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A four-year English-language PhD in Aerospace Science and Technology at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics in Nanjing, involving supervised original research.

Engineering

The PhD in Agricultural Engineering addresses water-dependent agricultural systems, irrigation infrastructure, and resource management challenges. Hosted by Hohai University in Nanjing, it builds on the university’s institutional focus on water resources while integrating engineering principles with agronomic and environmental considerations.

Engineering

The PhD in Applied Chemistry is a four-year doctoral programme that explores chemical principles as they relate to energy systems, materials development, and environmental technology. Students undertake laboratory-based original research to build expertise for research or industrial roles.

Natural Sciences

The four-year PhD in Applied Economics focuses on applying economic frameworks to real-world issues. Research topics include economic policy analysis, development economics, and quantitative modelling. Career pathways span academia, government agencies, and private sector analysis.

Business & Economics

A four-year English-language PhD in Architecture at Southeast University, Nanjing, involving supervised original research.

Architecture

A four-year English-taught PhD in Biological & Medical Engineering at Southeast University, Nanjing, centred on biomedical engineering fundamentals and healthcare technology research, linking theory to practice for careers in academia, industry, or research institutions.

Engineering

The PhD in Biology is a four-year, English-taught research programme at Southeast University. Students conduct independent biological research under academic supervision.

Natural Sciences

A four-year English-taught PhD in Biology at China Pharmaceutical University requires candidates to undertake original research under faculty guidance.

Natural Sciences

A four-year PhD in Bridge and Tunnel Engineering, this programme addresses infrastructure design, construction, and maintenance through civil engineering research and practice.

Engineering

The PhD in Business Administration analyses management practices, economic decision-making, and policy formulation within water enterprises, infrastructure projects, and environmental organisations. It reflects Hohai University’s expansion beyond engineering into economics and management disciplines. The programme lasts four years and is based in Nanjing.

Business & Economics

The PhD in Chemical Engineering is a four-year doctoral programme addressing chemical process design and technology applications in energy, materials, and environmental engineering. Students carry out original research aligned with these applied domains.

Engineering

A four-year English-taught PhD in Chemical Engineering and Technology at Southeast University, Nanjing, examining advanced chemical processes and engineering concepts, with research spanning process design, materials science, and environmental engineering for roles in academia, industry, or research.

Engineering

The PhD in Chemical Engineering and Technology at Soochow University is a four-year, English-taught research programme. It addresses challenges in process design, reaction engineering, separation technologies, and sustainable chemical production.

Engineering

A four-year English-taught PhD in Chemical Engineering and Technology at Nanjing University of Science and Technology. Students conduct supervised original research in chemical engineering contexts.

Engineering

The PhD in Chemical Technology is a four-year doctoral programme centred on advanced chemical processes and their translation into industrial practice. Candidates conduct original research to support careers across academia, industry, or public-sector technical roles.

Engineering

This four-year, English-taught PhD in Chemistry at Soochow University supports independent research across subdisciplines including organic, inorganic, physical, analytical, and materials chemistry. Candidates work under faculty supervision to advance knowledge through experimental or theoretical investigation.

Natural Sciences

Jiangnan University delivers a four-year English-taught PhD in Chemical Engineering and Technology. Research spans process design, reaction engineering, and sustainable chemical technologies.

Natural Sciences

A four-year English-taught PhD in Circuits & Systems at Southeast University, involving advanced circuit design, systems integration, and emerging electronics technologies, integrating theoretical study with applied research.

Engineering

This PhD in Civil Engineering emphasises structural, geotechnical, and hydraulic aspects of infrastructure development, particularly for dams, levees, and riverine systems. Delivered by Hohai University in Nanjing, it reflects the university’s orientation toward water-related civil works and integrated engineering practice.

Engineering

Southeast University offers a four-year, English-taught PhD in Civil Engineering. Candidates carry out supervised original research in civil engineering disciplines.

Engineering

The PhD in Civil Engineering Materials studies material durability, degradation, and performance under conditions such as water exposure, erosion, and dynamic loading—particularly in hydraulic and coastal infrastructure. It applies materials science to long-term structural integrity in water-related environments. The four-year programme is delivered in Nanjing.

Engineering

This is a four-year PhD programme in Civil Law and Commercial Law delivered in English at Soochow University. Candidates develop original legal scholarship under faculty guidance, focusing on doctrinal, comparative, or socio-legal dimensions of civil and commercial law frameworks.

Humanities

A four-year English-taught PhD in Clean Energy Engineering based in Xuzhou, concentrating on sustainable energy technologies and their environmental management, preparing graduates for roles in academia, industry, and policy.

Renewable Energy

China Pharmaceutical University offers a four-year English-taught PhD in Clinical Pharmacy. Research is conducted under faculty supervision within the field of clinical pharmacy.

Medicine & Health