ZUEL admission guide for international students

 

I. About ZUEL

Zhongnan University of Economics and Law (ZUEL) is an institute of higher education directly administrated by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. Its core disciplines are economics, law, and management, and it also teaches courses in six other disciplines including philosophy, literature, history, science, engineering, and art.

ZUEL is one of the universities sponsored by the "211 project" and the "985 Project Innovation Platform", and has been included on the list of universities and colleges set to participate in the country's plan to develop world-class universities and world-class disciplines ('Double World-Class').

ZUEL is composed of two campuses. One (the Nanhu campus) is located on the banks of picturesque Nanhu Lake, and the other lies at the foot of the historic Yellow Crane Tower site. ZUEL receives Chinese Government Scholarships and also offers a university scholarship to excellent international students. ZUEL welcomes students from all over the world.

1. National key research base of Humanities and Social Sciences: Intellectual Property Research Center

2. National key disciplines: Public Finance, Accounting, Finance, Civil and Commercial Law

3. Postgraduate programs taught in English: Accounting, Finance, International Law, Intellectual Property Law, Chinese Law, IMBA, International Business,International Trade, Industrial Economics, World Economy, Environmental Science and Engineering, Computer Science and Technology, Mathematical Statistics.

★ The IMBA Program is certified by AMBA.

★《2019 Chinese University Evaluation Report》:2019 Chinese Finance and Economics university rankings: No.1

II. Program Introduction

1. Degree Programs (Please check the attachment for more information)

(1) Undergraduate Program

(2) Master's Program

(3) Doctoral Program

2.Non-degree Programs

(1) Scholar Students Programs (Consistent with the majors in the degree programs)

(2) Chinese Language Program

The International Education School organizes language-teaching classes at elementary, intermediate and advanced levels. Students will be placed in certain classes after taking a proficiency test. One class is usually composed of 15-20 students.

III. Application Period

Application period for Fall semester: from March 1 to June 15.

Application period for Spring semester: from October 1 to December 10. (in the previous year)

IV. Application Documents

Documents	Chinese Language Program	Undergraduate Program	Master's Program/ General Scholar Program	Doctoral Program/ Senior Scholar Program
Application Form	√	√	√	√
Copy of Passport	√	√	√	√
Academic Certificate		√	√	√
Transcript		√	√	√
Physical Examination Form	√	√	√	√
Language Certificate		√	√	√
Recommendation Letter			√	√
Study Plan			√	√

 

Application Document Requirements:

1. The color scan of the applicant's passport, including the information page and its previous page, should be clear and complete.

2. The applicant name must be the same as in the passport. Abbreviations or omissions of the middle name are not allowed. If there is no family name or first name, please leave it with a blank, '-' or '.'

3. Applicants already in China must submit a color scan of their visa within the validity period as well as their latest entry stamp.

4. Registration photo. All applicants are requested to submit a color, two-inch, bare-headed registration photo into the system, with a white background and no border, size 100-500KB, JPG format.

5. Applicants under the age of 18 must submit valid documents of legal guardians, such as ID card, certificate of income or letter of guardianship. (Either one is acceptable)

6. Applicants must fill in all their study and work experiences from high school onwards without gaps. (If applicants have military service, please list the dates of service)

7. Applicants must submit either a scanned diploma or certificate of their highest degree. If the degree certificate is not yet acquired, their previously-acquired highest academic certificate must be submitted. (Any other relevant documents are unacceptable) If the academic certificate is non-English or Chinese, the original must be attached with notarized Chinese or English translations.

8. The highest level of education must be filled in with their previously-acquired degree.

9. Academic transcripts (written in Chinese or English); transcripts in languages other than Chinese or English must be attached with notarized Chinese or English translations.

10. Applicants must submit Foreigner Physical Examination Form (photocopy) written in English. (downloaded from http://ies.zuel.edu.cn/2018/0428/c766a190293/page.htm) The physical examinations must cover all of the items listed in the Foreigner Physical Examination Form. Incomplete forms, or forms without the signature of the attending physician, or the official stamp of the hospital, or a sealed photograph of the applicant are considered invalid. Please carefully plan your physical examination schedule, as the result is valid for only six months.

