Universities

China University of Mining and Technology was founded in 1909 and is based in Xuzhou, a city in northern Jiangsu province known for its natural setting and urban infrastructure. It operates as a national key university under the direct administration of China’s Ministry of Education and participates in the ‘211 Project’ and the ‘985 Innovation Platform for Advantageous Disciplines’. The university offers undergraduate, master’s and doctoral programmes across engineering, sciences, humanities and social sciences, with particular academic focus on mining and safety engineering—both designated National Double First-class Construction Disciplines since 2017. Its campus hosts over 23,700 students, including more than 650 international students from 69 countries. CUMT maintains teaching and research activity across multiple schools and institutes, supported by facilities aligned with its long-standing disciplinary emphases.

Jiangsu Normal University in Xuzhou, established in 1952, is a provincial normal university with programmes in teacher education, philosophy, economics, engineering, and the arts and sciences. It hosts a sizable undergraduate and postgraduate community and international students from many countries.

Xuzhou Medical University (XZMU) is in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province (about three hours by train to Beijing or Shanghai). It is administered by the Jiangsu Provincial Government. Founded in 1958, it is a center for medical education, service, and research in northern Jiangsu and the Huaihai Economic Zone. Since 2001 it has repeatedly ranked among the top fifty medical colleges nationwide in comprehensive strength. In 2005 it received an “Excellence” rating in the Ministry of Education Undergraduate Course Teaching Level Assessment and began educating international students. In 2013 it was authorized to grant doctoral degrees. There are four campuses covering over 1,200 mu; the second Main Campus extension is in use. The university has fourteen affiliated hospitals (two under direct administration), five clinical institutes, and more than eighty clinical teaching bases. In 2007 two of its papers were selected among China’s First “One Hundred Most Influential and Excellent International Dissertations.” It offers 24 undergraduate specialties across major medical fields, including Clinical Medicine, Anesthesiology, Optometry, Medical Imageology, Medical Rehabilitation, Preventive Medicine, Nutriology, Stomatology, and Oral Restoration. Separately, the application-guide text notes about 11,000 students including around 350 international students from nearly 40 countries