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Explore English-Taught Doctoral Programmes In China

Doctoral applications require careful attention to research fit, supervisor requirements, academic preparation, tuition and scholarship arrangements.

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At A Glance

Doctoral Study Across Four Universities

Universities

University of International Business and Economics (UIBE), South China University of Technology (SCUT), Beijing University of Technology (BJUT), University of Science and Technology of China (USTC).

Duration

Approximately 3–4 years at UIBE; four years at SCUT and BJUT; programme-specific at USTC.

Tuition

Annual tuition begins from RMB 29,800 among the universities covered.

Application Materials

Relevant Master’s degree, applicant-authored proposal, references, research evidence, English evidence and supervisor documentation where required.

Meeting published entry requirements does not guarantee admission, supervisor acceptance or scholarship funding.
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Programmes By University

Finance

University of International Business and Economics (UIBE)
English-taught
Location
Beijing
Duration
Approximately 3–4 years
Tuition
RMB 29,800
Fee basis
Per academic year

Research proposal, Master’s thesis, CV and English-language evidence are part of the current requirements.

Industrial Economics

University of International Business and Economics (UIBE)
English-taught
Location
Beijing
Duration
Approximately 3–4 years
Tuition
RMB 29,800
Fee basis
Per academic year

Research proposal, Master’s thesis, CV and English-language evidence are part of the current requirements.

Business Administration

University of International Business and Economics (UIBE)
English-taught
Location
Beijing
Duration
Approximately 3–4 years
Tuition
RMB 29,800
Fee basis
Per academic year

Research proposal, Master’s thesis, CV and English-language evidence are part of the current requirements.

International Law

University of International Business and Economics (UIBE)
English-taught
Location
Beijing
Duration
Approximately 3–4 years
Tuition
RMB 29,800
Fee basis
Per academic year

Research proposal, Master’s thesis, CV and English-language evidence are part of the current requirements.

Public Policy And Public Administration

University of International Business and Economics (UIBE)
English-taught
Location
Beijing
Duration
Approximately 3–4 years
Tuition
RMB 29,800
Fee basis
Per academic year

Research proposal, Master’s thesis, CV and English-language evidence are part of the current requirements.

International Relations

University of International Business and Economics (UIBE)
English-taught
Location
Beijing
Duration
Approximately 3–4 years
Tuition
RMB 29,800
Fee basis
Per academic year

Research proposal, Master’s thesis, CV and English-language evidence are part of the current requirements.

International Development

University of International Business and Economics (UIBE)
English-taught
Location
Beijing
Duration
Approximately 3–4 years
Tuition
RMB 29,800
Fee basis
Per academic year

Research proposal, Master’s thesis, CV and English-language evidence are part of the current requirements.

International Trade

University of International Business and Economics (UIBE)
English-taught
Location
Beijing
Duration
Approximately 3–4 years
Tuition
RMB 29,800
Fee basis
Per academic year

Research proposal, Master’s thesis, CV and English-language evidence are part of the current requirements.

Labor Economics

University of International Business and Economics (UIBE)
English-taught
Location
Beijing
Duration
Approximately 3–4 years
Tuition
RMB 29,800
Fee basis
Per academic year

Research proposal, Master’s thesis, CV and English-language evidence are part of the current requirements.

Information And Communication Engineering

South China University of Technology (SCUT)
English-taught
Location
Guangzhou
Duration
4 years
Tuition
RMB 40,000
Fee basis
Per academic year

Pre-acceptance letter from a professor or associate professor and previous research evidence required.

Control Science And Engineering

South China University of Technology (SCUT)
English-taught
Location
Guangzhou
Duration
4 years
Tuition
RMB 40,000
Fee basis
Per academic year

Pre-acceptance letter from a professor or associate professor and previous research evidence required.

Materials Science And Engineering

South China University of Technology (SCUT)
English-taught
Location
Guangzhou
Duration
4 years
Tuition
RMB 40,000
Fee basis
Per academic year

Pre-acceptance letter from a professor or associate professor and previous research evidence required.

