with people of different backgrounds. Also, I asked my Chinese friends for their opinion about the university as I wanted more personal opinions that the website could offer. All my friends who knew about Donghua claimed it was a very famous and well renowned university. From what I could read on the websites, this university has a lot to offer in terms of courses or programs. I also enjoy the fact that Donghua University is in cooperation with over 100 international universities, really strengthening the sense of being involved with people from all over the world.