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Being one of the leading universities in the People’s Republic of China, Sun Yat-sen University is a comprehensive multi-disciplinary university. Sun Yat-sen University is authorized to offer Chinese Government Scholarship to international students studying M.A/M.S and Ph. D. programs. The English-taught MBBS enjoys high reputation in China. International students can benefit a lot from these courses and have many opportunities to what they have learned in class into practice. SYSU also boasts excellent facilities and offers satisfactory services.

Sun Yat-sen University, originally known as Guangdong University, was founded in 1924 by Dr. Sun Yat-sen (also called Sun Zhongshan), a great democratic revolutionary leader of the 20th century. The University is located in Guangdong Province, an area neighboring Hong Kong and Macao, which is at the forefront of China’s reform and opening up.

Being one of the leading universities in the People’s Republic of China, Sun Yat-sen University is a comprehensive multi-disciplinary university, including the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, technical sciences, medical sciences, pharmacology, and management science. At present, Sun Yat-sen University covers a total area of 6.17 square kilometers and has 4 campuses: Guangzhou South Campus, Guangzhou North Campus, Guangzhou East Campus, and Zhuhai Campus.

Campuses

Guangzhou South Campus
The Guangzhou South Campus is located in Haizhu District, Guangzhou, and covers a total area of 1.17 square kilometers. It mainly hosts disciplines in sciences and humanities.

Add: No. 135, Xingang Xi Road, Guangzhou, P. R. China
Postcode: 510275 

Guangzhou North Campus
The Guangzhou North Campus is located in Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, and covers an area of 0.39 square kilometers. It is a campus mainly for disciplines in medical sciences.

Add: No. 74, Zhongshan Er Road, Guangzhou, P. R. China
Postcode: 510085

Guangzhou East Campus
The Guangzhou East Campus is located at the north end of the Guangzhou University City in Xiaoguwei, Panyu, and covers an area of 1.13 square kilometers. The Guangzhou University City is a major development made by the People’s Government of Guangdong Province in an effort to implement the strategy of building Guangdong through science and education. The first batch of students started school there in September, 2004.

Add: Xiaoguwei Island, Panyu District, Guangzhou, P. R. China
Postcode: 510006

Zhuhai Campus
The Zhuhai Campus is located at Tang Jia Wan, Zhuhai City, and covers an area of 3.48 square kilometers. Freshmen and sophomores of some disciplines in liberal arts, natural sciences, and medical sciences are currently living and studying on campus with students from the School of Network Education and Continuing Education.

Add: Tang Jia Wan, Zhuhai City, P. R. China  
Postcode: 519082

Double Room: RMB4,500/person/year

3 Steps to Apply to a Chinese University

(1) Non-Chinese citizens holding valid foreign passports.

(2) Be in good physical and mental health and meet the physical examination standards for applying for a study visa or residence permit to China.

(3) Those who come to China to pursue a master's degree must have a degree equivalent to a bachelor's degree from a Chinese university and be no older than 35 years old. Those who come to China to pursue a doctoral degree must have a degree equivalent to a master's degree from a Chinese university and be no older than 40 years old.

(4) Be friendly to China, diligent and eager to learn, have excellent academic performance, good conduct, abide by laws and regulations, have no record of violating school rules and regulations, no public security penalties, and no criminal records.

(V) Language Proficiency

For those applying for master's or doctoral degrees in Chinese-taught programs, their Chinese proficiency must reach 180 points or above on the HSK5 level of the Chinese Proficiency Test. To apply for the Master's degree in Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages, one must achieve a score of 210 or above in HSK5 and 60 or above in the Intermediate level of HSKK. Applicants who have used Chinese as the medium of instruction can submit a "Certificate of Teaching in Chinese" issued by their school. After being recognized by our school, they can be exempted from submitting the HSK score certificate.

For applications to English-taught programs, if the native language is not English, one must submit proof of TOEFL (TOEFL iBT score of 79 or above, with 15 or above in each section) or IELTS (IELTS Academic score of 6.5 or above, with 5.5 or above in each section) or other proof that can reflect one's English proficiency. Applicants who have used English as the medium of instruction can submit a "Certificate of English Teaching" issued by their school. After being recognized by our school, they will be exempted from submitting the certificate of English proficiency.

1. Valid ordinary passport and personal photo 

2.  Academic degree certificates and certification reports 

3. Complete transcript 

4. Language proficiency certificate 

5. Two recommendation letters 

6. Personal statement or study and research plan in China

7. Physical examination report and blood test results

8. If the applicant has a job position, please have the employer issue an employment certificate, which must indicate the job position and relevant job content.

9. Certificate of no criminal record 

10.  Application Form for Chinese Government Scholarship 

11. Commitment letter

(1) Free tuition

(2) Free on-campus accommodation fees

(3) Living expenses will be provided. The standard is 3,000 RMB per month per person for master's degree students and 3,500 RMB per month per person for doctoral degree students

(4) Exemption from comprehensive insurance premiums for international students in China