Food Science And Engineering

South China University of Technology (SCUT)
English-taught
Location
Guangzhou
Duration
4 years
Tuition
RMB 40,000
Fee basis
Per academic year

Pre-acceptance letter from a professor or associate professor and previous research evidence required.

Biomedical Engineering

South China University of Technology (SCUT)
English-taught
Location
Guangzhou
Duration
4 years
Tuition
RMB 40,000
Fee basis
Per academic year

Pre-acceptance letter from a professor or associate professor and previous research evidence required.

Light Industry Technology And Engineering

South China University of Technology (SCUT)
English-taught
Location
Guangzhou
Duration
4 years
Tuition
RMB 40,000
Fee basis
Per academic year

Pre-acceptance letter from a professor or associate professor and previous research evidence required.

Computer Science And Technology

Beijing University of Technology (BJUT)
English-taught
Location
Beijing
Duration
4 years
Tuition
RMB 30,000–45,000
Fee basis
Per academic year

Supervisor Acceptance Letter required; applicants normally under 40.

Electronic Science And Technology

Beijing University of Technology (BJUT)
English-taught
Location
Beijing
Duration
4 years
Tuition
RMB 30,000–45,000
Fee basis
Per academic year

Supervisor Acceptance Letter required; applicants normally under 40.

Control Science And Engineering

Beijing University of Technology (BJUT)
English-taught
Location
Beijing
Duration
4 years
Tuition
RMB 30,000–45,000
Fee basis
Per academic year

Supervisor Acceptance Letter required; applicants normally under 40.

Software Engineering

Beijing University of Technology (BJUT)
English-taught
Location
Beijing
Duration
4 years
Tuition
RMB 30,000–45,000
Fee basis
Per academic year

Supervisor Acceptance Letter required; applicants normally under 40.

Mechanical Engineering

Beijing University of Technology (BJUT)
English-taught
Location
Beijing
Duration
4 years
Tuition
RMB 30,000–45,000
Fee basis
Per academic year

Supervisor Acceptance Letter required; applicants normally under 40.

Power Engineering And Engineering Thermal Physics

Beijing University of Technology (BJUT)
English-taught
Location
Beijing
Duration
4 years
Tuition
RMB 30,000–45,000
Fee basis
Per academic year

Supervisor Acceptance Letter required; applicants normally under 40.

Resources, Environment And Recycling Economy

Beijing University of Technology (BJUT)
English-taught
Location
Beijing
Duration
4 years
Tuition
RMB 30,000–45,000
Fee basis
Per academic year

Supervisor Acceptance Letter required; applicants normally under 40.

Civil Engineering

Beijing University of Technology (BJUT)
English-taught
Location
Beijing
Duration
4 years
Tuition
RMB 30,000–45,000
Fee basis
Per academic year

Supervisor Acceptance Letter required; applicants normally under 40.

Urban Planning

Beijing University of Technology (BJUT)
English-taught
Location
Beijing
Duration
4 years
Tuition
RMB 30,000–45,000
Fee basis
Per academic year

Supervisor Acceptance Letter required; applicants normally under 40.

Transportation Engineering

Beijing University of Technology (BJUT)
English-taught
Location
Beijing
Duration
4 years
Tuition
RMB 30,000–45,000
Fee basis
Per academic year

Supervisor Acceptance Letter required; applicants normally under 40.

Environmental Science And Engineering

Beijing University of Technology (BJUT)
English-taught
Location
Beijing
Duration
4 years
Tuition
RMB 30,000–45,000
Fee basis
Per academic year

Supervisor Acceptance Letter required; applicants normally under 40.

Chemistry

Beijing University of Technology (BJUT)
English-taught
Location
Beijing
Duration
4 years
Tuition
RMB 30,000–45,000
Fee basis
Per academic year

Supervisor Acceptance Letter required; applicants normally under 40.

Biomedical Engineering

Beijing University of Technology (BJUT)
English-taught
Location
Beijing
Duration
4 years
Tuition
RMB 30,000–45,000
Fee basis
Per academic year

Supervisor Acceptance Letter required; applicants normally under 40.

Physics

Beijing University of Technology (BJUT)
English-taught
Location
Beijing
Duration
4 years
Tuition
RMB 30,000–45,000
Fee basis
Per academic year

Supervisor Acceptance Letter required; applicants normally under 40.

