Postgraduate Application

Application Duration

Early Action Deadline: February 29, 2024
Final Deadline: May 31, 2024

*We receive a high volume of applications, so we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible or in the Early Action Round.

Note: Applicants must complete the application in the Online Application System for International Students (Link) before the deadline, provide all materials in full as required, and pay the application fee.

Application Fee and Tuition Fee

Application Fee: RMB 800 (non-refundable)
Tuition:

Postgraduate

Program

international Master of Business Administration-iMBA

(2-2.5 years)

international Master of Finance-iMF

(2 years)

international Master in Fine Arts-iMFA

(3 years)

international Master of Data Science-iMDS

(3 years)

Master of China Studies-MCS

(2 years)

School Fee

RMB 218,000 / 2 years

RMB 336,000 / 2.5 years

RMB 74,000 / per year

RMB 40,800 / per year

RMB 50,000 / per year

RMB 66,000 / per year

3.Way of Payment: Application fees and tuition fees should be paid in the online application system. If one fails to make the online payment, then one MUST pay the application fee to the University’s Bank Account (Link), and upload the remittance letter to the System.

Eligibility

1. General Requirements

1.1 Applicants must be non-Chinese citizens and valid passport holders.

1.2 Under the age of 35 for graduate program (Age limit is flexible for healthy applicants with certain work experience and high academic ability). Applicants must be Bachelor’s degree holders (Those who provide pre-graduation certificate or student status certificate at application MUST provide Bachelor's degree diploma no later than registration).

1.3 With proper moral conduct, in good health with no infectious disease or any physical or mental disease that may affect the normal study.

2. Requirements on Citizenship

2.1 Applicants who have given up their original Chinese citizenship (including residents in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) and become foreign citizens shall provide the documents certifying the cancellation of Chinese citizenship and household registration, according to the policy of the Ministry of Education of the PRC.

2.2 If the applicant has acquired foreign citizenship automatically at the time of birth in a foreign country, whose parents were both Chinese citizens, or one of the parents was a Chinese citizen, parent’s (with Chinese citizenship) permanent resident in foreign country should be obtained prior to the birth of the applicant.

Note: If the applicant is concluded to have Chinese citizenship by the Chinese public security department after application, admission or enrollment, the applicant will be disqualified from application, admission or enrollment or withdrawal from school will be required.

3. Language Proficiency Requirements

3.1 If applicants’ native language is not English, they should provide score report of English language test. English Language Entry Requirements: TOEFL (minimum 90), IELTS (6.5 or higher) or other proof of proficiency. TOEFL DI Code of ZIBS is C603. TOEFL MyBest score is accepted.

3.2 For applicants that are applying for iMFA, are required to have HSK certificate of level 5 or above.

Program-Specific Requirements

The following are the specific application requirements for certain programs:

Program	Requirements
international Master of Business Administration (iMBA)	Minimum of 2 years of working experience would be preferable.
international Master of Data Science (iMDS)	Applicants with relevant STEM background are strongly encouraged to apply (e.g. Applied Mathematics, Operations Research, Statistics, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science and etc.).
international Master of Fine Arts (iMFA)	Applicants are required to have HSK certificate of level 5 or above. Applicants who have individual works could send short video works/script or video clips to zibs-imfa@intl.zju.edu.cn, with the attachments named by applicants’ full name (Cloud link is also recommended).

Documents for application

Applicants must log in to the Online Application System for International Students of Zhejiang University (Link), fill in clearly and upload completely the original or notarized scanned copies of the following materials as required.

1. A photocopy of passport front page. Passports should be valid on or after December 31, 2024.

2. Highest degree certificates. If applicants are university students, they shall provide an official pre-graduation certificate. The original or notarized copy of the academic qualification certificate must be submitted after admission (the degree certificate must be obtained no later than registration).

3. Academic transcripts during Bachelor’s degree study.

4. Language proficiency certificates.

5. A 1500-word personal statement, in Chinese or English, should include study and work experience, reasons for application and study proposals.

6. Two letters of recommendation from full professors or associate professors. (Professors’ signature, contact phone number and email address must be put on the letter.)

