Jimei University Prospectus for International Students

Overview Jimei University (JMU), one of the key universities in Fujian Province, is a multi-disciplined university with a history of 100 years. It is located in Jimei Schools Village, Jimei, Xiamen. It was founded by the famous patriotic overseas Chinese leader Mr. Chen Jiageng (Tan Kah-Kee). Currently, it has more than 27,000 students and over 1500 faculty members consisting of more than 800 professors and associate professors. JMU is one of the earliest universities of its kind in Fujian Province entitled to enroll international students, overseas Chinese students, and students from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan. It has 21 colleges with 69 undergraduate programs in nine disciplines, i.e. Engineering, Agronomy, Economics, Administration, Education, Science, Literature, Law and Fine Arts. There are 13 first-level disciplines authorized to offer masters' degrees and 8 disciplines authorized to offer professional masters’ degrees. In addition, it has 2 first-level disciplines authorized to offer doctorate degrees covering 2 fields: Fisheries, Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering. It also has 1 postdoctoral research station of Fisheries Science. The university has formed a complete educational system from preparatory courses to degree programs including bachelor’s, master's and doctor’s degrees. The hallmarks of these degrees are majors such as Nautical Navigation, Marine Engineering and Fisheries. JMU puts much emphasis on its international exchange and cooperation program. It has carried out a wide range of academic exchange and research cooperation with more than 100 universities and research institutions in more than 20 countries and regions including the United States, Canada, Australia, Britain, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, and Singapore. The campus of JMU spans over 153 hectares with a floor space of over 1,000,000 square meters. In 2009, its new campus architecture group was awarded as one of “China's Top 100 Construction Projects” over the last 60 years since the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), making it the only awarded university project in China. Its beautiful natural scenery, unique architectural style and pleasant climate make it the ideal place for young people from both home and abroad to study. Its motto “Sincerity and Perseverance” is a precious spiritual heritage handed down by Mr. Chen Jiageng, the founder of Jimei Schools, which has undergone a long and glorious history and enjoys great fame far and wide. The establishment of Fujian Free Trade Zone provides a new opportunity for further development of JMU. Being distinctive and armed with stronger international competitiveness and higher academic research level, JMU will always strive itself to be a multi-university that is open to the world. I. Academic Programs 1.1 Bachelor’s Degree Program Length of Study: 4 Years

College	Major
Navigation	Navigation Technology
	Traffic and Transportation
	Logistics Management
Marine Engineering	Marine Engineering
	Marine Electrical and Electronic Engineering
	Shipping and Ocean Engineering
	Electrical Engineering and Automation
Fisheries	Animal Science
	Aquaculture
	Fishery Science and Technology
	Aquatic Animal Medicine
Food Science and Biological Engineering	Food Science and Engineering
	Bioengineering
	Environmental Engineering
Physical Education	Physical Education
	Social Sports Instruction and Management
	Sports Training
	Martial Arts and Traditional Ethnic Sports
Finance and Economics	Economics
	International Economy and Trade
	Public Finance
	Finance and Banking
	Investments
	Accounting
Teachers Education	Pre-school Education
	Primary Education
BusinessAdministration	Business Administration (including Business Administration, Auditing and Marketing)
	Electronic Commerce
	Tourism Management
Music	Musicology
	Musical Performance
	Dance Performance
Fine Arts	Fine Arts
	Visual Communication Design
	Animation
	Environment Design
Information Engineering	Electronic Information Engineering
	Electronics Science and Technology
	Telecommunication Engineering
Computer Science andEngineering	Computer Science and Technology
	Network Engineering
	Software Engineering
	Information Management and Information Systems
Mechanical and Energy Engineering	Mechanical Design, Manufacture and Automation
	Thermal Energy and Power Engineering
	Building Environment and Facilities Engineering
	Mechanical Electronics Engineering
	Material Forming and Control Engineering
	Vehicle Engineering
	Mechanical Design and Theory
Science	Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
	Data Science and Big Data Technology
	Optoelectronic Information Science and Engineering
	Geographical Information System
	Applied Physics
Foreign Languages	English Language and Literature
	Japanese Language and Literature
	Translation and Interpreting
Law	Law
	Social Work
Liberal Arts	Chinese Language and Literature
	Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language
Engineering Technology	Project Management
	Harbour, Waterway and Coastal Engineering

