2020 Nankai University Application for International Students(PhD)
1. A Brief Introduction
Founded in 1919 by the famous patriotic educators Zhang Boling and Yan Xiu, Nankai University, located in Tianjin, is a key multidisciplinary and research-oriented university directly administered by the Ministry of Education. In 2017, the university was selected to be on the list of 42 universities and colleges that would participate in the country’s “Double First-Class” Initiative (the construction plan of world-class universities and world-class disciplines). Taking “Dedication to Public Interests, Acquisition of All-round Capability, Aspiration for Progress with Each Passing Day” as the school motto, Nankai University has cultivated a large number of outstanding talents including the founding Premier of the People’s Republic of China Zhou Enlai, the famous mathematician Chern Shiing-Shen, the physicist Wu Ta-You, and the playwright Cao Yu.
In the past 100 years, Nankai University has gradually constructed an operating pattern of “a university with three campuses” and featured a balance between the humanities and the sciences, a solid foundation and a combination of practicality and creativity. Currently, the university occupies an area of 3,750,000 m2. The university has 26 academic colleges, with disciplines covering literature, social science, science, engineering, agriculture, medicine, art, etc.
Nankai University is equipped with a strong world-class faculty. Among the 2,082 faculty members, 812 are professors and 834 are associate professors, including 20 members of the Chinese Academy of Science, the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and the Third World Academy of Science. Currently, the university has a total enrollment of more than 28,000 students, including 16,000 undergraduates and 12,000 master’s and doctoral students. In recent years, Nankai University’s international influence and international education levels have been increasing. There are now more than 400 full-time and part-time foreign experts, and more than 2,100 international students from 95 countries pursuing long-term study at Nankai.
2. Eligibility
(1) Applicants must be healthy, non-Chinese citizens and foreign passport holders, with no criminal record in China.
(2) Doctoral degree applicants must have a master’s degree.
3. Application Date
December 1st, 2019 — March 31st , 2020(scholarship available)
April 1st, 2020 — May 15th, 2020 (self-support)
4. Length of Study
4 years (Students can apply for an extension of no more than 2 years if they meet the requirements of the university.)
5. Course-instruction Methods
All majors are full-time programs taught in Chinese.
6. Majors
(1) Please visit the following link for specific information.
http://yzb.nankai.edu.cn/2019/0917/c3034a203971/page.htm
7. Application Process and Required Materials
(1) Please register at the website: http://nankai.17gz.org/,and complete the online application. Please choose Self-sponsored (Other colleges);
(2) Upload scanned documents of relevant materials as required (List of Required Materials (PhD.).docx);
(3) Submit the application form and pay the registration fee (please find the details of payment below in Item 9);
(4) Regularly check your email for personal application updates in case any changes or supplements of your materials are required.
8. Scholarships
Nankai University will directly consider the applicants’ admission application materials, education background, school performance and special abilities as the basis for scholarship selection. As for “Tianjin Government Scholarship” and “Study-at-Nankai Scholarship”, applicants do not need to apply again.
(1) Chinese Government Scholarship
Scholarship Value: Exemption from tuition fee and on-campus accommodation fee; provision of coverage of comprehensive medical insurance and a living allowance (CNY 3000/month for master’s students and CNY 3500/month for doctoral students).
(2) Confucius China Studies Program Scholarship (Doctorate available)
Scholarship Value: Exemption from tuition fee; provision of accommodation fee, living allowance, research fund, round-trip international airfare, expenses for foreign tutors to study in China, medical and accidental insurance premiums while in China, etc.
(3) Tianjin Government Scholarship
Scholarship Value:
Full Scholarship: CNY 58,000/student/year
Partial Scholarship: CNY47,800/student/year
(4) Study-at-Nankai Scholarship
Scholarship Value:
Full Scholarship: CNY 18,000/student/year
Partial Scholarship: CNY 10,000/student/year
Note: a. Applicants for Chinese Government Scholarship should login to the website http://www.campuschina.org, complete the application, and submit it (please choose “B” for “Program Category” and type “10055” as the “Agency No.”).
b. Applicants for the Confucius China Studies Program Scholarship should login to the website http://ccsp.chinese.cn/article/2018-11/27/content_753817.htm complete the application, and submit it.
c. Applicants for the Confucius Institute Scholarship should login to “The Confucius Institute Scholarship Online Application System” at http://cis.chinese.cn/account/login complete the application, and submit it (specific scholarship policies are subject to the Confucius Institute Admissions Brochure).
