Educational Development and Governance

The self-funded 2026 degree application period was 2025-12-01 to 2026-05-10, Beijing time.

A bachelor’s degree or expected graduation, generally under 45 on 2026-09-01. Chinese-medium master’s routes normally last 3 years, with 2 years for the professional International Chinese Education master’s; English master’s routes last 2 years.

2027 international master’s applicants must be healthy non-Chinese citizens with an ordinary passport, generally under 45 on 1 September 2027, and hold or be completing a bachelor’s degree. Applicants of Chinese origin undergo nationality review; the undergraduate four-year/two-year nationality rule is not applied universally to master’s applicants. Scholarship age limits are separate. Chinese humanities, economics, management, law and arts require HSK 5 ≥210; science, engineering, medicine and PE require HSK 4 ≥210, or prior university Chinese-medium evidence. English study accepts TOEFL iBT 80, IELTS Academic 6.0, prior university English-medium evidence or an accepted equivalent; official-English-country applicants are exempt.

2026 annual tuition in RMB: Chinese humanities 26,000 and other specified disciplines 30,000; English humanities 39,000 and other specified disciplines 45,000. Professional International Chinese Education is 30,000/year.

Application fee RMB 400, non-refundable; medical insurance RMB 800/year.

CSC Type A goes through the applicant’s national receiving agency or Chinese embassy/consulate. Type B requires both XMU and CSC systems, using XMU agency 10384. Marine Scholarships have separate country and marine-related graduate subject restrictions.

Fujian Government awards are RMB 30,000/40,000/50,000 per academic year for bachelor/master/doctoral students, with annual review for renewal. XMU new-student awards cover tuition, with CSC-standard living allowances also available to outstanding postgraduates. Both require selection and approval.

Siming twin rooms: RMB 35–65/person/day; Xiang’an RMB 1,600–4,000/person/academic year; Zhangzhou RMB 1,100–1,200/person/academic year, excluding utilities. Housing is limited, with priority for scholarships covering accommodation; other students depend on remaining rooms.

Passport, birth and parent identity documents, degrees and transcripts, two associate-professor-or-above recommendations, personal statement of at least 1,000 words, CV, language evidence, medical examination, criminal-record certificate and financial guarantee. Doctoral applicants provide complete bachelor and master records. A supervisor-signed, college-stamped pre-acceptance letter is optional but gives priority. Overseas degrees must be notarized, with notarized Chinese/English translations for other languages.

2027 international master’s application: Supply passport valid to 31 October 2027, birth and parental identity documents, degree or expected-graduation certificate, complete transcripts, language evidence, two professor/associate-professor recommendations, a statement of at least 1,000 words in the programme teaching language, CV, six-month-valid medical and criminal checks, and financial guarantee/supporting documents. Degrees obtained outside mainland China require notarization. Art applicants require portfolios; other-language documents require notarized Chinese/English translations. Supervisor/college pre-acceptance is optional and may receive admission priority. Departments may interview or test applicants.