1.2 Master’s Degree Program Length of Study: 3 Years

College	Programs	Areas of study
Finance andEconomics	Applied Economics	Regional Economics
		Public Finance
		Finance
		Industrial Economics
		International Trade
Physical Education	Sports Science	Sports Humanities and Sociology
		Sports Human Science
		National Traditional Sports
		Physical Education and Training
	Master of Physical Education	Physical Education
		Sports Training
Liberal Arts	Chinese Language and Literature	Theory of literature and Art
		Linguistics and AppliedLinguistics
		Chinese Philology
		Study of Chinese Classical Text
		Ancient Chinese Literature
		Modern and ContemporaryChinese Literature
		Comparative Literature and World Literature
		Chinese Language Education
Fisheries	Fisheries	Aquaculture
		Science of Fisheries Resources
	Biology	Hydrobiology
Mechanical and Energy Engineering	Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Design and Theory
Information Engineering	Information and Communication Engineering	Communication and Information System
		Signal and Information Processing
Computer Science and Engineering	Information and Communication Engineering	Communication and Information System(Information Security)
		Signal and Information Processing(Multimedia Intelligent Information Processing)
Marine Engineering	Naval Architecture andMarine Engineering	Marine Electric Propulsion and Its Control
Food Scienceand BiologicalEngineering	Biology	Microbiology
		Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
	Food Science andEngineering	Food Science
		Agricultural Product Processing and Storage Engineering
		Aquatic Product Processing and Storage Engineering
		Food Safety Analysis and Control
	Foodstuff Engineering	Food Microbiology and Fermentation Engineering
		Principles and Applications of Food Processing
		Food Processing and Its Novel Technology
		Food Enzymology
		Agricultural Product Processing and Storage Engineering
		Aquatic Product Processing and Storage Engineering
		Food Quality and Safety
	Food Processing and Safety	Fruit and Vegetable Processing
		Aquatic Product Processing
		Agriculture Product Storage
		Food Safety Control Technology
Fine Arts	Design	Environment Art Design
		Public Art Design
		Visual Communication Design
		Integrated Materials and Multimedia Art
	Art design	Art Market and Creative IndustryResearch
		Exhibition Planning andExperimental Art Research
		Visual Communication Design
		Integrated Materials and Multimedia Art
		Environmental Art Design
		Public Art Design
Law	Social Work	Community Service and Governance
		Juvenile Justice and Social Work
		Social Work for the Elderly

1.3 Doctoral Degree Program Length of Study: 4 Years

College	Programs		Areas of study
Fisheries	Fisheries Science		Aquaculture
			Aquatic Genetics and Breeding
			Basic Biology for Aquaculture
			Aquatic Biomedicine
			Aquatic Animal Nutrition and Feed
			Science of Fisheries Resources
Food Science and Biological Engineering	Fisheries Science		Aquatic Product Processing

II. Application requirements 1.Applicants shall abide by the laws and decrees of the Chinese government, be in good health, and possess a valid foreign passport; a. Previous residents of Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan who have emigrated to a foreign country and who are now applying to study in China as international students must have held a valid foreign passport or Nationality certificate for at least four years, and must have actually resided in a foreign country for at least two years in the past four years (as of April 30, the end of the school year). Nine months of residence in a foreign country may count as a full year. The dates of the entry and exit stamps in the passport will be followed in the determination of actual foreign residence. b. Foreign citizens of Chinese origin can register as international students and apply for Residence Permit in China, but only after being officially recognized by the Exit and Entry Administration Bureau .Please refer to the Instructions on Citizenship Certification. 2. Applicant qualifications and age requirements a. Bachelor’s degree: 18 to 30 years old, with senior high school diploma; b. Master's degree: no more than 35 years old, with a bachelor's degree; c. Doctor’s degree: no more than 40 years old, with a master's degree; d. Preparatory course students, continuing education students for one year program: no more than 50 years of age. 3. Chinese language proficiency requirement for degree programs a. Applicants for programs taught in Chinese should achieve International Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK) band 4 or above. Applicants who have finished their highest diploma completely in Chinese are exempted from proof of Chinese Language Proficiency Test, but they must present a medium-of-instruction certificate. b. Applicants for programs taught in English should have either (a) a TOEFL score of 80 or above, (b) an IELTS score of 6.0 or above, (c) other equivalent certificate of English proficiency. Native English speakers are exempted. c. At the point of graduation, for students with Chinese language as the medium of instruction, their Chinese language proficiency must reach HSK band 5. For those with English as the major teaching language, bachelor’s degree students must reach HSK band 4 in their Chinese language proficiency, while master's degree students and doctor’s degree students must reach HSK band 3. 4. Financial guarantee requirements
Applicants are required to submit the Statement of Financial Support for International Students, evidence to prove that the applicant has sufficient funds to cover tuition, accommodation and living expenses. The financial supporter should attach his/her working certificate and passport copy together with the statement. III. Categories of Students and Application Materials 1. Degree Conferring Students 1.1 Bachelor’s degree

