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Hainan University was founded in 1958 and it is the best university in Hainan province. As one of the national "211 Project" comprehensive universities, Hainan University is striving to become one of the best universities in China as well as in the world.

The university runs three campuses, namely Haidian, Chengxi, and Danzhou. Its main campus is located on Haidian Island of Haikou, the capital city of Hainan Province. The Haidian Campus is nestled along the coast of the South China Sea. The fragrant tropical flora help create a beautiful tropical environment and it is an ideal place for learning, teaching and research. Danzhou Campus, located in Danzhou City, west of Hainan Province is well-known as "The hometown of poetry" in China. Chengxi Campus is located in the west of Haikou. The total area of the three campuses covers 741 acres. The University library contains more than 3,035,000 books on different subjects, among which 1,970,000 are paper back, while the other 1,065,000 are electronic.

The university has a high-level faculty of 1,450, including over 820 professors and associate professors, and offers 8 categories of disciplines in philosophy,economics, law, literature, natural sciences,agriculture,engineering,and management. The above categories then fall into 4 major academic schools: School of Tropical Agriculture and Life Science Engineering,School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, School of Humanities, School of Social Sciences. The university has 20 colleges and provides 70 undergraduate programs, 130 postgraduate programs and 34 Ph. D programs.

Hainan University is actively carrying out its open teaching and research strategy and striving to develop an all-round, multilevel, and transregional new vista for academic exchange and cooperation with the world at large.

First of all, the university has established intercollegiate relations with 80 well-known institutions of higher learning in more than 20 countries and regions including the UK, Canada, the USA, France, Singapore, Russia, and Taiwan. In view of this, academic exchange and multifacet cooperation have become mutually rewarding and beneficial. In the past three years, as many as 215 excellent students have been sent to study abroad. Secondly, this university strives to provide high quality education for international students. As one of the "211 Project" universities accredited by the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China, the university is entitled to recruit international students and is designated as one of the bases of Chinese education for international students by the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council. So far more than 3,000 international students from over 30 countries and regions have completed their studies here. Currently, there are about 180 international students on campus, one third of whom are studying undergraduate and postgraduate programs.

Finally, over the past five years, the university has sponsored a faculty of 680 to study abroad or undertake cooperative academic research in more than 80 good universities of 20 countries and regions, which has effectively enhanced the teachers' ability in teaching and research.

Hainan University extends warmest welcome to international students who wish to study at HU.

Accommodation fee (CNY):
25/person/night (Not including telephone, electricity and water fees)
(Facilities:telephone, air-conditioner, Internet connection, bathroom with an electric water-heater)

Water & Electricity Fees:
expenses for water and electricity should be paid by the students themselves in accordance with the amount they have consumed.

Boarding Expenses:
20 - 30 CNY/day

I. Accommodation

1.What procedure should I go through for accommodation?

If you have reserved your accommodation in advance, please make your way to the finance office and show your passport and Letter of Acceptance (offer) to the person concerned. Pay for your accommodation and deposit 200 RMB. Please check in at the Accommodation Management Office and ask for your room key. Make sure that you remember your room number and keep your receipt safe.

2.How is the accommodation fee calculated?

Students who have received their offers from this university and who have reserved their rooms beforehand are required to live for a full term and pay 3200 RMB each term. Spring term refers to the five-month period from March 1st to 31st of July. Autumn term refers to the five-month period from September 1st to 31st January. Students are responsible for their own expenses involving water, electricity, Internet and telephone bills.

3.Can we share a room?

No. The student’s accommodation is designed as one room for one student only.

4.Can we swap a room?

Yes, you can. Provided there is a surplus one.

5.Can we continue to stay during holiday seasons?

Yes. A room is charged 25yuan per day.

6.Is there any procedure to go through to stay on during holiday?

Just fill out an application form in the student office and the office will sort it out accordingly.

7.When should the tuition fee for the following term be paid?

The tuition fee should be paid upon registering for the new term and your fee should be paid once for all.

8.Is it refundable?

a. If the student is dismissed there is no refund, but he or she will get their deposit back.

b. Students who leave the school on personal grounds must follow the following policy:

(a) No refund if they stay for more than two months;

(b) If they stay fewer than two months, they will receive 80% back after deduction based on 25 yuan per day.

10.How is the electricity bill paid?

Electricity is utilized and purchased based on your needs, but once it is purchased there is no refund. It can be purchased at the post office.

11.How are the water bills paid?

Water is charged in accordance with the amount shown on the meter. Water currently costs 2.35 yuan/ ton.

