Admissions brochure招生简章
The document a university publishes each year stating its conditions and procedure for recruiting international students. The university recruits by what it says.
China University Admissions / Glossary
Glossary
Terms you will meet in a brochure or admission notice
Each definition is taken from an official text and cited. Chinese terms are given where the brochure is likely to use them.
International student国际学生
A foreign student who does not hold Chinese nationality under the Nationality Law and is being educated at a school in China.
Degree student学历生
A student in degree education: junior college, bachelor's, master's or doctoral.
Preparatory student预科生
One of the three non-degree categories listed in the Measures.
Advanced student进修生
One of the three non-degree categories listed in the Measures. The scholarship guide's "general scholar" and "senior scholar" programmes are non-degree study.
MOE Order No. 42 · Article 9CSC Application Guide · Section II(I)
Research scholar研究学者
One of the three non-degree categories listed in the Measures.
General scholar
A Chinese Government Scholarship category for holders of a high school diploma or higher, under 45.
Senior scholar
A Chinese Government Scholarship category for holders of a master's degree, or associate professors and above, under 50.
Application receiving agency
The body that takes scholarship applications and recommends candidates. Which one depends on the programme: for the Bilateral Program it is the dispatching authority of the applicant's home country; for the University Program it is the Chinese university.
Pre-admission document
A pre-admission notice from a university's international admissions department, or an invitation letter from the school or a professor. All Chinese Government Scholarship applicants must provide one.
CSCA
China Scholastic Competency Assessment. Bachelor's applicants for the Chinese Government Scholarship must take it and upload a valid score report. Its official website is www.csca.cn.
HSK
The Chinese proficiency test whose score reports the scholarship guide asks for: Level 3 for Chinese-taught scholar programmes and Level 4 for Chinese-taught master's and doctoral programmes.
Overview of China中国概况
A course that, together with Chinese, is compulsory for international students in degree education.
X1 visa
The visa for persons who apply for long-term study in China, meaning more than 180 days.
X2 visa
The visa for persons who apply for short-term study in China, meaning 180 days or fewer.
Short-term and long-term study短期学习、长期学习
Study at a school in China for 180 days or fewer is short-term; more than 180 days is long-term.
Residence permit for study学习类居留证件
The permit a student applies for within 30 days of entry where the study visa says one is needed.
MOE Order No. 42 · Article 36Exit and Entry Administration Law · Article 30
JW201
The Visa Application for Study in China form used for Chinese Government Scholarship students and students coming through intergovernmental channels.
JW202
The Visa Application for Study in China form used for self-funded students, handled by the university that admitted them.
Foreigner Physical Examination Form外国人体格检查记录
The health record a student has confirmed at enrolment. The scholarship guide asks for a photocopy from applicants who will study for more than six months; results are valid for six months.
MOE Order No. 42 · Article 39CSC Application Guide · Section VI, item 12
Comprehensive insurance全员保险
Schools run a full-coverage insurance system; international students must insure as national rules and the school require.
Work-study勤工助学
International students may take part in work-study activities during their studies but may not take employment, do business or engage in other profit-making activities.
Guardian in China监护人
For a student under 18 whose parents do not live in China, a foreigner or Chinese citizen living in China whom the parents formally entrust.
Sources
- Ministry of Education, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Public Security: Measures for the Administration of Schools Recruiting and Educating International Students, Order No. 42 (学校招收和培养国际学生管理办法, in Chinese) (checked 2026-10-10)
- China Scholarship Council: Application Guide for Chinese Government Scholarship (Campus China) (checked 2026-10-10)
- Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Administration of the Entry and Exit of Foreigners (English text published by the National Immigration Administration) (checked 2026-10-10)
- Exit and Entry Administration Law of the People's Republic of China (English text published by the National Immigration Administration) (checked 2026-10-10)
- Ministry of Education: reply on the difference between forms JW201 and JW202 (in Chinese) (checked 2026-10-11)
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