Control science and engineering

Chang’an University, or CHU, is a national key university. Directly under the leadership of the Ministry of Education, it is listed under Project 211，Project 985 Innovation Platform, and Double First-Class Project of China. Located in Xi’an City, Shaanxi Province, CHU has two campuses and three training bases, with a total area of 250 hectares.

CHU was originally known as Xi’an Highway University, which was built in 1951. Merged with Xi’an Engineering Institute and Northwest Institute of Construction Engineering, it was later renamed as Chang’an University in 2000. Since 2005, CHU has been successively financed and supported by the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Transport, Shaanxi Provincial People’s Government, Ministry of Natural Resources, and Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development.

CHU has 25 schools and departments that cover the entire process of bachelor's, master's, and doctoral education and cultivationin 7 major fields, namely, engineering, science, management, economics, philosophy, law and literature. In the new era, facing major national strategies, a number of physical research institutes have been established, such as Modern Transportation Research Institute, Qinling Ecological Environment Research Institute, Yellow River Research Institute, Sichuan-Tibet Railway Engineering Research Institute, Hangzhou Future Transportation Research Institute, and Xiong’an Modern Industry Research Institute. At present, there are 4 academicians, from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Engineering, and Singapore Academy of Engineering, and more than 1,400 professors and associate professors, including 392 doctoral supervisors and 1,151 graduate supervisors. We have over a hundred outstanding talents who undertake national key research and development plans and major engineering projects. There are currently over 25,000 full-time undergraduate students, over 12,000 doctoral and master's students, and over 1,700 international students.

Course Overview: 

Control Science and Engineering is a discipline that studies the theories, methods, technologies, and engineering applications of control. It is based on cybernetics, systems theory, and information theory, and focuses on common issues in various application fields, that is, in order to achieve control goals, how to establish system models, analyze internal and environmental information, and adopt what control and decision-making behaviors. This discipline is called "Automation" at the undergraduate level and "Control Science and Engineering" at the graduate level.

Chang’an University, or CHU, is a national key university. Under the direct leadership of the Ministry of Education, it is listed under Project 211，Project 985 Innovation Platform, and Double First-Class Project of China. Located in Xi’an City, Shaanxi Province, CHU has two campuses and three training bases, with a total area of 250 hectares.

In 1951, CHU was first built as Xi’an Highway University. Merged with Xi’an Engineering Institute and Northwest Institute of Construction Engineering, it was later renamed as Chang’an University in 2000. Since 2005, CHU has been successively financed and supported by Ministry of Education, Ministry of Transport, People’s Government of Shaanxi Province, Ministry of Natural Resources, and Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development.

CHU has 23 schools and departments which offer advanced degree programs in 7 major fields, namely, engineering, science, management, economics, philosophy, law and literature. Many research institutions are launched in the new era, such as Modern Transportation Research Institute, Qinling Ecological Environment Research Institute, Yellow River Research Institute, Sichuan-Tibet Railway Engineering Research Institute, Hangzhou Future Transportation Research Institute, and Xiong’an Modern Industry Research Institute. CHU has 4 academicians from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Engineering, and Singapore Academy of Engineering. CHU faculty is composed of over 1,200 professors and associate professors, including 267 doctoral supervisors and 931 master supervisors. At present, CHU has over 25,000 registered undergraduates, 10,000 master’s and doctor’s candidates, and 1,600 international students.

CHU has 9 first-level disciplines in doctoral level, 33 first-level disciplines in master’s level, and 9 post-doctoral research centers. Four disciplines, namely, engineering, earth science, materials science, environmental science and ecology, are listed top 1% of ESI. There are 82 undergraduate majors currently. Twenty-three undergraduate majors are selected as first-class majors in the National Double Ten Thousand Plan, and seventeen undergraduate majors have got the certification of national engineering. The discipline of civil engineering and transportation ranks 44 globally according to U.S. News university rankings.

CHU is known as the cradle of highway and transportation talents. Over the years, it has produced more than 280,000 outstanding professionals at home and abroad. Among CHU alumni, many of them have worked as engineers, scientists, politicians and entrepreneurs, such as Su Quanke, chief engineer of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, Ding Han, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Feng Zhenglin, director of the Civil Aviation Administration of China. CHU has been selected as the national practice base and national experienced university on innovation and entrepreneurship of college students.

CHU has 3 national experimental teaching centers, 15 provincial experimental teaching demonstration centers, 2 national engineering laboratories, 1 international joint laboratory, 1 national applied mathematics center, and 62 provincial and ministerial level key research bases. Connected and automated vehicle test field, built exclusively at CHU in domestic universities, is recognized by the Ministry of Transport as one of the country's three national closed field test base of autonomous driving.

CHU attaches great importance to academic innovation, creating a four-in-one scientific and technological innovation system of “great teams, grand platforms, major projects and fruitful achievements”. The scientific research funding exceeds 850 million RMB annually. The awarded projects of National Natural Science Foundation of China and National Social Science Fund of China exceed 110 every year. In recent years, CHU won 22 first and second prizes of the National Science and Technology Progress Award. More than 1,300 patents are authorized each year. CHU has successively overcome the complete set of scientific and technological problems in road construction in special areas, developed a disaster warning system for loess landslides and large-scale collapses, and solved the problem of ground fissure risk prevention in subway construction. In the new era, the university actively deploys interdisciplinary strategies, such as ‘wisdom+’, ‘green+’ and ‘big data+’, aiming to transform and upgrade traditional industry in the future.