9. Assessment and Admission
After the evaluation of applicants’ application materials, the college and schools will decide whether to add an additional examination or interview based on the applicants’ education backgrounds and application majors applied for. Please pay attention to further updates for specific assessment methods, contents, or dates.
Admission results will be announced on the official website of the International Academic Exchanges of Nankai University.
9. Payment Standards and Methods
(1) Application fee: CNY 600 or USD 100 (bank wire transfer is accepted,please findNankai University Bank Account.pdf)
(2) Tuition fee:
a. Chinese-taught programs
Doctoral Degree | Humanities | CNY 30,000 yearly |
Science | CNY 39,000 yearly | |
Medicine | CNY 50,000 yearly |
b. English-taught programs: CNY 50,000 yearly
Note: The information above is for reference only. Actual fees will be in accordance with the tuition standards at time of admission.
(3) Place of Payment
Please submit the fee to the Nankai University Registry (the ground floor of the Nankai University Student Activity Center). Making a payment on behalf of someone else is allowed.
(4) Medical insurance fee: CNY 1000 per student per year
According to the regulations of Ministry of Education of P. R. China, international students must purchase comprehensive medical insurance for foreign students while they are studying in China. The university will cover the insurance for Chinese Government Scholarship recipients, Confucius Institute Scholarship recipients and Confucius China Studies Program Scholarship recipients. Other international students are required to purchase insurance before registration (International Students Insurance: http://www.lxbx.net/).
10. Accommodation
(1) On-campus accommodation
Nankai University provides with individual lavatories and room cleaning services On-campus accommodation is limited—first come, first serve.
(2) Off-campus accommodation
The University Cooperative Housing Apartment: Longfor Goyoo Apartment. Please find more details at the website: http:apartment.nkucxcy.com
(3) Accommodation Fee
CNY 1200/student/month — CNY 2200/student/month
11. Contact Information
International Students Office, International Academic Exchange Office of Nankai University
Balitai Campus Address: Room A101, Aichi Hall, 94 Weijin Road, Tianjin, P. R. China. Postal code: 300071.
Jinnan Campus Address: Room 503, Expert’s Apartment, 38 Tongyan Road, Haihe River Education Area, Tianjin, P. R. China. Postal code: 300350
Tel:0086-22-23508825/9646/8825
E-mail:nkadmission01@nankai.edu.cn
Website:http://study.nankai.edu.cn
Note: Any possible change in the above content is subject to the final interpretation of the International Academic Exchange Office of Nankai University. Please pay attention to further updates on the official website.
WeChat Official Account: NKUISO
No. | College/School | Campus | Major | Length of Schooling | Tuition Fee | Medium of Instruction |
1 | Chern Institute of Mathematics | Balitai | Fundamental Mathematics | 4 | 39000 | Chinese |
2 | Chern Institute of Mathematics | Balitai | Probability and Mathematical Statistics | 4 | 39000 | Chinese |
3 | Chern Institute of Mathematics | Balitai | Theoretical Physics | 4 | 39000 | Chinese |
4 | School of Mathematical Sciences | Balitai | Fundamental Mathematics | 4 | 39000 | Chinese |
5 | School of Mathematical Sciences | Balitai | Numerical Mathematics | 4 | 39000 | Chinese |
6 | School of Mathematical Sciences | Balitai | Probability and Mathematical Statistics | 4 | 39000 | Chinese |
7 | School of Mathematical Sciences | Balitai | Applied Mathematics | 4 | 39000 | Chinese |
8 | School of Mathematical Sciences | Balitai | Bioinformatics | 4 | 39000 | Chinese |
9 | School of Mathematical Sciences | Balitai | Statistics | 4 | 39000 | Chinese |
10 | School of Physics | Balitai | Theoretical Physics | 4 | 39000 | Chinese |
11 | School of Physics | Balitai | Particle and Nuclear Physics | 4 | 39000 | Chinese |
12 | School of Physics | Balitai | Condensed Matter Physics | 4 | 39000 | Chinese |
13 | School of Physics | Balitai | Optics | 4 | 39000 | Chinese |
14 | School of Physics | Balitai | Photonics and Photon Technology | 4 | 39000 | Chinese |
15 | School of Physics | Balitai | Physics of Life Information | 4 | 39000 | Chinese |
16 | TEDA Institute of Applied Physics | TEDA | Condensed Matter Physics | 4 | 39000 | Chinese |
17 | TEDA Institute of Applied Physics | TEDA | Optics | 4 | 39000 | Chinese |
18 | TEDA Institute of Applied Physics | TEDA | Photonics and Photon technology | 4 | 39000 | Chinese |
19 | TEDA Institute of Applied Physics | TEDA | Physics of Life Information | 4 | 39000 | Chinese |
20 | College of Electronic Information and Optical Engineering | Jinnan | Optical Engineering | 4 | 39000 | Chinese |
21 | College of Electronic Information and Optical Engineering | Jinnan | Electronic Science and Technology | 4 | 39000 | Chinese |
22 | College of Artificial Intelligence | Jinnan | Control Science and Engineering | 4 | 39000 | Chinese |
23 | College of Artificial Intelligence | Jinnan | Artificial Intelligence | 4 | 39000 | Chinese |
24 | College of Software | Jinnan | Software Engineering | 4 | 39000 | Chinese |
25 | College of Environmental Science and Engineering | Jinnan | Environmental Science | 4 | 39000 | Chinese |
26 | College of Environmental Science and Engineering | Jinnan | Environmental Engineering | 4 | 39000 | Chinese |