Category	Application Time	Start of Program	Application Documents
Under-graduates	Mar.1 to May 31	mid-Sept.	1. Application Form for International Students, JMU2. Photocopy of a passport valid for at least 1 year3. A 2-inch color photo with white background4. High school diploma and transcript of academic records (Notarized Photocopy)5. New HSK band 4 certificate or above6. Two recommendation letters, including contact details of referrer7. Study plan in China8. Certificate of no criminal record, issued within half a year.9. Form of Statement of Financial Support for International Students, a copy of financial sponsor’s employment certificate and a photocopy of his/her valid passport.

NOTE 1. Applicants for programs in sports (art) should have the relevant education background and learning potential for the subjects they apply and need to participate in the academic assessment by the relevant college. Students who study in sports (art) can’t transfer majors during the period of studying. 2. JMU offers undergraduate programs for international students with majors in International Economy and Trade, Chinese Language and Literature which are taught in Chinese. 3. Undergraduates who complete their degree courses within the time limit set by the university ，obtain the required credits and pass the thesis defense will be awarded a bachelor's degree as appropriate. 1.2 Master’s Degree

Category	Application time	Start of program	Application Documents
Master’s Candidates	Mar.1 toMay 31	mid-Sept.	1.Application Form for International Students, JMU2.Photocopy of a passport valid for at least 1 year3. A 2-inch color photo with white background4. Bachelor’s degree certificate and transcript of academic records (Notarized Photocopy)5. New HSK band 4 certificate or above6.Letters of recommendation from two professors or associate professors including contact details of referrers7.Research proposal8.Certificate of no criminal record, issued within half a year9.Form of Statement of Financial Support for International Students, a copy of financial sponsor’s employment certificate and a photocopy of his/her valid passport.

NOTE: 1. Master's Degree candidates must pass their freshman year course examinations and academic review before entering the study for their degree courses. Students who fail to pass the examination or academic review will only graduate with a diploma of general study. 2. Master's Degree candidates who complete their degree courses within the time limit set by the university，obtain the required credits and pass the thesis defense will be awarded a Master’s degree as appropriate. Students who fail to meet the above mentioned requirements will only graduate with a certificate of general or advanced study as appropriate. 1.3 Doctor’s Degree

Category	Application Time	Start of Program	Application Documents
Ph. D.Candidates	Mar.1 toMay 31	mid-Sept.	1. Application Form for International Students, JMU2. Photocopy of a passport valid for at least 1 year3. A 2-inch color photo with white background4.Master’s degree certificate and Transcript Records (Notarized Photocopy)5. Applicants for programs taught in Chinese should hold HSK band 4 certificate or above.6. Applicants for programs taught in English should have either (a) a TOEFL score of 80 or above, (b) an IELTS score of 6.0 or above, (c) other equivalent certificate of English proficiency. Native English speakers are exempted.7. Letters of recommendation from two professors or associate professors, including contact details of referrers.8. Research proposal9. Articles or papers (written or published)10.Certificate of no criminal record, issued within half a year.11. Form of Statement of Financial Support for International Students, a copy of financial sponsor’s employment certificate and a photocopy of his/her valid passport.

2. Non-degree Programs

Category	Application Time	Start of Program	Application Documents
Preparatory course students , continuing education students (one year program)	Mar. 1 to May 31	mid-Sept.	1.Application Form for International Students, JMU2. Photocopy of a passport valid for at least 1 year3. A 2-inch color photo with white background. 4. Certificate and Transcript of Records of the most advanced studies5.Certificate of no criminal record, issued for nearly half a year6. Form of Statement of Financial Support for International Students, a copy of financial sponsor’s employment certificate and a photocopy of his/her valid passport.
Short Term Students	*Oct. 1 to Jan.10 **Mar. 1 to May 31	*mid-Feb.**mid-Sept.
Short Term Chinese Language Students	One month before arrival at JMU	depending onindividual plans	Varies on the requirements of relevant short-term programs and summer (winter) camps.

