Higher Education System in China Yuxiang Chen Tong Lin.

Higher Education System in China

Yuxiang ChenTong Lin

Outline

• Introduction to China• China Education System– Overview– National Higher Education Entrance Examination– Higher Education in China

• Tongji University and personal experience• HUST and personal experience

Introduction to China

• Population: 1.38 billion• Area: 9.60 million km2• History: 5000 years• Language: Mandarin• Religion: Taoism,

Buddhism• GDP / P (2008): $ 3383

(106th)

China Education System (Overview)

• National education budget: 3.48% of GDP (2008)

• Literacy rate: 92%– Men: 96%– Women: 88%

• Compulsory education: 9 years program• Mostly examination-oriented education

Comparison

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China Education System

• Kindergarten (optional)• Primary education (6 y)• Junior secondary (3 y)• First 9-year education is

compulsory and in principle for free

• Senior / Vocational secondary (3 y)

• Promotion rate (2008) Kindergarten

Primary Education

Junior Secondary

Senior Secondary

Vocational Secondary

Higher Education

Vocational Education

83.4%

99.7%

72.7%

National Higher Education Entrance Examination

• Very important to Chinese students• Standardized exams inside the province• Usually consists of 4 subjects: (2 days)– Mathematics– Chinese– English– Optional subject: (Chemistry, Physics, Biology,

History, Geography …)

National Higher Education Entrance Examination

• The enrolment of a university is based on total mark, which varies in different province

• Gross enrolment ratio: 59.3% (2008)5.99 Million out of 10.50 Million candidates

• Very competitive to get in a good university

Higher Education in China

• 23 million undergraduates and postgraduates in ca. 2300 institutions

• The quality of different universities are quite different (Project 211, Project 985)

• Investments from government (2006)– Overall: 101 billion RMB– Project 211: 3.7 billion RMB– Project 985: another 2.8 billion RMB

• Mostly controlled by government

Higher Education in China

• Tremendously enlarging the scale of higher education since 1999

• Problems:– Quality of education– Pressure to find a job (5.99 million graduates in

2008)

1993 2007

Gross ratio enrollment 5% 23%

Total registered students 5 million 23 million

Shanghai

• the largest city in China with over 20 million people• Location : central eastern coast at the mouth of the

Yangtze River• Climate: Summer (Av. 27.8 °C) Winter (Av. 3.5 °C)

Overview of Tongji University• Established at 1907• 82 Bachelors Degrees, 218 Masters, 94 PhD programs

and 16 post doctoral mobile stations over 710 professors and 1500 associate professors.

• 6 Members of Chinese Academy of Science, 7 Members of Chinese Academy of Engineering

• over 50,000 students

Close connection with Germany

• Tongji German Medical School (1907)– By Erich Paulun (1862-1909)– the predecessor of the today‘s Tongji

• Mostly every president has the background of study in Germany

• Leading position in German teaching• Chinesisch-Deutsches Hochschulkolleg(CDHK)

Studies

• Mostly lecture courses (sometimes with homework), lab

• Choose courses according to study plan• 15-20 credits Each semester– ca. 16 hours in a semester = 1 credits

• Second bachelor degree, possibly in other university (5 year instead of 4 year)

Campus

• five campuses – 2,460,000 m2

• Siping Campus (main Campus)• the West Campus• the North Campus• the East Campus• the Jiading Campus – (under construction)

Campus

Life in Tongji

• 4 students share a room• Special room for foreign students

• 120 euro per year• Each student can immediately get a place in

dormitory• With toilet/shower room, no kitchen• Up to 2M ADSL in a month

Degree programs

• BA, MA, Doctor or language courses available• Requirement (Master)– college educational background or equivalent– college graduation certificate and academic

transcript– Two recommendation letters– HSK certificate copy (Chinese Toefl)

• First year as a trial year• Interview (optional)

Degree program

• Application procedure– Application form and required documents– An Admission Notice and Visa Application for

Study in China will be sent to successful applicants– Apply for a student entry visa (X-visa)– medical insurance and casualty insurance– Accommodation reservation

• Notice: Applicant needs a supervisor in China

Exchange program

• Software engineering• No tuition fees; however no scholarship• Free Chinese language courses• Uni guarantees a room for each student• Required documents (in English)– Application form– CV and cover letter– transcript

Wuhan

• Capital city of province Hubei (Largest city in the middle of China)

• Area: 8467.11 sq.km. Inhabitants: 9.79 million

Overview of HUST

• Huazhong University of Science and Technology• Established at 1953 (after the founding of PRC)• Project 211, Project 985 (top 10 university in China)• 1036 professors, 47 departments• 35584 undergraduate, 12668 graduate students• 450 sq.km.

Pics: Main Gate

Pics: Small Lake

Pics: Building

Pics: Classroom

Application and Exchange

• Application:– Application form– Copy of passport, photo– Certificate of degree (Bachelor, Master …)– HSK

• Exchange programs:– Uni Wuppertal (2+2)

Study in CS (General)

• Bachelor: 4 years, Master: 2 years• Undergraduate programs (200 credits)– Computer Science & Technology– Information Security

• Tuition: 5000 RMB / year (scholarship)• Marks are important! Not enough practicing• High workload• Respect greatly professors and teachers, not like

to question

Study in CS (Courses)

• Credits based (16 class hours per credit)• Not much freedom to choose until junior• Content similar, but almost in Chinese• Usually associated with a lot of assignments• Assignments will be marked and returned

Study in CS (Exams)

• No oral exam• 90 minutes or so, more questions than here• Marks usually in 100-point scale• Marks published in student ID

Life in HUST

• University as a “city”• Dining halls supply food from breakfast to supper• Fee for dormitory: 1200 RMB / year• Four people share a room• Spare time: plenty of activities

– Sports– Clubs– Movies– Parties

Pics: Dormitory

Pics: Einstein Statue

Pics: Dining hall

Pics: Celebrity Garden

Pics: Sport Ground

Studying abroad

• Why TUM?– Took the German course coincidently– Attracted by the Germany’s personality, products

and football– Spitze Uni

• Problems encountered:– Mostly language– Different ways to study, to communicate, as well

as to live

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