11. Language requirement. For Chinese-taught programs: Undergraduates should submit their HSK4 certificate; master's students and doctoral students should submit their HSK5 certificate. For English-taught programs: TOEFL: 80 or IELTS: 6.0. Applicants whose native language or official language is English don't need to submit certification of language proficiency; applicants whose previous degree programs were taught in English may use relevant documents to certify their language proficiency.

12. Recommendation letters (written in Chinese or English). Applicants for graduate programs, senior and general scholar programs must submit two recommendation letters signed by professors.

13. A Study Plan or Research Proposal (written in Chinese or English). This should be a minimum of 1,500 words for common scholars and master's students, 2,500 words for senior scholars and doctoral students.

14. The major marked * should be submitted in Proof of English Language Ability：IELTS, TOEFL. You may also enclose a document to prove that you have studied or worked in English.

Note: The application documents and related documents will not be returned.

V. Application Procedure

1. Applying online:

(1) Register and apply online: http://iesmis.zuel.edu.cn

(2) Complete the information, upload all the required documents and submit your application.

2. Qualification Verification:

Log in to your online application account to check your application status.

3. Admission Notice:

After we receive the permitted document, we will mail you the Admission Notice and Form of Visa Application for studying in China as soon as possible. Please check your email regularly and make sure your postal address is correct.

VI Fees

 

Type	Duration	Tuition Fee (CNY)  (Year)
Bachelor's  Degree	4  years	RMB  16,000 yuan
Master's  Degree (Chinese-taught)	2-3  years	RMB  20,000 yuan
Master's Degree (English-taught)	2  years	RMB  30,000 yuan
Doctoral  Degree (Chinese-taught)	3  years	RMB  24,000 yuan
Doctoral  Degree (English-taught)	3  years	RMB  34,000 yuan
General  Scholar	Within  2 years	RMB  16,000 yuan
Senior  Scholar	Within  1 year	RMB 20,000  yuan
Chinese  Language	1  year	RMB 16,000  yuan
Application Fee	Accommodation Fee	Medical Insurance (Year)
RMB 500 yuan	Double Occupancy: RMB 750 yuan/bed/month Single Occupancy:  RMB 1,350 yuan/room/month	Students need to buy the health  insurance. We suggest you buy the Health Insurance in PING AN INSURANCE  (GROUP) COMPANY OF CHINA: 800 RMB/year/person

 

Undergraduate Program

I. Eligibility:

1. Applicants should be non-Chinese citizens in good health;

2. Applicants for undergraduate programs should be a high school graduate;

3. Applicants should have obtained their HSK4 or above when applying for undergraduate programs. If applying for scholarship programs, the language proficiency certificate should be submitted according to the requirements of the program.

 II. Majors Offered：

Undergraduate Majors （Chinese-taught）
School	Major
School of  Philosophy	International Politics
School of  Economics	Economics
	International Business
School of Public Finance  and Taxation	Public Finance
Law School	Law
School of  Journalism and Culture Communication	Chinese Language  and Literature
School of  Business Administration	Tourism  Management
	Business  Administration
	International Economics and Trade
	Marketing
School of  Accounting	Accounting

 

Master's Program

I. Eligibility:

1. Applicants should be non-Chinese citizens in good health;

2. Applicants for master's programs should have obtained a bachelor's degree;

3. Applicants should have obtained HSK5 or above when applying for Chinese-taught majors, and should have obtained TOEFL 80, IELTS 6.0 or related certificates when applying for English-taught majors (Applicants whose native language or official language is English don't need to submit; applicants whose previous degree programs were taught in English may use relevant documents to certify their language proficiency). If applying for scholarship programs, the language proficiency certificate should be submitted according to the requirements of the program.

