School of International Culture (SIC) was set up in January, 2004. After more than 10 years construction, it has become a good and large-scale of Chinese language teaching and research institution with distinctive teaching characteristic and wide influence home and abroad. SIC is mainly responsible for the education and teaching of foreign students in China, the training of international Chinese teachers and other international Chinese talents, the international promotion of Chinese and the dissemination of Chinese culture. The school takes talent training and scientific research as an important starting point, and actively promotes the development of discipline construction and teaching research. Over the past ten years, the school has formed a talent training system of "Chinese refresher - undergraduate - graduate" foreign students in China.

This course is set for those whose native language is not Chinese or overseas Chinese. To meet the orientation of career and adapt to the development needs of Chinese International Education in the new situation, cultivate compound and international senior specialized application talents who have strong professional ability of Chinese international education, with both theoretical basis and practical experience, and are engaged in Chinese International Education and overseas dissemination of Chinese culture. The doctoral degree education of Chinese international education focuses on course learning, tutor guidance and thesis writing research, and implements the training form of combining the personal responsibility of tutors with the collective guidance of the tutor group of doctoral degree of education in the field of Chinese international education. The training process includes course learning, mid-term assessment, opening report, practice, thesis writing, pre defense and graduation thesis defense. Graduation certificates will be issued when students have fulfilled the stipulated curriculum, acquired enough credits and completed the thesis. Students who satisfy the relevant requirements will be conferred upon the professional degree of doctor of education degree.

ü General requirements：

l Target Group: Non-Chinese citizens holding valid foreign ordinary passports

l Age requirement: 18-55 years old

l Physical Condition: In good health, meets the health examination standards of applying for a student visa or residence permit in China.

l Moral Cultivation: The applicant should be friendly to China, honest, law-abiding, respects the customs of Chinese people and has no record of violating school rules, public security punishment or criminal record.

ü Application Documents

l Graduate diploma and master degree certificate or Pre-Graduating certificate in Chinese, majored in Foreign Language, Linguistics, Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages, Education or related majors.

l Full transcripts of final education, original or notarized version, in notarized Chinese or English Translation.

l Original copy of valid HSK test report：HSK 5(score 180 or above).

l Two recommendation letters in Chinese or English from professor or associate professor.

l Personal statement in Chinese or English including study and working experience, academic research experience and results, research proposal and so on.

l Valid Passport copy.

l Latest Visa copy (if available).

l 2-inch photos, same as the one on the passport.

ü Teaching Language：Chinese

ü Curriculum: 

l Program Duration: The duration of this program normally is four years. Among them, the total time of off-duty study and practice in school shall not be less than two and a half years. The dissertation can be opened only after completing the course credits as required. The submitted dissertation can be defended only after passing the supervisor's review, pre defense and anonymous evaluation. The professional degree of doctor of education shall be awarded according to the requirements of passing the thesis defense and meeting the relevant requirements.

l The curriculum system of the professional degree of doctor of education in the field of Chinese international education consists of four modules: public courses, compulsory courses, professional elective courses and practical and practical research. The total amount of research courses shall not be less than 24 credits. The research is divided into three directions: Research on national and regional Chinese Education, Research on Chinese second language learning and teaching, Overseas dissemination of Chinese culture and International Sinology.

ü Application Deadline: June 10^th 

ü Enrollment: the beginning of September

ü Tuition fee:

l Registration fee: RMB420 (non-refundable and non-transferable)

l Tuition fee: RMB25,000/year 

l Insurance: RMB800/year

ü Scholarship:

l International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship: full scholarship including tuition, accommodation, stipend, comprehensive medical insurance. Application time is usually from March to May every year.

l Chinese Government Scholarship: Application time is usually from January to March every year.

l A Guangdong Government Outstanding Foreign Student Scholarship of 30,000RMB is available after the applicant was admitted by SCNU. Application time is usually from April to September every year.

ü Teaching method: currently online due to the epidemic situation. 

ü Special Service（only for those international students who are in China presently）

l housing on the campus is available for booking

l For applicants who meet the admission requirements, the school can assist in visa application.

ü Application and Warm Tips

l Registration website： http://istudy.scnu.edu.cn

l Telephone： 0086-20-85215350/85210012

l Email: 20161043@m.scnu.edu.cn, hscic7@scnu.edu.cn   

l WeChat consult：ciczsb        

  Application Procedure                       

Go to http：//istudy.scnu.edu.cn, create an individual account

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Fill in personal information online, upload all documents as required and submit application form completely

                ↓（About 1-2 weeks for initial review）

After passing the initial review, an email will be sent to pay the registration fee

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After confirming the reception of registration fee, school will schedule an interview and process the application of student visa

        ↓ （Average processing time is about 10 weeks）

Admission Notice and JW202 will be mailed to the applicant as required

          ↓ ( Mailing time is about 1 week)

Go to local Chinese embassy and consulates to apply for student visa

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Register on time at SCNU

Tips：

(1) Please upload all required documents to process the whole procedure. Each document must be less than 1M.

(2) Certificates, diplomas and transcripts must be notarized copies. All

documents must be translated into Chinese or English.

(3) The transfer application will not be accepted after two weeks of starting of school.

(4) Please upload valid passport and visa page, transcripts, attendance (above 80%) and transfer form if you have been studied in any school in China.

(5) International students from some countries are required to submit the resume and "non-criminal certification" notarized by the Chinese embassy. The specific requirements will be notified by email.

(6) Those under the age of 18 who apply for a degree or long-term education must have a guardian of Chinese nationality. The guardian's certificate must be notarized. The specific requirements will be notified by email.

(7) International students from some countries are required to submit

 evidence of financial and economic circumstances. The specific requirements

 will be notified by email.