IV. Application Procedures 1. Degree Conferring Students 1.1 Online application a. Applicants should first apply online at http://applyonline.jmu.edu.cn b. Online registration is a necessary procedure for applying. If there is no online registration, our school will not accept paper application materials. 1.2. Verification of Qualifications a. Applicants should sign up on the website of JMU Admission Office (http://applyonline.jmu.edu.cn), and then send the application materials to the email zsbzs@jmu.edu.cn b. Applicants for bachelor’s degree programs should submit their applications upon enrollment for verification of qualifications by Admission Office and Academic Affairs Office. c. Applicants for master's and doctor’s degree programs who pass the verification of qualification by Admission Office, the application documents will then be forwarded to the relevant college for academic review. d. Those who pass the verification of qualification and academic review will be accepted by Admissions Office. 1.3. Submission of application documents a. After successfully register online, please download and print the Jimei University International Student Admission Application Form and sign it by hand, and bind other application materials in the order of the material list (in two volumes). b. Application materials will not be returned regardless of the result of admission. If the materials are incomplete, they will not be accepted. c. Application materials should be mailed to Jimei University Admissions Office by the deadline, and applications will not be accepted after the deadline. 2. Non-degree Conferring Students 2.1Applicants for non-degree programs should submit their applications upon enrollment for verification of qualifications by Chen Aili International College, applicants should send the application materials to the email oec@jmu.edu.cn 2.2 Application materials should be mailed to Chen Aili International College by the deadline, and applications will not be accepted after the deadline. V. Scholarships 1. Tan Kah Kee Scholarship a. Maximum Scholarships for International Student include: Undergraduate Student (50,000RMB/person/year); Master Candidate (60,000RMB/person /year); and Ph. D. Candidate (70,000RMB/person/year). b. The scholarships can be used to pay for tuition, accommodation, insurance and textbooks. c. Applicants should submit required documents directly to JMU Admission Office between March 1 and May 10 each year by email and by post. d. Please download and fill in The Application Form for Tan Kah Kee Scholarship. e. This scholarship applies to International students of Chinese descendant with valid foreign passports from countries along the routes of the Maritime Silk Road or the Chinese descendants from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan ,for degree programs. 2 Fujian Provincial Government Scholarship for International Student a. Maximum Scholarships for International Student include: Undergraduate/Language Student (30,000RMB/person/year); Master Candidate (40,000RMB/person /year);and Ph. D. Candidate (50,000RMB/person/year). b. The scholarships can be used to pay for tuition, accommodation, insurance and textbooks. c. Applicants should submit required documents directly to JMU Admission Office between March 1 and May 10 each year by email and by post. d. Please download and fill in The Application Form for Fujian Provincial Government Scholarship. 3. JMU Scholarship for International Student a. JMU Scholarships for International Student include: Master Candidate (25,000 RMB/ person/year) and Ph.D. Candidate (30,000 RMB/person/year). b. The scholarships can be used to pay for tuition, accommodation, insurance and textbooks. c. Applicants should submit required documents directly to JMU Admission Office between March 1 and May 10 each year via email and by post. d. Please download and fill in The Application Form for JMU International Student Scholarship. 4. Scholarship Limitation Applicants should not be awardees of Tan Kah Kee Scholarship, National (Fujian Provincial) Government Scholarship or JMU Scholarship for International Student at the same time. VI. Tuition RMB ( Yuan ) / person/ year

Types of Student	Liberal Arts	Natural Science and Engineering	Arts and Physical Education
Preparatory Course and Continuing Education Candidates	14,000
Undergraduates	14,000	15,400	21,000
Master Candidates	20,000	22,000	30,000
Ph. D. Candidates	22,000	25,000	33,000

VII. Accommodation and Charges The dorm building for international student is in the main campus area with beautiful surroundings and easy access. The rooms are air-conditioned and equipped with furniture. There is a bathroom in every bedroom where hot water is available. RMB (Yuan)/ person/ year

Types of Room	Single Room	Twin Room	Quad Room
Charge	9,600	4,800	2,400

NOTE Tuition and charges for accommodation are subject to change and publish annually by the University. Contact Information 1. Admission Office, JMU (Enrollment of International Student for Degree Programs) Tel: 0086-592-6182393, 6181301 Fax: 0086-592-6185889 E-mail: zsbzs@jmu.edu.cn Website: http://zsb.jmu.edu.cn Address: Admission Office, Jimei University, 185 Yinjiang Road, Jimei, Xiamen, Fujian, 361021, China 2. Chen Aili International College, JMU (Enrollment of International Student for Non-degree Programs) Tel: 0086-592-6185015, 6185566 Fax: 0086-592-6182928 Email: oec@jmu.edu.cn Website: http://oec.jmu.edu.cn Address: Chen Aili International College, Jimei University, 185 Yinjiang Road, Jimei, Xiamen, Fujian, 361021, China