27 | College of Environmental Science and Engineering | Jinnan | Environmental Management and Economics | 4 | 39000 | Chinese |
28 | College of Environmental Science and Engineering | Jinnan | Ecology | 4 | 39000 | Chinese |
29 | College of Chemistry | Balitai | Inorganic Chemistry | 4 | 39000 | Chinese |
30 | College of Chemistry | Balitai | Analytical Chemistry | 4 | 39000 | Chinese |
31 | College of Chemistry | Balitai | Organic Chemistry | 4 | 39000 | Chinese |
32 | College of Chemistry | Balitai | Physical Chemistry | 4 | 39000 | Chinese |
33 | College of Chemistry | Balitai | Polymer Chemistry and Physics | 4 | 39000 | Chinese |
34 | College of Chemistry | Balitai | Chemical Biology | 4 | 39000 | Chinese |
35 | College of Chemistry | Balitai | Pesticide Science | 4 | 39000 | Chinese |
36 | School of Materials Science and Engineering | Jinnan | Materials Physics and Chemistry | 4 | 39000 | Chinese |
37 | School of Materials Science and Engineering | Jinnan | Materials Sciences | 4 | 39000 | Chinese |
38 | College of Life Sciences | Balitai | Botany | 4 | 39000 | Chinese |
39 | College of Life Sciences | Balitai | Zoology | 4 | 39000 | Chinese |
40 | College of Life Sciences | Balitai | Microbiology | 4 | 39000 | Chinese |
41 | College of Life Sciences | Balitai | Genetics | 4 | 39000 | Chinese |
42 | College of Life Sciences | Balitai | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 4 | 39000 | Chinese |
43 | College of Life Sciences | Balitai | Cell Biology | 4 | 39000 | Chinese |
44 | College of Pharmacy | Jinnan | Chemical Biology | 4 | 50000 | Chinese |
45 | College of Pharmacy | Jinnan | Medical Chemistry | 4 | 50000 | Chinese |
46 | College of Pharmacy | Jinnan | Pharmaceutical Analysis | 4 | 50000 | Chinese |
47 | College of Pharmacy | Jinnan | Microbiology and Biochemical Pharmacy | 4 | 50000 | Chinese |
48 | College of Pharmacy | Jinnan | Pharmacology | 4 | 50000 | Chinese |
49 | School of Medicine | Balitai | Microbiology | 4 | 50000 | Chinese |
50 | School of Medicine | Balitai | Cell Biology | 4 | 50000 | Chinese |
51 | School of Medicine | Balitai | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 4 | 50000 | Chinese |
52 | School of Medicine | Balitai | Internal Medicine | 4 | 50000 | Chinese |
53 | School of Medicine | Balitai | Geratology | 4 | 50000 | Chinese |
54 | School of Medicine | Balitai | Imaging Medicine and Nuclear Medicine | 4 | 50000 | Chinese |
55 | School of Medicine | Balitai | Obstertrics and Gynecology | 4 | 50000 | Chinese |
56 | School of Medicine | Balitai | Surgery | 4 | 50000 | Chinese |
57 | School of Medicine | Balitai | Otolaryngology | 4 | 50000 | Chinese |
58 | School of Medicine | Balitai | Ophthalmology | 4 | 50000 | Chinese |
59 | School of Medicine | Balitai | Oncology | 4 | 50000 | Chinese |
60 | School of Medicine | Balitai | Neurology | 4 | 50000 | Chinese |
61 | School of Medicine | Balitai | Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics | 4 | 50000 | Chinese |
62 | School of Medicine | Balitai | Anesthesiology | 4 | 50000 | Chinese |
63 | School of Literature | Balitai | Chinese Ancient Literature | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
64 | School of Literature | Balitai | Chinese Modern and Contemporary Literature | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
65 | School of Literature | Balitai | Chinese Ethnic Minority Language and Literature | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
66 | School of Literature | Balitai | Comparative Literature and World Literature | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
67 | School of Literature | Balitai | History of Chinese Literary Thought | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
68 | School of Literature | Balitai | Art and Literature | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
69 | School of Literature | Balitai | Linguistics and Applied Linguistics | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
70 | School of Literature | Balitai | Chinese Language and Characters | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
71 | Faculty of History | Jinnan | Archaeology | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
72 | Faculty of History | Jinnan | World History | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
73 | Faculty of History | Jinnan | Chinese History | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
74 | Japan Institute | Balitai | World History | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
75 | Japan Institute | Balitai | International Politics | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
76 | College of Philosophy | Jinnan | Chinese Philosophy | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
77 | College of Philosophy | Jinnan | Foreign Philosophy | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
78 | College of Philosophy | Jinnan | Logics | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
79 | College of Philosophy | Jinnan | Aesthetics | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
80 | College of Philosophy | Jinnan | Philosophy of Science and Technology | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
81 | College of Philosophy | Jinnan | Marxist Philosophy | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
82 | College of Philosophy | Jinnan | Religion Studies | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