7. Published academic papers or other academic achievements. (If applicable)

8. Applicants are encouraged to provide GRE/GMAT test score.

9. Applicants who have given up their original Chinese citizenship and become foreign citizens shall provide:

9.1 Documents certifying the cancellation of Chinese citizenship;

9.2 Documents certifying the cancellation of Chinese household registration;

9.3 Documents certifying the acquirement of foreign citizenship

10. If the applicant has acquired foreign citizenship automatically at the time of birth in a foreign country, whose parents were both Chinese citizens, or one of the parents was Chinese citizen shall provide:

10.1 Documents certifying the acquirement of foreign citizenship at the time of birth;

10.2 Documents certifying parent’s (with Chinese citizenship) permanent residence in foreign country before the birth of the applicant.

Notes:

1. After submitting the above materials in the online system, please pay the application fee in the system or upload the remittance letter of the application fee.

2. The above application materials must be in Chinese or English, and notarized copies of translations must be provided for texts in other languages.

3. Please DO NOT mail the hard copies of the application materials or send them by e-mail. The paper application materials and the application materials sent by e-mail will not be reviewed and processed.

4. Applicants are required to attend an online interview, which will be usually held within 1-2 months after the applicant has uploaded all required materials, submitted their application and paid the application fee through the application system.

5. Zhejiang University may ask the applicants to submit supplementary materials if necessary.

Selection Process, Admission and Notification

1. The university enrolment will be made on the basis of competitive selection according to the applicant’s academic performance (50%) and their performance during video interview (50%).

2. Admission Notice will be uploaded onto the application system from the end of July 2024, in different batches. Download link of the electronic Visa Application Form will be sent to the permanent email address filled in the application system by the applicant.

3. Applicants will be informed about their application result via Online Application System for International Students (Link).

Registration

1. Master’s Degree programs of Zhejiang University usually start in late August or early September every year. For exact registration dates, please refer to the Admission Notice.

2. Admitted applications should register with the university according to the time specified in the admission notice. The original graduation certificate and original language proficiency certificate will be checked upon registration.

3. Those who fail to provide the original copy will be disqualified from enrolment.

4. Medical Insurance Fee: RMB 800 / per academic year

According to the regulations of the Ministry of Education, international students who study for one semester or longer must purchase comprehensive medical insurance in mainland China as a necessary requirement for their registration for the new semester. Students who fail to purchase comprehensive medical insurance as required will NOT be registered by the university.

Information related to purchasing insurance will be notified in detail before registration. The admitted students should handle insurance affairs strictly according to the instructions on the notice.

Scholarships

Applicants for master’s degree programs can apply for the following scholarships:

Scholarship Types

Eligibility

Detailed Information

Chinese Government Scholarship-Bilateral Program (CSC A type)

For iMF\MCS\iMDS\iMFA applicants only

http://iczu.zju.edu.cn/admissionsen/2022/0530/c68995a2590719/page.htm

Chinese Government Scholarship-Chinese University Program (CSC B Type)

(Application deadline: January 15, 2024）

http://iczu.zju.edu.cn/admissionsen/2022/0530/c68995a2590720/page.htm

EU Window Chinese Government Scholarship（Type A）

(Application deadline: February 15, 2024)

https://www.campuschina.org/content/details3_74776.html

Chinese Government Scholarship –

Youth of Excellence Scheme of China Program (YES China)

(Application deadline: April 15, 2024)

For MCS applicants only

https://iczu.zju.edu.cn/admissionsen/2023/0118/c68995a2711454/page.htm

Zhejiang Government Scholarship for New International Master’s Degree Students

(Application deadline: February 29, 2024)

Open for all postgraduate applicants

https://iczu.zju.edu.cn/admissionsen/2022/0530/c68995a2590722/page.htm

* Please submit The Application Form for Zhejiang Government Scholarship together with other application materials via the application system

ZIBS Hai Scholarship

iMBA: RMB5,000-118,000；

MCS: RMB 5,000-30,000 / Hai Type A (full scholarship) / Hai Type B(tution fee waiver only)；

iMF & iMDS & iMFA: RMB 5,000-30,000

Applicants should fill in the Hai Application Form and submit it together with other application materials via the application system.

*The final interpretation of the ZIBS Hai Scholarship belongs to the ZIBS Admission Office.

Note: For applicants who need a pre-admission letter as one of the materials to apply for scholarship, we encourage you to submit your application and pay the application fee before December 31, 2023. You will receive the pre-admission letter after you pass the interview.