Study in China
International students should find increasing levels of investment in tertiary education to be a compelling reason to study in Mainland China.
In 2012, China reached its target of spending 4 percent of GDP on education, while the number of colleges and universities has doubled in the last decade, now standing at around 2,900. The country’s current five-year plan, which extends to 2020, focuses on modernizing and strengthening its higher education system, with key initiatives such as Project 211, which aims to bring 100 Chinese universities up to a world-class standard, and Project 985, which aims to create an even more elite group of universities. Project 985 has resulted in the creation of the C9 League, which has ambitions of becoming something like the US Ivy League.
Universities in China
Mainland China has 40 institutions ranked in the QS World University Rankings® 2021, including six in the global top 100, with 60 more top universities in China included in the new QS Mainland China Rankings.
With the latest figures showing that nearly 490,000 international students were enrolled in Mainland Chinese universities in 2017 (10 percent more than in 2016), China seems certain of meeting its target of hosting 500,000 foreign students by 2020. Leading sending countries include South Korea, Thailand, Pakistan, the United States, India, Russia, Japan and Indonesia.
These improved numbers are likely partly thanks to the Chinese government’s boosted scholarship scheme, with nearly 59,000 foreign students receiving a scholarship in 2017. Another powerful draw for international students is the increasing number of English-taught programs, with the number available increasing by 63 percent in the last five years.
Scholarship Opportunities in China for International Students
Starting in 2014 Chinese Government actively offered many scholarships to study in China for international students. Annually we help hundreds of students with enrolment at universities.
Grants are provided for the next programs:
● One-year language program for learning the Chinese Language;
● Bachelor’s degree program in both Chines and English languages;
● Master’s degree program in both Chinese and English languages;
● Ph.D. program in both Chinese and English languages;
● MBA program in both Chinese and English languages.
Programs which are not supported by any quotas: short-term courses, student exchange programs, academic mobility programs, and summer camps.
Tsinghua University
Ranked 15th in the world and first in Mainland China Ranking in 2019, Tsinghua University is in the Chinese capital of Beijing and is a member of the elite C9 League. Established in 1911, Tsinghua University now has a community of just over 46,000 students, including nearly 2,700 from outside of China.
Looking at the most recent QS World University Rankings by Subject, Tsinghua University performs best in architecture, civil engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and materials sciences. For all three of these subjects, it’s ranked in the top 15 universities in the world.
Peking University
A consistent contender among the top universities in China, Peking University is a prestigious research university belonging to China’s C9 League. Established in 1898 and located in Beijing, Peking University admits a high number of international students every year and has maintained a partnership with Germany’s Freie Universität Berlin since 1981. As well as its leading academic offering, Peking University’s campus grounds are loved for their traditional Chinese architecture.
Peking University is ranked 23rd in the world and second in China and also ranks among the world’s best in many of the 48 subjects covered by the subject rankings, achieving top 20 positions for chemistry, dentistry, modern languages, linguistics, materials sciences and more.
Fudan University
China’s third-best university according to the both the World University Rankings (for which it’s ranked 34th) and the Mainland China Rankings, Fudan University is spread across four campuses in Shanghai, one of the nation’s largest hubs of finance and trade. Another member of the C9 league and also currently ranked sixth in Asia, Fudan University has a current enrollment of just under 32,000 students and is known as one of China’s most selective schools.
Featured among the world’s top universities in 30 subjects in 2018, Fudan University performs best for modern languages, chemistry, business & management, materials sciences and politics, for which it ranks among the top 50 worldwide.
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Tsinghua University in 2023 as an example
First-round application: 2022.09.14 - 2022.10.15
Admission confirmation: December, 2022
Second-round application: 2022.10.16 - 2022.11.27
Admission confirmation: February, 2022
Last call application: 2022.11.28 - 2023.01.08
Admission confirmation: March, 2023