Bachelor's Program on Chinese for Complete Beginners

Located in Kunming, a beautiful city known for its mild spring weather all year round, Kunming University of Science and Technology is sponsored by the government of Yunnan Province, who is famous for its attractiveness and mysteriousness. Preparatory Classes and Bachelor's Programs and Bachelor's Program on Chinese for Complete Beginners are hot courses for international students. Pack your baggage and adventure the mysteries of Yunnan now.

There is a 4-year undergraduate Chinese program for beginners. The first two years is for general Chinese courses, and the second two years is for specialized courses. Enrollments are available in September, and the students who are transferred from other schools can be acceptable.

Kunming University of Science and Technology (KUST) is located in Kunming, the beautiful so called "Spring City" of China. Kunming is the capital city of the Yunnan Province in South West China that shares a border with Laos, Vietnam and Myanmar and is an area filled with beauty and mystery. KUST is the largest University in Yunnan Province and has a very good reputation which is well deserved in China as a whole. KUST is a multidisciplinary University principally interested in engineering and science but also offering courses in technology, management, economics, arts, law and education. KUST has been entrusted to recruit international scholarship students under the name of "Chinese Government Scholarship-Degree Study in Province & Autonomous Region Program".With the current 24 faculties (schools), KUST offers 76 Bachelor programs, 127 Master programs, 41 Ph.D. programs, and 1 MBA program, as well as other programs including post-doctorial courses, preparatory courses, and continuing education for adults, vocational training and a Chinese language course for international students. All the programs are in a position to enroll international students. KUST has a qualified and experienced academic staff team that conducts both teaching and research. The total number of staff is currently 3,292including academic and non-academic ones, among them over 1,176 are associate professors and professors. There is one academic from the China Academy of Engineering working for KUST and 23 academics from the China Academy of Science and from the China Academy of Engineering presently working for KUST. Currently there are over 55,000 students studying at KUST, and among them there are over 4,000 graduate students.
KUST is composed of three campuses, Lianhua, Xinying and Bailong, all are in Kunming City, occupying an area of about 120 hectares in total. A new campus is under construction in Chenggong which is located on the outskirts of the city and occupies an area of about 200 hectares. The University library has about 2.28 million volumes of books. KUST has founded 15 state-level provincial engineering research centers and laboratories. KUST has established mutually beneficial relationships with more than 70 renowned Universities and Research Institutions in over 30 countries. 
In KUST, the School of International Programs is in charge of the enrollment, preparatory courses, Chinese language and culture teaching to international students as well as provides all kinds of other services. The School has well qualified teaching and administration staff to provide comprehensive and effective facilities and services.
KUST provides several scholarship programs to international students. The "Confucius Institute Scholarship" under Confucius Institute Headquarters is available to all international students. The international students who come from Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) have the opportunity to apply for a Chinese Government Scholarship. The Yunnan Provincial Scholarship is also available for applicants from GMS countries at KUST. Moreover, an ASEAN Student Scholarship has been set up in KUST since 2006. We sincerely welcome international students from all over the world to our Spring City and hope you will consider becoming a member of our University. Enrolling with KUST can offer you so many things including the chance to experience different cultures and develop friendships with the people from different countries.

Room Type		Facilities	Fees
Students Apartment	4 beds/room	Toilet, shower, phone, Internet connection, bed, desk and wardrobe	RMB1200/person/year
			RMB120 /person/month
	2 beds/room	Toilet, shower, phone, Internet connection, bed, desk, wardrobe and public kitchen	RMB 2800 /person/year
Campus Hotel Standard Room		-	RMB 100-160/room/day
Chinese Family		-	RMB 60-80/day

 Food

All the dining halls on campus are available for international students, about RMB 20-30 per person per day.

 Others

Physical examination fee: RMB 326
Comprehensive Medical Insurance of Foreign Students: RMB 600 /year
Residence permit: RMB 400 for one year

Note:

1. School of International Programs reserves all the rights in case of any changes of the above information.
2. KUST rewards a RMB 510 thousand Comprehensive Medical Insurance of Foreign Students in China to each of undergraduate foundation students, degree students, degree visiting students and language students who study 20 hours a week after they have paid tuition fee for at least one semester in lump sum payment.

3 Steps to Apply to a Chinese University

Updating...

1.  Photocopy of valid passport
With photo, passport number &expiration date and name included.

2.  Passport-sized photo
A passport-sized photo taken recently of the applicant.

3.  Graduation certificate of high school
Graduation certificate should be in Chinese or English.If not, it should be translated into Chinese or English and be notarized.

4.   Academic transcript of high school

5.  HSK Certificate (No need for English-taught program)
Level 3 or above