83 | College of Foreign Languages | Balitai | English Language and Literature | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
84 | College of Foreign Languages | Balitai | Russian Language and Literature | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
85 | College of Foreign Languages | Balitai | Japanese Language and Literature | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
86 | College of Foreign Languages | Balitai | Foreign Linguistics and Applied Linguistics | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
87 | School of Law | Jinnan | Legal History | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
88 | School of Law | Jinnan | Constitutional and Administrative Law | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
89 | School of Law | Jinnan | Criminal Law | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
90 | School of Law | Jinnan | Civil and Commercial Law | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
91 | School of Law | Jinnan | Economic Law | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
92 | School of Law | Jinnan | International Law | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
93 | Zhou Enlai School of Government | Jinnan | Political Theory | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
94 | Zhou Enlai School of Government | Jinnan | Chinese and Foreign Political System | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
95 | Zhou Enlai School of Government | Jinnan | International Relations | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
96 | Zhou Enlai School of Government | Jinnan | Sociology | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
97 | Zhou Enlai School of Government | Jinnan | Demography | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
98 | Zhou Enlai School of Government | Jinnan | Social Psychology | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
99 | Zhou Enlai School of Government | Jinnan | Social Work and Social Policy | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
100 | Zhou Enlai School of Government | Jinnan | Administrative Management | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
101 | Zhou Enlai School of Government | Jinnan | Education Economics and Management | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
102 | Zhou Enlai School of Government | Jinnan | Anthropology | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
103 | Zhou Enlai School of Government | Jinnan | Urban Development and Management | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
104 | School of Finance | Jinnan | Finance | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
105 | School of Finance | Jinnan | Insurance | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
106 | School of Finance | Jinnan | Actuarial Science | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
107 | School of Economics | Balitai | Political Economics | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
108 | School of Economics | Balitai | Economic History | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
109 | School of Economics | Balitai | Western Economics | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
110 | School of Economics | Balitai | World Economy | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
111 | School of Economics | Balitai | Population, Resource and Environmental Economics | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
112 | School of Economics | Balitai | Regional Economics | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
113 | School of Economics | Balitai | Urban Economics | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
114 | School of Economics | Balitai | Public Finance | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
115 | School of Economics | Balitai | Finance | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
116 | School of Economics | Balitai | Industrial Economics | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
117 | School of Economics | Balitai | International Trade | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
118 | School of Economics | Balitai | Labor Economics | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
119 | School of Economics | Balitai | Quantitative Economics | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
120 | Business School | Balitai | Management Science and Engineering | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
121 | Business School | Balitai | Accounting | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
122 | Business School | Balitai | Enterprise Management | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
123 | Business School | Balitai | Library Science | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
124 | Business School | Balitai | Informatics | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
125 | Business School | Balitai | Technical Economics and Management | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
126 | Business School | Balitai | Corporate Governance | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
127 | Business School | Balitai | Human Resource Management | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
128 | College of Tourism and Service Management | Jinnan | Tourism Management | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |
129 | Institute of Finance and Development | Balitai | Finance | 4 | 30000 | Chinese |