China from the inside. Not through a trip, but through people.
International mobility programmes for university students and recent graduates. Since 2023 we have supported every participant from application to return, with one team in Italy and China.
- ✦No prior Chinese required
- ✦Return flight included
- ✦Carefully selected host family
A bridge between Italy and China
International mobility programmes for university students and recent graduates who want to know contemporary China by living the daily life of a host family.
We take inspiration from international Au Pair cultural exchange programmes, reinterpreting the model for the Chinese context and adding a dedicated path for language, cross-cultural skills and personal growth.
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60+
Participants supported in China since 2023
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100+
Host families met and selected
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One team
In Italy and in China, every day
Far more than a period abroad
You learn a language by using it every day; you understand a culture by living it, not observing it from a distance.
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Daily life
Immersion in family life
Share daily life with a Chinese family and discover habits and traditions no book can teach.
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Language
Learning the language
Study Chinese on a dedicated course and put it into practice every day in a real setting.
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Skills
Cross-cultural skills
You learn to communicate and adapt in a profoundly different context: skills in growing demand.
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Relationships
Genuine relationships
The host family and the local network become bonds that outlast the programme.
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Perspective
A view of China today
Living the country from the inside, you grasp cultural dynamics that shape the professional world too.
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Certification
HSK + HSKK included
At the end of the programme you can sit the official Chinese language certification, already covered by the fee.
Every city tells a different China
From the first interview to the journey home
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Candidatura
Compili il form e ci racconti chi sei e cosa cerchi.
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Colloquio
We get to know each other and review your expectations together.
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Abbinamento
We introduce the host family selected for you.
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Visto e partenza
We handle the documents, the visa and the pre-departure training.
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In China
A local coordinator follows you for the whole programme.
The difference is not only where you go. It is how you are supported.
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One team across Italy and China
A dedicated contact before departure and throughout the whole stay.
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Carefully selected host families
Every family is met through a thorough process, so the match holds.
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Preparation before you leave
We prepare you for Chinese culture and family life, so you arrive ready.
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Cultural mediation
We support the dialogue between participants and families, making mutual understanding easier.
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Continuous support
From landing in China to coming home to Italy, you are never on your own.
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A community that continues
A network of participants, families and professionals that keeps growing after the programme.
Live China from the inside.
Three or six months to step into the everyday life of a Chinese family, study the language and get to know the country through the people who live it every day.
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Carp
3 MONTHS · €790
Three months inside China. The time to step into the everyday life of a host family, study Chinese and start building a life of your own in the country.
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Dragon
6 MONTHS · €890
The time to make it everyday life. Six months to go past the early phase: improve your Chinese, build a deeper relationship with your host family, gain independence and feel less and less like a guest and more and more part of the life around you.
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Only €100 more. Twice the time.
15% off Airalo eSIMs
We are Airalo partners: with the code below you get 15% off your eSIM for China. You activate it before you leave, so you are connected from the moment you land, without hunting for a shop on arrival.
Matteo Ricci Exchangeby Nice Exchange 耐思优
Why Matteo Ricci?
Matteo Ricci did not get to know China by observing it from the outside. He learned the language, built relationships and spent years trying to understand its culture.
A culture is not something you get to know simply by visiting it. You have to live it.
The Matteo Ricci Exchange comes from the same conviction: language, relationships, everyday life, time, immersion. Hence the promise that guides everything — live China from the inside.
Start your journey with Nice Exchange 耐思优
Find out how we can guide you through an authentic experience that lets you live China from the inside.
You do not need to have decided yet: write to us just to ask questions. We answer anything about the programme, the costs or the requirements, with no obligation.