12.Is there a launderette?

There is an automatic launderette within the dormitory hall. Coins at the price of 3 yuan per coin can be purchased at the office.

13.How do students check out?

The checkout procedure requires students to fill out and submit an Application for leaving the university to the dormitory manager at least five days before their departure. Please remember to leave your room key with the office manager one hour prior to your checkout. Make sure that your water bill is paid, your room is clean, and that all of the facilities are still in good condition.

14.How to check out after the new term commences?

Arrange your checkout in the student office by filling out the school departure form application as well as your refund form application. Once this is done, sort out your water bills in the student office and claim your remaining refund from the finance office.

15.What if I have lost my deposit receipt?

Inform the finance office at once because a new receipt takes the office two working days to finalize.

16.What if I have lost my room key?

Ask for assistance in your manager’s office, and pay a certain compensation fee.

17.What if the facilities in my room are damaged?

Ask your office manager for repair without delay. There are no charges involved if the damage is caused by fair ware and tare; if it is caused by inappropriate use, you will be responsible for the repair cost.

18.What if I left my room key in my room?

Ask your office manager for help with your ID or your passport.

19.What if I have relatives or friends come over? Can they share my room?

As required, new comers should register with the police and therefore they are not allowed to stay in your room. You are advised to take him or her to stay in a hotel on campus or nearby.

20.Can I invite friends to my room?

Yes. The visitor in question should register with the office manager. Visitors are not allowed in after 11pm.

21.Can I have a party in my room?

No. Because you may affect other residents if you do so. Make sure that you keep your room reasonably quiet at all times.

22.Can I keep pets in my room?

No. Having pets also affects other residents. Furthermore, it might cause a contagious disease.

23.Can I stay off the campus?

Yes. Provided you apply first, fill in the student living off campus application form, and have the approval of the dean in charge. Students who live off campus should register with local police and then inform the student office within a week of living at their new address. Students who live off campus should be responsible for their own safety, property and any other problematic matters.

II.Food

1.Where to eat?

a. You can dine at the student canteens and purchase food with your student card which can be purchased at the centre near the No. 1 student canteen with your student ID. (You are required to process a campus card at the card management centre. The card costs 20 yuan and you can top it off when your card runs out of credit). Please remember your card number just in case you happen to loose it.

b. You are free to dine out in any of the restaurants off campus.

2, What if I have lost my campus card?

Report to the centre with your student ID and ask for a new one.

3.How can I return the campus card?

Please return it, along with your student ID and meal card to the centre where your card was issued.

4.Is there a Muslim restaurant on campus?

There is a Muslim restaurant on the second floor of the No. 2 student canteen.

III Telecommunication and Internet

1.Where and how can I make a phone call?

You can either make a phone call at the telecommunication service centre on campus, purchase a phone card for your room phone, or use your mobile phone.

2.How does the room phone work?

First you need to purchase a phone card and then access your room phone by following the directions on the card.

3.How can I receive a call from abroad?

To call your room phone, dial 0086+898+room phone number; to call your room from a mobile, dial 00860+mobile phone number.

4.How can I log onto the Internet?

Please contact the student office and they will have the telecommunication company install broadband for you. There are also a number of Internet bars near the school that charge 2 yuan per hour.

5.Where can I receive a fax?

You can either send or receive your fax in the college office. The fax number is ++86+898+66263581, faxes received and sent domestically costs 5 and 8 yuan respectively. To receive and send an international fax costs 5 yuan and 30 yuan respectively.

6.What is the address if my relatives or friends wish to send me mail?

Address:Room No. , International Students Building

College of International Cultural Exchange, Hainan University

58 Renmin Ave. Haikou 570228

Hainan Province

P. R. CHINA (Recipients address and mobile phone number clearly.)

7.How do I send mail?

(1) Post office on campus:Located near middle gate(see details from the campus map in Appendix).

Office hours:8:00am-18:00pm

(2) Haidian Sanxilu Post Office:It is within the vicinity of south gate.

Office hours:8:30am-17:30pm

8.What happens to mail that is sent to me during a holiday?

You can pick up your mail in the student office where we will keep it for you for a week after school resumes. If you fail to collect your mail after a week, your mail will be returned. If you have left this school, we will return your mail to the sender as well.

3 Steps to Apply to a Chinese University

1. Applicants should be non-Chinese citizen, in good physical and mental condition, with good academic performance and conduct; Be obligated to observe Chinese laws and university’s regulations, respect Chinese culture and customs, and fulfill all the conditions of Chinese Entry-exit.

