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Founded in 1897, Zhejiang University was initially known as "Qiushi Shuyuan" (Qiushi Academy), one of the earliest modern academies of higher learning established in China. ZJU is a comprehensive national university covering all study fields. It also provides the overseas students with good study and living conditions. It had its first enrollment of international students in 1979 and since then, more than 20,000 international students coming from 115 countries across the world, have come to study in the school.

Program Highlights

Program Description

School Introduction

The International College of Zhejiang University is a special teaching and administrative institute responsible for enrollment, service of international students and the Chinese as Second Language (CSL) program. It consists of Office of General Affairs, Office for the International Promotion of Chinese Language, Office of Degree Student Affairs, Office of CSL program, and Foreign Experts and Overseas Students Service Center, whose head office is located in Yuquan Campus with two other administrative offices located in Zijianggang Campus and Huajiachi Campus respectively.

The university had its first enrollment of international students in 1979 and since then, more than 20,000 international students have come to study in the school. In 2008, the International College gave admission to, both long-term and short-term, more than 3,500 overseas students coming from 115 countries across the world, including 116 doctoral candidates, 158 graduate students, 1006 undergraduate students, 158 visiting students, more than 1,400 long-term Chinese language students and about 640 students of short-term programs. The college has a strong teaching faculty composed of more than 30 full-time teachers and over 40 part-time teachers, including 9 full professors and 22 associate professors.

In addition to the long and short term Chinese Language and Culture programs, the college has been running an undergraduate program of Chinese Studies (with focus on Economics and Trade/Tourism Management), and a graduate program of Chinese Studies will be offered when preparation is completed. We have a HSK(Chinese Proficiency Test) Test Center which holds the test on April, June and November every year. The majority of the students attending the language program have achieved satisfactory grades in the past tests. We also run short-term programs for group students, on subjects such as Chinese language, culture, economics and trade, business administration, music, weiqi, calligraphy, painting and so on. Each year about 600 students international students come to our university.

Every year, the International College accepts over 200 Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC) scholarship students. Meanwhile, we also offer college scholarships to international students who achieve excellent academic performance, abide by laws and school regulations and study have studied at our school for more than one academic year. We attach great importance to building long-term and close co-operation with foreign universities and overseas study agencies. Each year hundreds of university exchange students and students recommended by study abroad agencies come to our school to attend academic programs.

Our alumni all over the world have been bringing into full play what they had learnt in our school and contributing greatly to exchange, co-operation and friendship between Chinese people and peoples across the world. After completing their studies or graduating from our university, many overseas students pursue further studies in our school, become the mainstay in governmental or higher learning institutions, take jobs in joint ventures or foreign-invested companies in China or build careers in the fields of Chinese teaching, trade or culture exchange with China.

The college has been vigorously developing Chinese language teaching programs with overseas partners. Entrusted by National Office of Chinese Language Council International, we have worked together with the University of Western Australia, the University of Rhode Island (USA) and the Ritsumeikan Asia-Pacific University (Japan) to set up the Confucius Institute on their respective campuses. The International College and the State Street Corporation, the world's largest financial service provider, have jointly established a Chinese Culture Center in Boston, USA, to which we send teachers on a regular basis to give Chinese courses to State Street's employees. In co-operation with the university Graduate School and the School of Humanities, we have also been running a post-graduate program on Chinese language and culture in Malaysia.

There are many opportunities for fieldwork and after-class activities provided by our college each year, including agriculture visits to tea plantations and farms, industry visits, trips to Xi'an, Hainan island, Thousand-islet Lake and ancient waterside towns. Our students are also strongly encouraged to participate in all kinds of stage performances, speech contests, and various sports events and will be invited to receptions for major holidays and festivals.

Living on Yuquan Campus

The Foreign Experts and Overseas Students Service Center of Zhejiang University is responsible for providing services such as accommodation, food and drink, management of the classrooms within the building of the International College etc.
The main office of the Foreign Experts and Overseas Students Service Center is located on the 4th floor of International College Building on Yuquan Campus.
The small coffee shop on the second floor of the lobby provides facsimile service.
Students living in school dormitories should observe Regulations on International Students Dormitory Management. Anyone who violates the regulations shall be penalized accordingly.

Accommodation and Living Expenses

Students living on campus should pay for housing promptly.

Room tariffs are:

			Single Room	Double Room
Zhukezhen Hall  of Intl Education	Long-term student	50 RMB/per day (60 Kwh  electricity per month included)		60 RMB/per day/per room  (electricity charge included)
	Short-term student	70 RMB/per day  (electricity charge included)		70 RMB/per day/per room  (electricity charge included)
No.31 Dormitory  Building			80 RMB/per day (120 Kwh  electricity per month included)	40 RMB/per day/per room (120 Kwh  electricity per month included)
International Apartment  in Yuquan Campus	Long-term student	40 RMB/per day		80 RMB/per day/per room
	Short-term student	60 RMB/per day		120 RMB/per day/per room
Cuibai Dorm in  Zijingang Campus	Long-term student			12000 RMB/per year/per room
	Short-term student			70 RMB/per day/per room
International Apartment  in Huajiachi Campus	Long-term student			40 RMB/per day/per room
	Short-term student			60 RMB/per day/per room
Friendship Apartment  in Huajiachi Campus	Long-term student			80 RMB/per day/per room
	Short-term student			100 RMB/per day/per room

A refundable accommodation deposit will be charged before check-in and the quota of free electricity is subject to change.

On-campus Dining

There are three international Student dining halls respectively located in the International College Building on Yuquan Campus, Overseas Student Dormitory Building at the main gate of Yuquan Campus and Overseas Student Dormitory Building on Hua-jia-chi Campus. Meals are served in a a la carte manner.
Students can also have your meals in the student cafeterias on different campuses. Before having meals there, you need to buy a pre-paid Meal Card from the cafeterias and it is advisable to bring your own dinnerware.

Drinking water

You cannot directly drink tap water in China. Please drink boiled water or buy bottled water.

Cost

It is estimated daily expenses for decent meals will be from 15 RMB to 40 RMB.

 

3 Steps to Apply to a Chinese University

Entry Requirements

1.  Photocopy of valid passport
With photo, passport number &expiration date and name included.

2.  Passport-sized photo
A passport-sized photo taken recently of the applicant.

3.  Graduation certificate of high school
Graduation certificate should be in Chinese or English.If not, it should be translated into Chinese or English and be notarized.

4.  Academic transcript of high school

5.  HSK Certificate (No need for English-taught program)
Level 3 or above

6.  Health certificate(optional)
Photocopy of physical examination record.