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EIC Education is one of the largest educational firms in China, with offices in all provinces and major cities, as well as branches around the world. With over 24 years of experience, they have helped thousands of international students successfully study abroad in China. Working with 200+ renowned Chinese universities, EIC Education will help students find their ideal programme, improve their language proficiency, apply for scholarships, and find internships and job opportunities.
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Why study in China?
Why study in China?
1. The global influence of Chinese universities is rapidly increasing
In the past five years, Chinese universities have steadily improved their performance in the world university rankings, and Chinese universities have achieved remarkable results in the QS ranking and the Academic Ranking of World Universities by Subject. According to the QS World University Rankings 2025, there are 71 universities in mainland China on the list, of which five universities rank among the top 50 in the world and 33 universities rank among the top 500 in the world. According to the Academic Ranking of World Universities by the Shanghai Ranking, there are 203 universities in mainland China on the list, of which 13 are ranked among the top 100 in the world.
2. Chinese universities invest huge construction funds
There are currently 3,000 universities in China, of which nearly 1,000 universities enrol international students. Among the 1,000 universities, about 300 universities offer undergraduate and master’s degrees, and 700 universities offer associate degrees.
In 2023, the Chinese government’s total investment in education was 870 billion US dollars, up 5.97% year-on-year, and has been growing for 10 consecutive years, becoming the largest expenditure in the Chinese government’s public financial budget. Among them, university funding accounts for more than 35% of the total investment in education, exceeding 300 billion US dollars. The total number of national key laboratories in China has remained at around 700, and more than 80% of China’s universities have reached world-class hardware facilities. The huge investment means that Chinese universities not only provide high-quality teaching and research, but also provide a series of hardware facilities such as first-class libraries, gymnasiums, and laboratories.
3. Studying in China brings unlimited job opportunities
With the promotion of China’s national strategies such as the Belt and Road Initiative, more and more Chinese enterprises are beginning to expand overseas markets, which has led to an increasing demand for various types of local talents among Chinese enterprises. By 2023, the total number of overseas enterprises directly invested by China will exceed 8,000, with key regions covering Southeast Asia, the Middle East, South Asia, Central Asia, South America, Africa, and Central and Eastern Europe.
Chinese enterprises have high requirements for talents, and the proportion of talents with bachelor’s and master’s degrees or above in recruitment exceeds 86%. Therefore, overseas students who have obtained bachelor’s and master’s degrees in China and can speak Chinese will become talents that local Chinese enterprises will compete for after returning home. Overseas Chinese-funded enterprises provide local talents with diversified job opportunities in various fields, including infrastructure construction, TMT, gaming, intelligent manufacturing, cross-border e-commerce, automotive, new energy, new retail and many other industries. Job recruitment includes different professional backgrounds such as sales, marketing, finance and legal affairs, human resources, product development, technical support, management and so on.
Chinese enterprises will provide particularly competitive salaries. In many countries, if job seekers can speak Chinese, their salaries will be 50% or more higher than those of similar positions in the country. If job seekers can speak Chinese and are familiar with professional technology, and are Chinese university graduates, their salaries will be 80%-100% higher than those of similar positions.
4. Studying in China is very cost-effective
Governments and universities at all levels in China have provided a wealth of scholarships, including government scholarships, provincial and municipal government scholarships, and university scholarships. Scholarships cover tuition fees, accommodation fees, and living expenses, with the proportion of funding ranging from 50% to 100%. The proportion of outstanding international students receiving scholarships exceeds 95%.
Even if you fail to get a scholarship, the tuition fee for international students studying in China is about 300 to 4,000 US dollars per year, accommodation is about 800 to 2,000 US dollars per year, and the cost of living is about 3,000 to 4,000 US dollars per year. The cost of studying abroad is less than 10,000 US dollars per year.
In the past five years, Chinese universities have steadily improved their performance in the world university rankings, and Chinese universities have achieved remarkable results in the QS ranking and the Academic Ranking of World Universities by Subject. According to the QS World University Rankings 2025, there are 71 universities in mainland China on the list, of which five universities rank among the top 50 in the world and 33 universities rank among the top 500 in the world. According to the Academic Ranking of World Universities by the Shanghai Ranking, there are 203 universities in mainland China on the list, of which 13 are ranked among the top 100 in the world.
2. Chinese universities invest huge construction funds
There are currently 3,000 universities in China, of which nearly 1,000 universities enrol international students. Among the 1,000 universities, about 300 universities offer undergraduate and master’s degrees, and 700 universities offer associate degrees.
In 2023, the Chinese government’s total investment in education was 870 billion US dollars, up 5.97% year-on-year, and has been growing for 10 consecutive years, becoming the largest expenditure in the Chinese government’s public financial budget. Among them, university funding accounts for more than 35% of the total investment in education, exceeding 300 billion US dollars. The total number of national key laboratories in China has remained at around 700, and more than 80% of China’s universities have reached world-class hardware facilities. The huge investment means that Chinese universities not only provide high-quality teaching and research, but also provide a series of hardware facilities such as first-class libraries, gymnasiums, and laboratories.
