ZUEL admission guide for international students

Updated: Apr 2, 2021 中南财经政法大学国际教育学院 Print

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I. About ZUEL

Zhongnan University of Economics and Law (ZUEL) is an institute of higher education directly administrated by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. Its core disciplines are economics, law, and management, and it also teaches courses in six other disciplines including philosophy, literature, history, science, engineering, and art.

ZUEL is one of the universities sponsored by the "211 project" and the "985 Project Innovation Platform", and has been included on the list of universities and colleges set to participate in the country's plan to develop world-class universities and world-class disciplines ('Double World-Class').

ZUEL is composed of two campuses. One (the Nanhu campus) is located on the banks of picturesque Nanhu Lake, and the other lies at the foot of the historic Yellow Crane Tower site. ZUEL receives Chinese Government Scholarships and also offers a university scholarship to excellent international students. ZUEL welcomes students from all over the world.

1. National key research base of Humanities and Social Sciences: Intellectual Property Research Center

2. National key disciplines: Public Finance, Accounting, Finance, Civil and Commercial Law

3. Postgraduate programs taught in English: Accounting, Finance, International Law, Intellectual Property Law, Chinese Law, IMBA, International Business,International Trade, Industrial Economics, World Economy, Environmental Science and Engineering, Computer Science and Technology, Mathematical Statistics.

★ The IMBA Program is certified by AMBA.

★《2019 Chinese University Evaluation Report》:2019 Chinese Finance and Economics university rankings: No.1

II. Program Introduction

1. Degree Programs (Please check the attachment for more information)

(1) Undergraduate Program

(2) Master's Program

(3) Doctoral Program

2.Non-degree Programs

(1) Scholar Students Programs (Consistent with the majors in the degree programs)

(2) Chinese Language Program

The International Education School organizes language-teaching classes at elementary, intermediate and advanced levels. Students will be placed in certain classes after taking a proficiency test. One class is usually composed of 15-20 students.

III. Application Period

Application period for Fall semester: from March 1 to June 15.

Application period for Spring semester: from October 1 to December 10. (in the previous year)

IV. Application Documents

Documents	Chinese Language Program	Undergraduate Program	Master's Program/ General Scholar Program	Doctoral Program/ Senior Scholar Program
Application Form	√	√	√	√
Copy of Passport	√	√	√	√
Academic Certificate		√	√	√
Transcript		√	√	√
Physical Examination Form	√	√	√	√
Language Certificate		√	√	√
Recommendation Letter			√	√
Study Plan			√	√

Application Document Requirements:

1. The color scan of the applicant's passport, including the information page and its previous page, should be clear and complete.

2. The applicant name must be the same as in the passport. Abbreviations or omissions of the middle name are not allowed. If there is no family name or first name, please leave it with a blank, '-' or '.'

3. Applicants already in China must submit a color scan of their visa within the validity period as well as their latest entry stamp.

4. Registration photo. All applicants are requested to submit a color, two-inch, bare-headed registration photo into the system, with a white background and no border, size 100-500KB, JPG format.

5. Applicants under the age of 18 must submit valid documents of legal guardians, such as ID card, certificate of income or letter of guardianship. (Either one is acceptable)

6. Applicants must fill in all their study and work experiences from high school onwards without gaps. (If applicants have military service, please list the dates of service)

7. Applicants must submit either a scanned diploma or certificate of their highest degree. If the degree certificate is not yet acquired, their previously-acquired highest academic certificate must be submitted. (Any other relevant documents are unacceptable) If the academic certificate is non-English or Chinese, the original must be attached with notarized Chinese or English translations.

8. The highest level of education must be filled in with their previously-acquired degree.

9. Academic transcripts (written in Chinese or English); transcripts in languages other than Chinese or English must be attached with notarized Chinese or English translations.

10. Applicants must submit Foreigner Physical Examination Form (photocopy) written in English. (downloaded from https://ies.zuel.edu.cn/2018/0428/c766a190293/page.htm) The physical examinations must cover all of the items listed in the Foreigner Physical Examination Form. Incomplete forms, or forms without the signature of the attending physician, or the official stamp of the hospital, or a sealed photograph of the applicant are considered invalid. Please carefully plan your physical examination schedule, as the result is valid for only six months.

11. Language requirement. For Chinese-taught programs: Undergraduates should submit their HSK4 certificate; master's students and doctoral students should submit their HSK5 certificate. For English-taught programs: TOEFL: 80 or IELTS: 6.0. Applicants whose native language or official language is English don't need to submit certification of language proficiency; applicants whose previous degree programs were taught in English may use relevant documents to certify their language proficiency.

12. Recommendation letters (written in Chinese or English). Applicants for graduate programs, senior and general scholar programs must submit two recommendation letters signed by professors.

13. A Study Plan or Research Proposal (written in Chinese or English). This should be a minimum of 1,500 words for common scholars and master's students, 2,500 words for senior scholars and doctoral students.

