Shanghai Theatre Academy (STA) is a prestigious art university for performing art talents in China. It was formerly the Shanghai Municipal Experimental Theatre School, which was established on December 1st, 1945. In 1956 the school was officially renamed Shanghai Theatre Academy. In 2002, STA became a comprehensive art university with the disciplines of theatre, traditional Chinese opera, dance, film & TV, and the education spectrum covered vocational secondary school, bachelor, master and doctor programs.

There are more than 500 full-time employees at Shanghai Theatre Academy, including over 300 teachers. STA has over 2100 undergraduate students in 17 majors, as well as over 900 postgraduate students on campus.

There are four STA campuses with distinct functions. The Huashan Campus is the theatre arts education centre. The Lianhua Campus is the traditional Chinese opera education centre; the Hongqiao Campus is the international dance education centre; the Changlin Campus is the film, TV and new media education centre. In STA there are 10 educational units, including the Acting Department, Directing Department, Dramatic Literature Department, Stage Design Department, College of Chinese Opera, College of Dance, College of Film, College of Creative Studies, Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Education, and the College of Continuing Education. Besides, there are two vocational secondary schools affiliated to STA - the Chinese Opera School and the Dance School.

STA has cultivated thousands of artists and culture managers in various professional fields for the country, and many graduates have become leading experts and professionals with national and international reputation in the fields of theatre, film & TV, dance and fine arts. They have won numerous grand awards and enjoyed high reputation and influence at home and abroad.

Accommodation Management and Application Regulations for STA Overseas Students

Students could apply for foreign students’ dormitory according to their needs. A 0 deposit shall be prepaid when checked in. Only assets of mat is provided when students check in. Other necessities need to be prepared by the students. Size of the bed: Width 90 CM; Length 200 CM. Price: 0 a day per person for a single room. 0 a day per person for a double room. For those who will leave during vacations but still wish to retain their rooms, the price is 0 a day per person for a single room; 0 a day per person for a double room. For full scholarship students, the room fee is spared; if he or she wishes to live outside due to personal reasons, he or she could be subsidized accordingly by International Students Office.

Accommodation fee should be paid within the first week each term by Chinese debit card or credit card with “China Union Pay” on it. There are several facilities on 18th floor of the dormitory, electric stove, washing machine, fridges, water heater, zinc, etc. in the kitchen and TV, DVD player, gym equipment, clothes dryer in the VIP room. Only washing machine and clothes dryer charge fees. Besides, cold water and electricity less than 200 kilowatts/month for a single room and 250 kilowatts/month for a double room are free. The extra electricity fee should be borne by the students (0. 0/kilowatt). Hot water charges 0. 0/minute, which can only be used after the students pay with the campus card.

There are three fridges in the dormitory (two in the kitchen and one in the VIP room) where you may keep your groceries and other goods. Please, keep them clean and throw away expired food without waiting for it to rot and stink. In case of mysterious loss of your food and other products immediately inform floor supervisor and the office.

1. Application Procedures

1. All four campuses of STA have student apartments, but only Huashan Campus has overseas student dormitories, which are open for foreign students and exchange students from Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan. The accommodation standard for foreign students is double-bedroom, and the accommodation standard for exchange students from Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan is 4-bedroom.
2. All overseas students who are officially admitted or normally studying can apply for student dormitories. Due to the limited number of dormitories for overseas students, the room is arranged according to the principle of voluntary application and first come, first served, on the premise of giving priority for academic students. In principle, students who suspend or postpone will not have on-campus accommodation.
3. If overseas students need to apply for the dormitory, they can send the Application Form signed by themselves to sta_international@163.com, and the time of receiving the application form by this email shall prevail.

2. Accommodation Conditions, Applicable Objects, and Fee Standards

1) In principle, overseas students will be arranged in the overseas student dormitories on Huashan Campus.
If most of the courses are in Changlin, Lianhua, or Hongqiao Campus, students can apply for the Chinese student dormitory on the corresponding campus with the consent of the department and dormitory administration office, on the premise the beds are available.

2) If overseas students are arranged to be in Chinese student dormitories, they will be charged according to the standard of Chinese students and managed in accordance with the accommodation regulations of Chinese students.

3) Students need to pay a deposit of 300 yuan when checking in.
If the students normally return the key and air conditioning remote control, settle the water and electricity charges, and did not damage the room items, the deposit can be returned in full with the receipt.

4) During the winter and summer vacation,
If the students leave the school for more than 5 days, they can register with the dormitory administrator and temporarily return the keys, but their personal belongings can still be kept in the room. The room retention fee during this period is charged at 50% of the normal standard. The starting date of winter and summer vacation is subject to the official school calendar. Other holidays are charged according to the normal standard.

3. Payment and Refund

1) In principle, overseas students must pay all the accommodation fees for the semester within one week after their official registration.
If there are special circumstances, students can apply to the Foreign Student’s Office for an extension of payment, but it should not exceed one month.

2) Students who need to leave Shanghai for personal affairs or internship during the normal semester will still be charged according to the normal standard if they have not officially checked out of the room.
If students leave Shanghai for a long time, they can directly check out, and the accommodation fee already paid will be refunded more or less according to the actual living time. The office will rearrange the other rooms after students return to school.

3) The invoice issued at the time of the payment shall be provided when students request a refund, and the commission fee shall be deducted according to the provisions of the Finance Office.

4. Room Arrangement and Exchange

1) The overseas student dormitory of Huashan Campus is managed by the International Cooperation Office.
Chinese student dormitories on all campuses are managed by the Logistics and Security Department.

2) The power of dormitory room arrangement for overseas students belongs to the International Cooperation Office.
The office arranges rooms while considering students’ personal situations and demands as much as possible. The office does NOT commit to meet all the needs of the students.

3) Students should NOT choose rooms and roommates.
If students need to change the room, it must be approved by the office.

4) Students living in double-bed or four-bed rooms have no right to refuse to live with other students.

5) Students can apply to the office for room transfer between double bedroom and single room.
The room will be adjusted after the approval of the office and the fee settlement. Students who apply for room transfer should move out of the current room and move to the specific room which is decided by the dormitory administrator.

6) Students who have serious smoking addiction, special habits, or religious needs are advised to choose off-campus accommodation.
All the dormitory areas of the school are non-smoking areas. If living in the student dormitory, it will be deemed to accept the arrangement and accommodation management regulations of the school.

5. Disqualification of the Accommodation

1. Violate Chinese laws and regulations, public order and good customs, seriously violate school rules and regulations, and fail to change repeatedly;

2. Refuse to accept the room arrangement of the office or change the room without consent of the office;

3. Stay with others without permission (access control time is 0:00–6:00 each day);

4. Keep pets without permission;

5. Seriously affect the life and study of others, and cannot be solved through coordination;

6. Vandalism causing serious damage;

7. Repeatedly violate the dormitory access registration system.

If the student fails to correct the above situations after education, the school has the right to cancel the campus accommodation qualification. After the formal cancellation, students must check out the dormitory within one week, and the accommodation fee will be refunded or compensated.