3. Studying in China brings unlimited job opportunities
With the promotion of China’s national strategies such as the Belt and Road Initiative, more and more Chinese enterprises are beginning to expand overseas markets, which has led to an increasing demand for various types of local talents among Chinese enterprises. By 2023, the total number of overseas enterprises directly invested by China will exceed 8,000, with key regions covering Southeast Asia, the Middle East, South Asia, Central Asia, South America, Africa, and Central and Eastern Europe.
Chinese enterprises have high requirements for talents, and the proportion of talents with bachelor’s and master’s degrees or above in recruitment exceeds 86%. Therefore, overseas students who have obtained bachelor’s and master’s degrees in China and can speak Chinese will become talents that local Chinese enterprises will compete for after returning home. Overseas Chinese-funded enterprises provide local talents with diversified job opportunities in various fields, including infrastructure construction, TMT, gaming, intelligent manufacturing, cross-border e-commerce, automotive, new energy, new retail and many other industries. Job recruitment includes different professional backgrounds such as sales, marketing, finance and legal affairs, human resources, product development, technical support, management and so on.
Chinese enterprises will provide particularly competitive salaries. In many countries, if job seekers can speak Chinese, their salaries will be 50% or more higher than those of similar positions in the country. If job seekers can speak Chinese and are familiar with professional technology, and are Chinese university graduates, their salaries will be 80%-100% higher than those of similar positions.
4. Studying in China is very cost-effective
Governments and universities at all levels in China have provided a wealth of scholarships, including government scholarships, provincial and municipal government scholarships, and university scholarships. Scholarships cover tuition fees, accommodation fees, and living expenses, with the proportion of funding ranging from 50% to 100%. The proportion of outstanding international students receiving scholarships exceeds 95%.
Even if you fail to get a scholarship, the tuition fee for international students studying in China is about 300 to 4,000 US dollars per year, accommodation is about 800 to 2,000 US dollars per year, and the cost of living is about 3,000 to 4,000 US dollars per year. The cost of studying abroad is less than 10,000 US dollars per year.
Why study in China?
Why study in China?
1. 中国大学全球影响力迅速提升近5年，中国大学在世界大学排名中的表现稳步上升，中国大学在QS排名和软科世界大学学术排名中取得了显著的成绩。根据2025年QS世界大学排名，中国内地共有71所大学上榜，其中五所大学跻身全球前50名，33所大学位列全球前500；根据2024年软科世界大学学术排名，中国内地共有203所大学上榜，其中13所位列世界百强。
2. 中国大学投入巨额建设经费中国目前有3000所大学，其中近1000所大学招收国际学生，1000所大学中，约300所大学提供本科和硕士学位，700所大学提供专科学位。2023年中国政府的教育经费总投入8700亿美元，同比增长5.97%，已经连续增长10年，成为中国政府公共财政预算第一大支出，其中大学经费投入占教育经费总投入的35%以上，超过3000亿美元，中国国家级重点实验室总量一直保持在700个左右，超过80%的中国大学的硬件设施已经达到世界一流水平。巨大的投入意味着中国大学不仅提供优质的教学和科研，也同时提供一流的图书馆、体育馆、实验室等一系列硬件设施。
3. 留学中国带来无限的工作机会随着“一带一路”等中国国家战略的推进，越来越多的中国企业开始拓展海外市场，这使得中国企业对当地各类型人才需求不断增加。截至2023年，中国直接投资的海外企业总量超过8000家，重点地区覆盖东南亚、中东、南亚、中亚、南美、非洲及中东欧。中国企业对人才要求高，招聘本科和硕士学位以上人才占比超过86%，因此在中国留学获得本科和硕士学位，会说中文的留学生回国后，将成为当地中国企业抢夺的人才。海外中资企业为当地人才提供了多样化的工作机会，工作领域包括基础设施建设、TMT、游戏、智能制造、跨境电商、汽车、新能源、新零售等众多行业，岗位招聘包括销售、市场、财务法务、人力资源、产品研发、技术支持、管理等不同专业背景。中资企业都会提供特别有竞争力的薪资，在很多国家，如果求职者会说中文，薪资将会比该国同类型的岗位高出50%及以上，如果求职者会中文且熟悉专业技术，是中国大学毕业生，则其工资会高出同类型岗位80%-100%。
4. 留学中国费用极具性价比中国的各级政府、大学都提供了丰富的奖学金，包括政国政府奖学金、省、市政府奖学金和各大学奖学金，奖学金资助学费、住宿费和生活费，资助的比例从50%到100%，成绩优秀的国际学生获得奖学金的比例超过95%。即使未能获得奖学金，国际学生留学中国的学费约300-4000美金/年，住宿约800-2000美金/年，生活成本约3000-4000美金/年，留学的成本低于10000美金/年。
