Legal Chinese

Located in the capital city of China, China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL) is one of the state key universities directly affiliated to MOE of China. Currently it has played a unique and irreplaceable role in cultivating numerous talents in the area of law. You can enjoy the first-class Chinese language courses here, which is renown in China. In addition, CUPL has taken an active part in foreign exchanges, and it has attracted a large number of foreign students studying here, with one in ten students is an international student. Studying in this university which is among the most prestigious ones will be a worthy experience in your life. SICAS would rank CUPL four stars.
 

1.Mode of Study and Period of Study for Doctorate Education

Full-time and part-time. Generally it will take 4 years and could also be extended, but no more than 8 years.

2. Accommodations

Students can live in the students’ apartments arranged by the School of International Education, or solve accommodations by themselves.

3. Application Time for Preparatory Courses

From 1st May to 31st December, 2010.

4. Formal Admission Review

During the pre-master education, the School of International Education will achieve the follow-up application procedures for applicants before March 1, 2011. Qualification review and related matters of the admission interview will be published on the website of the Graduate Admission Office, CUPL in mid-May, 2011.

5.Interview for Formal Admission

The interview is a comprehensive assessment including professional standards and level of Chinese language.

6. Formal Admission and Entry into CUPL

1. After the interview and the comprehensive assessment, the list of the admitted students will be published in early June, 2011.
2. The School of International Education of CUPL will send off the Admission Letter and the visa application form in late June, 2011.

7. Date of Formal Registration in CUPL

The registration time in CUPL will be in early September 2011; for the concrete time, the students could refer to the Admission Letter. The admitted students should achieve the admission and registration procedures in School of International Education of China University of Political Science and Law in accordance with the requirements on the Admission Lette.

8. Tuition

The tuition of doctorate education for foreign students in China University of Political Science and Law in 2011 has not been determined; the instruction for the tuition will be sent to the admitted students together with the Admission Letter.

Professional application service fee: 30,000 RMB (including the related costs used for: Chinese courses, major courses, guidance to studying abroad, selection of majors and completion of relevant procedures etc.) for those who are under HSK level 6 want to directly enter into doctoral degree study without studying preparatory courses.

Note 1: The tuition of doctorate education for foreign students in China University of Political Science and Law in 2009 was 33,000 RMB per person. Note 2: The tuition must be paid by RMB.

9. Scholarship For the scholarship application, the admitted students could refer to the detailed information of the School of International Education of CUPL.

China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL) is a multi-disciplinary national “211 Project” key university, characterized by centering on law, accompanied with a variety of other disciplines such as literature, historiography, philosophy, economics, management and education. During the last half century of development, the University has educated and trained more than 200,000 students, and taken part in virtually all national legislation activities since the founding of the People’s Republic of China. It took the lead in China’s jurisprudence theoretical innovation and conceptual updating, and conducted international academic exchanges in the field of law on behalf of the nation.

At present, the University offers 17 undergraduate programs including law, reconnoiter, politics & administration, administration, international politics, public affairs administration, business administration, economics, international business, philosophy, Chinese language & literature, ideological education, sociology, applied psychology, English, German, journalism. In addition, there are 47 master's degree programs, 19 doctoral degree programs and 2 post-doctoral research stations. Among them three PhD programs are national disciplines at the first class level, namely the law, politics & administration and Marxist Theory among which the law is a national key discipline at the first class level. 10 master programs are disciplines at the first class level, namly philosophy, theoretical economics, applied economics, sociology, psychology, foreign languages and lterature, journalism, history, business administrationm and politics & administration.
The University has established international cooperation agreements with 119 world-famous universities in 33 countries and regions. Hundreds of teachers and students are sent abroad each year for academic purposes. In 2008, the China-EU School of Law (CESL) was established, which is the most comprehensive joint program in legal Education between the Chinese Government and the EU. With the development of the CESL, an elite program of cultivating internationally-oriented legal talents has taken shape in the school.

International students' education scale expands from Mandarin study, summer camp for Chinese training, pre-degree education in China, medium/long-term Chinese and law study to the education for undergraduate, dual-degree bachelor, master and doctor. The university has long been engaged in global promotion of Chinese language and Chinese culture education to provide superior teaching resources and services, especially the Chinese law culture, for Chinese language learners.



 

Program for Chinese Language Learning and Training School of International Education（Class for Chinese Language, Chinese Practice Class, Class for Legal Chinese, Class for Advanced Chinese Study on Week, Summer School of Chinese Culture, Summer School for Chinese Intensive Training, Pre-undergraduate Course, Pre-master course, Pre-doctorate course.
Students can live in the students’ apartments arranged by the School of International Education, or solve accommodations by themselves.

MBA Class in English
Students will live in the International Students’ apartments arranged by the university, and the accomodation fee will be funded by themselves. All the admitted student will get a special scholarship provided by the university, which will be used to reduce the accommodation expenses.
Articles for daily use will be funded by students themselves. Students themselves should buy the articles for daily use after their registration in the university. The university can also help each student purchase in advance A set of articles for daily use: a quilt, a cotton quilt cover, a mat, a cotton sheet, a pillow, a plastic washbasin, a towel.
 

3 Steps to Apply to a Chinese University

1.Applicants must be non-Chinese citizens with a valid passport
2.Have good moral character and obey the laws and regulations of the social customs and habits6. Have good moral character and obey the laws and regulations of the CUPL.
3.Applicants must be in good health
4.The applicant applying for the master’s degree must have a bachelor degree and be under the age of 40.
5.The applicant’s academic grades, academic level , language ability and other conditions must achieve the entrance requirements for the applied major.
6.Applicant should have certain Chinese communication skills.
7.HSK level 6 or above

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 6 or above

6.   Two recommendation letters
From professor,associate professor or equivalents.

7.  Personal Statement
Personal Statement with the applicant's signature, written in Chinese or in English. You can download a template or sample from here.

8.Other assisted application materials for themselves

9.Copy of article or papers published
Individual research achievement, contents and summaries of published academic articles and other original research achievement.