Optical Engineering

Beijing University of Technology (BJUT)
English-taught
Location
Beijing
Duration
4 years
Tuition
RMB 30,000–45,000
Fee basis
Per academic year

Supervisor Acceptance Letter required; applicants normally under 40.

Mathematics

Beijing University of Technology (BJUT)
English-taught
Location
Beijing
Duration
4 years
Tuition
RMB 30,000–45,000
Fee basis
Per academic year

Supervisor Acceptance Letter required; applicants normally under 40.

Statistics

Beijing University of Technology (BJUT)
English-taught
Location
Beijing
Duration
4 years
Tuition
RMB 30,000–45,000
Fee basis
Per academic year

Supervisor Acceptance Letter required; applicants normally under 40.

Mechanics

Beijing University of Technology (BJUT)
English-taught
Location
Beijing
Duration
4 years
Tuition
RMB 30,000–45,000
Fee basis
Per academic year

Supervisor Acceptance Letter required; applicants normally under 40.

Applied Economics

Beijing University of Technology (BJUT)
English-taught
Location
Beijing
Duration
4 years
Tuition
RMB 30,000–45,000
Fee basis
Per academic year

Supervisor Acceptance Letter required; applicants normally under 40.

Management Science And Engineering

Beijing University of Technology (BJUT)
English-taught
Location
Beijing
Duration
4 years
Tuition
RMB 30,000–45,000
Fee basis
Per academic year

Supervisor Acceptance Letter required; applicants normally under 40.

Astronomy

University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)
English-taught
Location
Hefei
Duration
Programme-specific
Tuition
RMB 35,000
Fee basis
Per academic year

Insurance RMB 800/year; on-campus accommodation approximately RMB 500–1,000/month.

Biology

University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)
English-taught
Location
Hefei
Duration
Programme-specific
Tuition
RMB 35,000
Fee basis
Per academic year

Insurance RMB 800/year; on-campus accommodation approximately RMB 500–1,000/month.

Business Administration

University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)
English-taught
Location
Hefei
Duration
Programme-specific
Tuition
RMB 35,000
Fee basis
Per academic year

Insurance RMB 800/year; on-campus accommodation approximately RMB 500–1,000/month.

Chemistry

University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)
English-taught
Location
Hefei
Duration
Programme-specific
Tuition
RMB 35,000
Fee basis
Per academic year

Insurance RMB 800/year; on-campus accommodation approximately RMB 500–1,000/month.

Computer Science And Technology

University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)
English-taught
Location
Hefei
Duration
Programme-specific
Tuition
RMB 35,000
Fee basis
Per academic year

Insurance RMB 800/year; on-campus accommodation approximately RMB 500–1,000/month.

Control Science And Engineering

University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)
English-taught
Location
Hefei
Duration
Programme-specific
Tuition
RMB 35,000
Fee basis
Per academic year

Insurance RMB 800/year; on-campus accommodation approximately RMB 500–1,000/month.

Cyberspace Security

University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)
English-taught
Location
Hefei
Duration
Programme-specific
Tuition
RMB 35,000
Fee basis
Per academic year

Insurance RMB 800/year; on-campus accommodation approximately RMB 500–1,000/month.

Electronic Science And Technology

University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)
English-taught
Location
Hefei
Duration
Programme-specific
Tuition
RMB 35,000
Fee basis
Per academic year

Insurance RMB 800/year; on-campus accommodation approximately RMB 500–1,000/month.

Geology

University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)
English-taught
Location
Hefei
Duration
Programme-specific
Tuition
RMB 35,000
Fee basis
Per academic year

Insurance RMB 800/year; on-campus accommodation approximately RMB 500–1,000/month.

Geophysics

University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)
English-taught
Location
Hefei
Duration
Programme-specific
Tuition
RMB 35,000
Fee basis
Per academic year

Insurance RMB 800/year; on-campus accommodation approximately RMB 500–1,000/month.

History Of Science And Technology

University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)
English-taught
Location
Hefei
Duration
Programme-specific
Tuition
RMB 35,000
Fee basis
Per academic year

Insurance RMB 800/year; on-campus accommodation approximately RMB 500–1,000/month.

