Hebei University of Economics and Business

Hebei Normal University in Shijiazhuang, founded in 1902, is a provincial normal university centred on teacher education. Programmes also cover literature, science, engineering, and management. International students can enrol in education and related degree pathways.

Hebei Medical University is in Shijiazhuang, capital of Hebei Province. It is a provincial key university with more than 100 years of history. Its predecessor was Beiyang Medical School, established by the Qing government in 1894, making it one of the oldest public universities in modern China. Main subjects include Clinical Medicine, Clinical Discipline of Chinese and Western Integrative Medicine, Preventive Medicine, Stomatology, Pharmacy, and Biology. There are 14 undergraduate majors, 68 authorized postgraduate subjects, and 42 authorized doctoral subjects. Postdoctoral stations exist for Biology, Basic Medicine, Clinical Medicine, and Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine. Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine is a national key discipline. Faculty include 2 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering; 39 experts with State Council special allowance; 31 provincial outstanding experts; 99 middle-aged and young experts with outstanding national/provincial science and technology management contributions; and 4 national excellent teachers. The university has 4 first-class tertiary general hospitals, 1 first-class tertiary specialized hospital, 8,100 sickbeds, and 17 affiliated hospitals, plus 8 libraries, 8 provincial research institutes, and 9 academic publications edited and published by the university. Over 400 foreign students currently study for bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees

It was formed in June 2016 by merging Shanghai Lixin University of Commerce and Shanghai Finance University. Its roots go back to Lixin education founded by Dr. Pan Xulun in 1928. In 2022, the School of Business and Administration received five-year full AACSB accreditation. SLU has three campuses in Pudong, Songjiang, and Xuhui, covering more than 1,200 mu (about 800,000 square meters). It has more than 19,000 full-time students, including over 370 graduate students; 3 master’s degree programs and 40 undergraduate majors; more than 1,630 faculty and staff, including over 1,240 full-time teachers

Established in 1898 in Beijing, Peking University is China’s first national university. Its campus hosts five faculties—Humanities, Social Sciences, Sciences, Medicine, and Information and Engineering—alongside 47 colleges and departments. The university offers over one hundred undergraduate programmes and more than five hundred graduate and doctoral programmes. With around 34,000 students including nearly 2,400 international learners from 80 countries, its academic community is both large and diverse. The teaching staff includes over 5,800 full-time faculty members, among them more than 1,700 professors and over 60 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering. Research infrastructure includes 11 national key laboratories, 46 state key laboratories, and a library holding 7.7 million volumes—the largest university library in Asia.

Zhejiang University, founded in 1897 in Hangzhou, is one of China’s leading comprehensive research universities. Teaching and research span science, engineering, medicine, humanities, and social sciences. International students study across a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.

Founded in 1896, Shanghai Jiao Tong University is one of China’s oldest universities and is based in Shanghai’s Minhang and Xuhui districts. It comprises 28 schools and departments, offering 64 undergraduate programmes across nine disciplinary areas including engineering, medicine, science, and management. The university hosts over 44,000 students, including nearly 6,000 international learners, and employs more than 2,800 full-time academic staff. Its research infrastructure includes eight state key laboratories and multiple national engineering research centres. SJTU awards degrees at bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral levels across a broad range of disciplines, with particular depth in engineering and the natural sciences. The university operates several affiliated hospitals and maintains close ties with Shanghai’s municipal government and national education authorities.