II. Majors Offered：

Master's Majors（Chinese-taught）
School	Major
School of Philosophy	International Relations
School of Economics	Political Economics
	World Economy
School of Public Finance and Taxation	Public Finance
School of Finance	Finance
Law School	Constitutional Law & Administrative  Law
	Civil-commercial Law
	Economics Law
	International Law
Criminal Justice School	Criminal Law
School of Journalism and Mass Media	Journalism
	Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
School of Business Administration	Marketing
	Business Administration
	Industrial Economics (Trade Economy)
	Industrial Economics
	International  Trade
	Technological Economy & Management
	Land Resource Management
	Agriculture and Forest Economics and  Management
School of Accounting	Accounting
Master's Majors （English-taught）
School	Major
School of Finance	Finance
Law School	Chinese Law
	International Law
	Intellectual  Property Law
School of Business Administration	IMBA
	International  Business
School of Accounting	Accounting
School of Information  and Safety Engineering	Environmental Science and  Engineering
	Computer Science  and Technology

 

Doctoral Program

I. Eligibility:

1. Applicants should be non-Chinese citizens in good health;

2. Applicants for doctoral program should have obtained a master's degree;

3. Applicants should have obtained HSK5 or above when applying for Chinese-taught majors, and should have obtained TOEFL 80, IELTS 6.0 or related certificates when applying for English-taught majors (Applicants whose native language or official language is English don't need to submit; applicants whose previous degree programs were taught in English may use relevant documents to certify their language proficiency). If applying for scholarship programs, the language proficiency certificate should be submitted according to the requirements of the program.

II. Majors Offered：

Doctoral  Majors (Chinese-taught)
School	Major
School of Public  Finance and Taxation	Public Finance
School of  Finance	Finance
Law School	Civil-commercial  Law
	International  Law
Criminal Justice School	Criminal Law
School of  Business Administration	International  Trade
	Industrial  Economics
	Agricultural  Economy Management
	Tourism  Management
School of Accounting	Accounting
School of  Statistics and Mathematics	Applied Statistics
	Econometrics
	Financial  statistics, Insurance Actuarial Science and Risk  Management
	Economic  Statistics
	Mathematical Statistics
Doctoral Majors  (English-taught)
School	Major
School of  Economics	World Economy
School of  Finance	Finance
Law School	International  Law
School of  Business Administration	International  Trade
	Industrial  Economics
School of Accounting	Accounting
School of  Statistics and Mathematics	Mathematical  Statistics

 

VII. Scholarship

1. Chinese Government Scholarships (Bilateral Program, Great Wall Program, EU Program, AUN Program, PIF Program ,WMO Program)

(website: http://ies-en.zuel.edu.cn/2020/0320/c2211a239806/page.htm)

2. Chinese Government Scholarship-Chinese University Program

(website: http://ies-en.zuel.edu.cn/2020/0525/c2211a242678/page.htm)

3. Chinese Government Scholarship-Silk Road Program

(website: http://ies-en.zuel.edu.cn/2020/0525/c2211a242679/page.htm)

4. "Belt and Road" Chinese Government Intellectual Property Law English Master Scholarship Program

(website: http://ies-en.zuel.edu.cn/2020/0312/c2211a239685/page.htm)

5. Confucius Institute Scholarship

(website: http://ies-en.zuel.edu.cn/2212/list.htm)

6. Sino-American Cultural Exchange Scholarship

(website: http://ies-en.zuel.edu.cn/2020/1124/c2211a257702/page.htm)

7. Chinese Government Scholarship for Exchange Students from Europe

8. International Students' Scholarship of Zhongnan University of Economics and Law

(website: http://ies-en.zuel.edu.cn/2213/list.htm)

VIII. Contact Information

Address: International Education School, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law

182 Nanhu Avenue, East Lake High-tech Development Zone, Wuhan, Hubei province, China, 430073

Contact person: Ms Zhu

Tel: 0086-27-88387760

E-mail: admissions@zuel.edu.cn

Website: http://ies.zuel.edu.cn