Jinan University

Jinan University

HSK-exemptProject 211Double First-Class
4.4 (127)
Ranked #59
Guangzhou, Guangdong
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Study city

Guangzhou · Guangdong

Pearl River Delta · southern gateway

  • Subtropical · long warm season
  • Trade, Cantonese culture, food
  • Metro + high-speed rail links across the Delta

211 · Double First Class · Soft #59

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Jinan University

601 Huang Pu Da Dao Xi, Tian He Qu, Guang Zhou Shi, Guang Dong Sheng, China, 510632

About Jinan University

Jinan University, founded in 1906, was the first Chinese institution dedicated to education for overseas Chinese. It is one of China’s One Hundred Key Universities and operates under the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council. It has 27 colleges, 59 departments, 178 research institutions, and 77 laboratories. As of April 2014: 46,750 students total — 10,471 graduates on campus (1,214 doctoral, 7,977 master’s, 1,280 on-the-job master’s), 20,718 full-time undergraduates, and 11,532 overseas Chinese, foreign, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan students. supervisors, 502 professors, and 690 associate professors. International links: more than 300 bilateral agreements or exchange relationships worldwide; active exchange with 43 countries plus Hong Kong and Macau; offices in Hong Kong and Macau and an education foundation in Hong Kong. Main campus in Guangzhou covers about 1.69 million square meters

Undergraduate admissions use bi-seasonal enrollment. Two paths into pre-university or bachelor programs: (1) Enrollment without examination: high school graduates with relatively high Chinese proficiency (reading, writing, listening), recommended by Chinese embassies/consulates/chargés abroad or leaders of ethnic Chinese communities, may apply to the Admissions Office or local Enrollment Affairs Office and be considered without examination based on middle-school academic performance. (2) Enrollment by examination: high school graduates with lower Chinese proficiency applying to bachelor programs must take China’s HSK and reach C level. Those with strong English may apply directly to the International School Official application

Key Highlights

China Ranking

#59 in China

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HSK-exemptProject 211Double First-Class

Overall Rating

4.4 (127)
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Ranking

#59 in China

Intl. UG tuition

¥19,000–¥40,000/year

Location

Guangzhou, Guangdong

Schools & colleges

27 schools/colleges · 59 departments

Degree programmes

977 master's · 214 doctoral

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