2. be an academically excellent holder of high school diploma or its equivalent under the age of 25 when applying for an undergraduate program;Be a bachelor's degree holder under the age of 35 when applying for master's programs; be a master's degree holder under the age of 40 when applying for doctoral programs.

3. Language Requirements:

Applicants for Chinese-taught programs are required to obtain an HSK Band 4 with scores above 180 when applying;

Applicants for English-taught programs are required to obtain one of the following English tests: a score of 560 or above (paper-based test) or 78 or above (internet-based test) in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) , or a minimum overall band of 6.0 （IELTS）when applying.  

Condition of exemption of submitting English level certificates: English-speaking students (Countries with English as native language or official language).

   1. Application Form for the Chinese Government Scholarship &Application Form for Foreign Students to HNU.

2. Valid Copy of Passport Home Page. If the validity of the applicant’s current passport does not meet the requirement (meaning the passport expires before September 2026), please apply for a new passport before submitting the application.

3. Notarized highest diploma attained & Academic Transcripts; if the applicant is a campus student, he has to submit an official pre-graduation certificate showing their student status and stating expected graduation date, the original certificate should be provided after admission. If the applicant is an employer, he has to submit a Certificate of Incumbency issued by the unit or company which he’s working for.

4. Academic transcripts. Copies of academic records from first to last semester during the undergraduate, graduate (if any), and doctoral programs (if any) shall be provided. These transcripts shall be issued and sealed by the attending university’s academic affairs office, graduate school, or student management department. They can be in Chinese or English, but must be attached with notarized English translations if they are in foreign languages other than English.

5. Proof of Chinese or English proficiency. A valid HSK certificate (Applicants for Chinese-taught programs), or a valid IELTS or TOEFL certificate (Applicants for English-taught programs) .

6. Pre-admission documents.  

      (1) Pre-admission documents issued by the Chinese university of preference,  including an official admission letter, a pre-admission letter, or an invitation letter from a prospective supervisor recognized by the department of international students admission  at Chinese universities. The pre-admission letter or official invitation letter shall be  printed on the special-purpose letter of the desired Chinese university and issued and  sealed by the university’s international students admission office;  

      (2) The enrollment letter or invitation letter shall contain the following information          (in Chinese or English):

a. Applicant information: full name, nationality, date of birth, name of the university last attended, and others;

b. Academic status in China: graduate student or doctoral student;

c. Projected time of staying in China. The study timeline shall be made clear, and the time of enrollment shall be no earlier than September 2025;

d. Information of the applicant’s Chinese supervisor (if any);

e. Descriptions of the applicant’s studies or research in China;

f. Language taught in courses (Chinese or English);

g. The supervisor-issued invitation letter shall be sealed by the department of International students admission and accompanied by the signature and contact information of the head of the department.

      7. A study plan proposal. A study plan written in Chinese or English shall contain more than 1,000 characters or words; the proposal of a doctoral student shall be signed by the applicant’s Chinese supervisor.

      8. Recommendation letters. Two letters of recommendation (written only in Chinese or English) from professors or associate professors shall be submitted. These letters shall  describe the applicant’s objectives of learning in China, comprehensive abilities, and  evaluation of future growth, as well as the cooperation between the supervisors or the exchange between universities both in China and abroad.  

      9. A photocopy of the Foreigner Physical Examination Form completed in English (the original copy shall be kept by the applicant). The form is designed by the Chinese quarantine authority and can be obtained from the dispatching authority. The physical examinations must cover all the items listed in the Foreigner Physical Examination Form. Incomplete records or those without the signature of the attending physician, the official stamp of the hospital, or a sealed photograph of the applicants are invalid. Please select the appropriate time to take a physical examination as the result is valid for only 6 months.

      10. Non-criminal record report. The applicant shall submit a valid certificate of Non-Criminal Record issued by the local public security authority, usually issued within 6 months prior to the submission date of the application.

     11. Foreigners who’s working in China must provide a copy of valid Visa or residence permit and official employment proof.

      12. CV (including publication list if available).

     13. If one or both parents of the applicants are Chinese citizens, or applicants who were originally Chinese citizens and obtained foreign nationalities afterward, a certificate of living abroad and the entry and exit seal page of visiting China on the applicant’s passport during the recent 4 years should be provided.

The Chinese University Program provides a full scholarship which covers: tuition, accommodation（free dormitory rooms）, and comprehensive medical insurance. The Chinese University Program also provides a monthly stipend (bachelor’s students: CNY 2,500 per month; master’ s students: CNY 3,000 per month; doctoral students: CNY 3,500 per month).