CHU focuses on the promotion and application of its scientific research results, applied in marvelous constructions of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, Beijing Daxing International Airport, Hutong Yangtze River Bridge, Qinghai-Tibet Highway, QinlingZhongnanshan Highway Tunnel and Yujing Expressway. The university has established in-depth strategic partnerships with dozens of Fortune 500 companies.

CHU publishes 8 influential journals, 1 indexed by ESCI, 3 indexed by EI, 4 indexed by CSCD, and 5 indexed by Scopus. Among 8 academic journals, 5 journals are selected into the core journals of China, 6 journals are selected into CSTPCD, 3 journals are selected by China scientific journals excellence program, ranking the fourth in all the universities of China, 2 journals have been awarded the 100 outstanding academic journals of China for years, and 1 journal is rated as one of the top 100 scientific and technological journals in China for three consecutive terms. The architectural science and engineering innovation forum, a high-end forum, is arranged every year by CHU and other partners, namely, Department of Civil Engineering, Water Conservancy and Architectural Engineering of Chinese Academy of Engineering, China Civil Engineering Society, China Highway & Transportation Society, Department of Engineering and Materials Science of National Natural Science Foundation of China, Chongqing University and Hunan University.

CHU conducts a Sino-foreign cooperative education institution named Chang’an Dublin International College of Transportation, a Confucius Institute named Maldives Velaa College Chinese Center, an international cooperation joint laboratory on sustainable development of highway transportation infrastructure in special area and 5 discipline innovation and talent recruitment bases of Project 111. Besides, it establishes an international technology transfer center among China and Russia transportation universities and held a series of international forums for the docking of highway engineering standards between China and the United States, China and Russia, China and France, and China and South Africa, promoting the coordination of international transportation standards. The university actively participates in the planning, organization and operation of the World Transport Conference (WTC). Besides, it has international cooperation with large national enterprises, such as China Road & Bridge Corporation, China Communications Construction Company Limited, China Railway Engineering Equipment Group Company Limited, and China Railway Construction Group Corporation Limited. CHU has cooperation programs with more than 140 universities and scientific research institutions in more than 30 countries and regions in the world. 

To date, CHU has become an important base for talent training and scientific research in three major fields, namely, highway transportation, land and resources, and urban and rural construction in China. Guided by Xi Jinping’s thoughts on socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, CHU will continue to pursue excellence in an effort to build itself into a world-class university.

3 Steps to Apply to a Chinese University

1. Non-Chinese citizens, in good health; 

2. Requirements for the applicant's educational background and age: 

Those who are pursuing a bachelor's degree must have a high school diploma and be under the age of 25. 

(2) Those who are pursuing a master's degree must have a bachelor's degree and be under the age of 35. 

(3) Those pursuing a doctoral degree must hold a master's degree and be under the age of 40. 

(4) Those pursuing non-degree education courses should be under the age of 45. 

3. Not a recipient of any other scholarships. 

4. Language proficiency requirements: IELTS >= 6.0, TOEFL > 80, MELAB >= 10

On the application system of our university, applicants must fill in information in Chinese or English and submit application materials online.

1. Valid Ordinary Passport.

If the applicant is in China, a valid residence permit is also required.

2. The highest degree certificate. Graduating students can provide a pre-graduation letter as a substitute, and have to bring the original certificate when they come to China.

3. Transcripts.

4. "Physical Examination Record for Foreigners"(Attachment 3).

Applicants should strictly follow the items required in the "Physical Examination Records for Foreigners" and fill them out in Chinese or English. The “Physical Examination Record for Foreigners” missing pages or without a photo or a cross-page seal on it, or without a signature of physician or seal from hospital is invalid. Whereas the inspection results are valid in 6 months, applicants are requested to determine the time of their medical examination accordingly.

5. Valid non-criminal record certificate within 6 months. If the applicant is already in China, she/he can only provide performance letter or Non-objection certificate from current university.

6. Proof of Language Proficiency.

7. Study Plan for Bachelor or Research Plan for Master and PhD.

8. Two recommendation letters signed by (associate) professors (Undergraduate students are exempt).

9. Conditional acceptance letter (It’s not a mandatory but a preferred file, with which students will be admitted in priority).

10. Others preferred: academic achievements (important), certificates of sports or cultural activity.

11. Students under 18 years old should upload Letter of Authorization.(Attachment 4)

Note: Chinese or English translation copy is mandatory if original file is not in Chinese/English/Spanish.

Undergraduate student: Tuition fee is covered by 50% of the total amount, which amounts to 1500 RMB per month for 10 months. 

Master's student: Tuition fee is covered for three years, 2000 RMB per month * 10 months. 

Doctoral student: Tuition fee is covered for four years, 2,500 RMB per month * 10 months; 

Non-degree students for further education: Tuition fee is covered at 1,000 RMB per month * 10 months

Note:

1. This scholarship "living allowance" is only given out in the first year. 

2. Graduates receive an annual review once a year. The annual review assesses students based on their moral conduct, academic performance, attitude towards study/research, and activity participation, etc., and provides a comprehensive evaluation. Those who pass the review continue to receive tuition assistance, while those who fail will have their tuition assistance suspended for the next academic year.