14. The major marked * should be submitted in Proof of English Language Ability：IELTS, TOEFL. You may also enclose a document to prove that you have studied or worked in English.

Note: The application documents and related documents will not be returned.

V. Application Procedure

1. Applying online:

(1) Register and apply online: https://iesmis.zuel.edu.cn

(2) Complete the information, upload all the required documents and submit your application.

2. Qualification Verification:

3. Admission Notice:

After we receive the permitted document, we will mail you the Admission Notice and Form of Visa Application for studying in China as soon as possible. Please check your email regularly and make sure your postal address is correct.

VI Fees

Type	Duration	Tuition Fee (CNY) (Year)
Bachelor's Degree	4 years	RMB 16,000 yuan
Master's Degree (Chinese-taught)	2-3 years	RMB 20,000 yuan
Master's Degree (English-taught)	2 years	RMB 30,000 yuan
Doctoral Degree (Chinese-taught)	3 years	RMB 24,000 yuan
Doctoral Degree (English-taught)	3 years	RMB 34,000 yuan
General Scholar	Within 2 years	RMB 16,000 yuan
Senior Scholar	Within 1 year	RMB 20,000 yuan
Chinese Language	1 year	RMB 16,000 yuan

Application Fee	Accommodation Fee	Medical Insurance (Year)
RMB 500 yuan	Double Occupancy: RMB 750 yuan/bed/month Single Occupancy: RMB 1,350 yuan/room/month	Students need to buy the health insurance. We suggest you buy the Health Insurance in PING AN INSURANCE (GROUP) COMPANY OF CHINA: 800 RMB/year/person

Undergraduate Program

I. Eligibility:

1. Applicants should be non-Chinese citizens in good health;

2. Applicants for undergraduate programs should be a high school graduate;

3. Applicants should have obtained their HSK4 or above when applying for undergraduate programs. If applying for scholarship programs, the language proficiency certificate should be submitted according to the requirements of the program.

II. Majors Offered：

Undergraduate Majors （Chinese-taught）
School	Major
School of Philosophy	International Politics
School of Economics	Economics
School of Economics	International Business
School of Public Finance and Taxation	Public Finance
Law School	Law
School of Journalism and Culture Communication	Chinese Language and Literature
School of Business Administration	Tourism Management
	Business Administration
	International Economics and Trade
	Marketing
School of Accounting	Accounting

Master's Program

I. Eligibility:

1. Applicants should be non-Chinese citizens in good health;

2. Applicants for master's programs should have obtained a bachelor's degree;

3. Applicants should have obtained HSK5 or above when applying for Chinese-taught majors, and should have obtained TOEFL 80, IELTS 6.0 or related certificates when applying for English-taught majors (Applicants whose native language or official language is English don't need to submit; applicants whose previous degree programs were taught in English may use relevant documents to certify their language proficiency). If applying for scholarship programs, the language proficiency certificate should be submitted according to the requirements of the program.

II. Majors Offered：

Master's Majors（Chinese-taught）
School	Major
School of Philosophy	International Relations
School of Economics	Political Economics
School of Economics	World Economy
School of Public Finance and Taxation	Public Finance
School of Finance	Finance
Law School	Constitutional Law & Administrative Law
	Civil-commercial Law
	Economics Law
	International Law
Criminal Justice School	Criminal Law
School of Journalism and Mass Media	Journalism
School of Journalism and Mass Media	Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
School of Business Administration	Marketing
	Business Administration
	Industrial Economics (Trade Economy)
	Industrial Economics
	International Trade
	Technological Economy & Management
	Land Resource Management
	Agriculture and Forest Economics and Management
School of Accounting	Accounting
Master's Majors （English-taught）
School	Major
School of Finance	Finance
Law School	Chinese Law
	International Law
	Intellectual Property Law
School of Business Administration	IMBA
School of Business Administration	International Business
School of Accounting	Accounting
School of Information and Safety Engineering	Environmental Science and Engineering
School of Information and Safety Engineering	Computer Science and Technology

Doctoral Program

I. Eligibility:

1. Applicants should be non-Chinese citizens in good health;

2. Applicants for doctoral program should have obtained a master's degree;

II. Majors Offered：

Doctoral Majors (Chinese-taught)
School	Major
School of Public Finance and Taxation	Public Finance
School of Finance	Finance
Law School	Civil-commercial Law
Law School	International Law
Criminal Justice School	Criminal Law
School of Business Administration	International Trade
	Industrial Economics
	Agricultural Economy Management
	Tourism Management
School of Accounting	Accounting
School of Statistics and Mathematics	Applied Statistics
	Econometrics
	Financial statistics, Insurance Actuarial Science and Risk Management
	Economic Statistics
	Mathematical Statistics
Doctoral Majors (English-taught)
School	Major
School of Economics	World Economy
School of Finance	Finance
Law School	International Law
School of Business Administration	International Trade
School of Business Administration	Industrial Economics
School of Accounting	Accounting
School of Statistics and Mathematics	Mathematical Statistics