Information And Communication Engineering

University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)
English-taught
Location
Hefei
Duration
Programme-specific
Tuition
RMB 35,000
Fee basis
Per academic year

Insurance RMB 800/year; on-campus accommodation approximately RMB 500–1,000/month.

Instrument Science And Technology

University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)
English-taught
Location
Hefei
Duration
Programme-specific
Tuition
RMB 35,000
Fee basis
Per academic year

Insurance RMB 800/year; on-campus accommodation approximately RMB 500–1,000/month.

Integrated Circuit Science And Engineering

University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)
English-taught
Location
Hefei
Duration
Programme-specific
Tuition
RMB 35,000
Fee basis
Per academic year

Insurance RMB 800/year; on-campus accommodation approximately RMB 500–1,000/month.

Management Science And Engineering

University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)
English-taught
Location
Hefei
Duration
Programme-specific
Tuition
RMB 35,000
Fee basis
Per academic year

Insurance RMB 800/year; on-campus accommodation approximately RMB 500–1,000/month.

Materials Science And Engineering

University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)
English-taught
Location
Hefei
Duration
Programme-specific
Tuition
RMB 35,000
Fee basis
Per academic year

Insurance RMB 800/year; on-campus accommodation approximately RMB 500–1,000/month.

Mathematics

University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)
English-taught
Location
Hefei
Duration
Programme-specific
Tuition
RMB 35,000
Fee basis
Per academic year

Insurance RMB 800/year; on-campus accommodation approximately RMB 500–1,000/month.

Mechanics

University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)
English-taught
Location
Hefei
Duration
Programme-specific
Tuition
RMB 35,000
Fee basis
Per academic year

Insurance RMB 800/year; on-campus accommodation approximately RMB 500–1,000/month.

Nanoscience And Engineering

University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)
English-taught
Location
Hefei
Duration
Programme-specific
Tuition
RMB 35,000
Fee basis
Per academic year

Insurance RMB 800/year; on-campus accommodation approximately RMB 500–1,000/month.

Optics Engineering

University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)
English-taught
Location
Hefei
Duration
Programme-specific
Tuition
RMB 35,000
Fee basis
Per academic year

Insurance RMB 800/year; on-campus accommodation approximately RMB 500–1,000/month.

Physics

University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)
English-taught
Location
Hefei
Duration
Programme-specific
Tuition
RMB 35,000
Fee basis
Per academic year

Insurance RMB 800/year; on-campus accommodation approximately RMB 500–1,000/month.

Power Engineering And Engineering Thermophysics

University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)
English-taught
Location
Hefei
Duration
Programme-specific
Tuition
RMB 35,000
Fee basis
Per academic year

Insurance RMB 800/year; on-campus accommodation approximately RMB 500–1,000/month.

Quantum Science And Technology

University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)
English-taught
Location
Hefei
Duration
Programme-specific
Tuition
RMB 35,000
Fee basis
Per academic year

Insurance RMB 800/year; on-campus accommodation approximately RMB 500–1,000/month.

Safety Science And Engineering

University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)
English-taught
Location
Hefei
Duration
Programme-specific
Tuition
RMB 35,000
Fee basis
Per academic year

Insurance RMB 800/year; on-campus accommodation approximately RMB 500–1,000/month.

Funding Example

USTC Fellowship

Potential Coverage

The merit-based Fellowship may cover tuition and medical insurance.

Potential Stipend

It may provide a monthly PhD stipend of up to RMB 7,000.

Competition

Funding is merit-based; coverage and the maximum stipend are not guaranteed.

Current eligibility and application arrangements should be reviewed before applying.
Applicant Readiness

Preparing For Doctoral Study

Research Direction

A clearly defined area aligned with previous postgraduate study.

Applicant-Authored Proposal

Original work presenting the intended problem, context and approach.

Previous Research Evidence

Master’s thesis, publications or other relevant research evidence.

Supervisor Fit

Academic expertise aligned with the proposed direction where a supervisor is required.

English Evidence

University-specific language evidence.

Funding Plan

Scholarship strategy and a plan for uncovered costs.

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