2024 Application Guide to Degree programmes for International Students

                               About Hunan University of Technology

Hunan University of Technology (HUT), founded in 1958, is a key university in Hunan Province of central China. It is a comprehensive university with science and engineering at its core and packaging technology and education par excellence, offering degree programmes at undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels across a wide range of subject areas.

A leading university in China in the field of packaging technology and education and an important base for fostering industrial talents, HUT is the first university in China to join the International Association of Packaging Research institutes (IAPRl), and has been functioning as the director of the China Packaging Education Committee since 2014. The university boasts 40 thousand students, including those from over 10 countries, making it one of the largest in central China. It offers one doctoral programme, 81 postgraduate programmes and 76 undergraduate programmes across 23 academic colleges covering subject areas of engineering, science, management, humanities, economics, law, education and arts, and has been rated ''Excellent'' in teaching and learning by the Ministry of Education.

HUT is home to 2 national research centres in the fields of advanced packaging material research and development as well as packaging advertisement research; and home to over 50 provincial key laboratories and research centres in the fields of intelligent information cognition and processing, rail transport insulation technology, product design and innovation, and also home to a number of collaborative innovation centres, including the Rail Transit Automation Collaborative Innovation Centre, and the Energy-saving Building Materials Collaborative Innovation Centre. In the past five years, HUT has undertaken over 200 national scientific research projects, received aggregate research funding of more than 1.5 billion RMB, and won five National Science and Technology Progress Awards and 73 provincial and ministerial Science and Technology Achievement Awards, with a 20% year-on-year increase in the rate of technology transfer.

HUT is located in Zhuzhou of Hunan province, a city at the cutting edge of engineering and manufacturing, an industrial powerhouse famously known as "the Engine Valley of China" and a world-class rail technology and innovation hub. As a major industrial and technological centre in the heart of China, the city enjoys excellent rail, motorway and flight access to places throughout China and across the world, with Changsha Huanghua International Airport only 37 kilometers away.

Currently, HUT has established ties with fifty universities across the world, including Dresden University of Technology in Germany, University of Arizona in the USA, University of New South Wales in Australia, University of Malaya in Malaysia, Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology in Tanzania，Hong Kong Polytechnic University，Macau University of Science and Technology.

                       Application Guide to Degree programmes for International Students

I. Undergraduate programmes

*Provincial first-class undergraduate programme.

**National first-class undergraduate programme.

II. Post-Graduate programmes

Academic Master's programmes:

Professional Master’s programmes:

Doctoral programmes:

III. Applicant Eligibility

1.Non-Chinese citizens

2.Physically and mentally healthy, good personal quality and doing well in study

3.Education background and age:

(1) For a Bachelor’s degree: senior high school graduates, no more than 28 years old;

(2) For a Master’s degree: holding a bachelor’s degree, no more than 35 years old;

(3) For a PhD degree : holding a master’s degree, no more than 40 years old.

4.Language requirements:

(1) For a Bachelor’s degree: a minimum score of 180 in HSK4.

(2) For a Master’s degree or PhD degree: a minimum score of 180 in HSK5.

One year Chinese study can be provided for Chinese taught programmes and the major study will be started after the language requirements are met.

IV. Application materials

1. Online Application

Applicants can log in the Online Service System for International Students of HUT: http://hut.chiwest.cn, and register an account and fill in online forms and submit the applications（The email address in the application form must be filled in correctly so as to ensure receipt of the JW202 form);

2. Photocopy of the highest academic degree certificate (or notarized Chinese/English translated document);

3. Transcript of the highest diploma (or notarized Chinese/English translated document);

4. Photocopy of the first page of passport (Over one-year availability);

5. Certificate of No Criminal Record (valid within 6 months);

6. Transcript of HSK or other documents to prove your Chinese proficiency;

7. Bank deposit certificate to prove an equivalent of CNY 40,000 or more in the account of the applicant;

8. Photocopy of Foreigner Physical Record. Applicants should strictly check the items in accordance with the requirements of Physical Examination Record. An incomplete form (including sheets with no photos, no signs or stamps of doctors and hospitals) is regarded as an invalid form. The physical examination date should be within the last 3 months;

9. Study and Research Plan written in Chinese with no less than 500 words ( Postgraduate programmes);

10. Two different recommendation letters from professors/associate professors with detailed contacts (Postgraduate programmes).

Please upload all materials as high-resolution images or PDFs. If there is any fraud in the application materials, the application will be disqualified. In registration, all the original documents will be reviewed and the admission will be canceled if there is any fraud or inconsistency.

V. Deadline

June 1st, 2024

VI.Charge and Standards

--Tuition Fee:

Bachelor: CNY 12,000/year

Master: CNY 15,000 / year

Doctor: CNY 18,000 /year

-- Registration Fee: CNY 300

--Basic Textbooks: CNY 900/year

--Accommodation(on-campus): double room (electricity and water bills not included): CNY 3,000 /year; Four-person room: CNY 1,500/year.

--Insurance: CNY 800/year

--Visa/Residence permit: CNY 400-800/year

VII. Scholarships:

1.Freshman Scholarship: First-year tuition fee

2. Academic Scholarship: Students shall go through the procedures of the annual assessment, and those who meet the criteria are eligible for a scholarship in the following academic year.

VIII. Application and Admission Procedure

Step 1: Online Application

Log in the Online Service System for International Students of HUT: http://hut.chiwest.cn, and register an account and fill in the application form and submit it.

Step 2: Initial Review

The Office of International Cooperation and Exchange will have an initial review of the applicant's identity, language ability, physical and mental conditions, etc.

Step 3: Academic Review

Relevant colleges will conduct an academic review for applicants to comprehensively examine their academic background and scientific research ability.

Step 4: Result Release

Based on the application and the review process, the final admission result will be released via admission email. (Application status will be informed in the HUT International Student Service System. Please check the Application System inbox and your email on time).

Notes:

(1) Delivery shall be paid by the applicants.

(2) According to the regulations of the Ministry of Education of P. R. China, international students must purchase insurance while studying in China. Uninsured students cannot register.

(3) The time of registration shall be based on the Admission Notice. For students who fail to register within the time limit, enrollment will be disqualified.

IX. Contact Details

Office of International Cooperation and Exchange, HUT

Tel: 0086-731-22183886

E-mail: study@hut.edu.cn

Address: Chongde Building 513, 88 Taishan Road Zhuzhou, Hunan, China. Postal code: 412007

Website: http://www.hut.edu.cn