Regional Economics

Self-funded 2026 master and doctoral applications ran from 2025-12-01 to 2026-06-15.

Master applicants need a bachelor’s degree and are generally no older than 35, with 2–3-year programmes. Doctoral applicants need a master’s degree and are generally no older than 45, with 4-year programmes. Scholarship age limits apply separately.

For liberal arts/science and engineering/medicine and stomatology, annual master tuition in RMB is Chinese 23,000/28,000/38,000 and English 33,000/38,000/50,000 respectively.

Regular application fee: RMB 800 or USD 111; the 2026 self-funded graduate guide requires payment within 7 days of applying. The 2026 CSC Type B High-Level Graduate and Belt and Road routes waive the application fee. Comprehensive medical insurance is RMB 500/semester or RMB 1,000/year.

Applications ran from 2025-11-15 to 2026-02-25. Master applicants must be under 35 and doctoral applicants under 40, with GPA ≥3.0/4, 3.75/5 or 75%. HSK 5 permits direct Chinese-medium degree study; HSK 4 allows a preparatory language year. English thresholds are TOEFL 80 or IELTS 6. Funding covers tuition, application fee, housing, living allowance and insurance; both CSC Type B and WHU applications are required, agency 10486.

Applications ran from 2025-12-15 to 2026-04-15 for eligible Belt and Road countries, limited to specified surveying, geographic information and software engineering master/doctoral programmes. Master applicants must be under 35 and doctoral applicants under 40, with both CSC Type B and WHU applications.

Official annual dormitory tariffs in RMB: humanities/science campus flats with four or two single rooms 13,000; standard single rooms 14,000 or 16,000 with balcony; flats with two twin rooms 6,900. Medical-campus twin rooms are 9,500 or 9,600/year. Electricity is extra. New-student allocation depends on registration and rooms; scholarship accommodation is reserved separately.

Degrees and full transcripts, two recommendations, a personal statement/research plan of at least 1,000 characters/words, language evidence, passport, bank evidence of at least USD 5,000 and physical examination within 6 months. Master referees must be associate professors or above; doctoral referees must be professors. Doctoral applicants also provide bachelor/master records and research experience.