I started learning Chinese a few weeks ago, wanting to see if it was at my taste, and it is. Plus, I had the luck to go to China for a long week in February, and I really liked Shanghai and China, so I wish even more to go there next year. Your university seems very good. Not too far from the center, with good accomodation and beautiful architecture. About the Chinese classes, they allow to learn Chinese fast, and the optionnal classes in English are really at my taste, as I like history and economics.