留学中国的申请需要哪些基本资料？
以上材料是基本要求，具体要求可能会根据不同的学校和专业有所变化。
2. 中国大学投入巨额建设经费中国目前有3000所大学，其中近1000所大学招收国际学生，1000所大学中，约300所大学提供本科和硕士学位，700所大学提供专科学位。2023年中国政府的教育经费总投入8700亿美元，同比增长5.97%，已经连续增长10年，成为中国政府公共财政预算第一大支出，其中大学经费投入占教育经费总投入的35%以上，超过3000亿美元，中国国家级重点实验室总量一直保持在700个左右，超过80%的中国大学的硬件设施已经达到世界一流水平。巨大的投入意味着中国大学不仅提供优质的教学和科研，也同时提供一流的图书馆、体育馆、实验室等一系列硬件设施。
3. 留学中国带来无限的工作机会随着“一带一路”等中国国家战略的推进，越来越多的中国企业开始拓展海外市场，这使得中国企业对当地各类型人才需求不断增加。截至2023年，中国直接投资的海外企业总量超过8000家，重点地区覆盖东南亚、中东、南亚、中亚、南美、非洲及中东欧。中国企业对人才要求高，招聘本科和硕士学位以上人才占比超过86%，因此在中国留学获得本科和硕士学位，会说中文的留学生回国后，将成为当地中国企业抢夺的人才。海外中资企业为当地人才提供了多样化的工作机会，工作领域包括基础设施建设、TMT、游戏、智能制造、跨境电商、汽车、新能源、新零售等众多行业，岗位招聘包括销售、市场、财务法务、人力资源、产品研发、技术支持、管理等不同专业背景。中资企业都会提供特别有竞争力的薪资，在很多国家，如果求职者会说中文，薪资将会比该国同类型的岗位高出50%及以上，如果求职者会中文且熟悉专业技术，是中国大学毕业生，则其工资会高出同类型岗位80%-100%。
4. 留学中国费用极具性价比中国的各级政府、大学都提供了丰富的奖学金，包括政国政府奖学金、省、市政府奖学金和各大学奖学金，奖学金资助学费、住宿费和生活费，资助的比例从50%到100%，成绩优秀的国际学生获得奖学金的比例超过95%。即使未能获得奖学金，国际学生留学中国的学费约300-4000美金/年，住宿约800-2000美金/年，生活成本约3000-4000美金/年，留学的成本低于10000美金/年。
留学中国的申请需要哪些基本资料？
- 来华留学申请表：需要填写并提交。
- 外国人体格检查记录：需要在规定的时间内进行体检。
- 学历证明：包括所学课程及成绩单，如果是申请攻读硕士或博士学位，还需要提供
- 个人简历（CV）和个人陈述（PS）：详细描述个人背景、申请目的、研究方向等。
- 语言成绩单：HSK证书或者IELTS或其他英语类证书
- 推荐信：一般要求提供2-3封，包括学术推荐信和实习推荐信。
- 其他材料：根据院校和专业要求，可能还需要提供工作经验证明、作品集等。
以上材料是基本要求，具体要求可能会根据不同的学校和专业有所变化。
Advice for future applicants
Advice for future applicants
- Do your research: There are thousands of universities across China. Knowing your budget, major and programme, and desired city will help narrow down your scope of research.
- Improve your academic performance: Whether applying for a Bachelors, Masters or Doctorate programme, a higher GPA always means a better chance, especially for scholarships.
- Get your language certificate: HSK for Chinese or IELTS/TOEFL for English. Please check the university for their specific requirements for each programme.
- Prepare for testing: Chinese universities are starting to implement initial academic exams for incoming international students. This may include language and science subjects.
- Have a good study plan: This is not only required in your application but also important for your own career plan. Talk to an EIC consultant now to get personalised counselling.
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About EIC Education
About EIC Education
EIC Education is among the largest educational service firms in China. With over 24 years of experience, we have established an extensive partnership network of over 200 most prestigious universities in China. Every year, we successfully help tens of thousands of international students find their dream destinations.
EIC Education provides counselling and consulting services for studying and succeeding in China. We help students improve their language proficiency, choose suitable majors and universities, apply for scholarships, find internships and suitable job opportunities upon graduation.
EIC Education has offices in all China provinces and major cities, as well as international branches across the world. Our highly experienced consultants are graduates from top universities in the world, and will help guide students through every step – before, during, and after application.
EIC Education provides counselling and consulting services for studying and succeeding in China. We help students improve their language proficiency, choose suitable majors and universities, apply for scholarships, find internships and suitable job opportunities upon graduation.
EIC Education has offices in all China provinces and major cities, as well as international branches across the world. Our highly experienced consultants are graduates from top universities in the world, and will help guide students through every step – before, during, and after application.