1.Applicants must be non-Chinese citizens and valid ordinary foreign passport holders, healthy and well-behaved, without any criminal records. Applicants for master's degree programs should have an undergraduate study background equivalent to that of the Chinese Bachelor's degree. Applicants for doctoral programs should have a master study background equivalent to that of the Chinese Master's degree.

Applicants shall abide by the laws and decrees of the Chinese government and related rules of university, respect the Chinese social morality and customs, and will not participate in any activities in China which are inappropriate to the capacity as a student.

2.Documents for Application (including but not limited to):

(1) Ordinary foreign passport. The passport should be valid before 31 December 2025.

(2) Highest degree certificates or diploma. If applicants are university students, they shall provide an official pre-graduation certificate. The original or notarized copy of the academic qualification certificate must be submitted after admission. The degree certificate must be obtained no later than registration.

(3) Academic transcripts from highest degree education institution (original /notarized copy in English or Chinese version).

(4) Personal statement and a brief research plan（800 words）.Doctoral degree program applicants need to submit a brief introduction of research experience.

(5) Two recommendation letters from full professors or associate professors with signatures.

(6) Applicants who have studied in China should provide the Discipline Record from previous school.

(7) Supervisor Pre-acceptance Letter (see Appendix 3 for template), if obtained. For qualified applicants without Supervisor Pre-acceptance Letter, would enter into interview and assessment procedure according to related rules of the university.

(8) Physical examination results.The results should be stamped by the hospital and issued within 6 months prior to the date of submission.

(9) Other supporting documents as required.

3.Chinese Proficiency Requirements

(1) Applicants for science and engineering program must have HSK (Level IV) certificate (with 180 points or above). HSK (Level V) certificate (with 180 points or above) is required for applicants who would like to study in the programs of liberal arts, economic and management. The certificate must be in valid period.

Applicants who have completed their last degree with Chinese as the teaching language can submit proof issued by their former school for GDUT's verification.

(2) For applicants who haven't reached the required Chinese language level, they can apply for Chinese language in IEC. After getting HSK (Level IV) certificate, they can apply for the degree study.

4.English Language Requirements

For non-native English speakers who apply for English-taught programs, they should provide a score report of English Proficiency Test (TOEFL 80+/IELTS 5.5+). The certificate must be in valid period. For applicants who cannot offer the above-mentioned standardized English test reports, they will be required to participate in an English test organized by IEC.

5.Requirements on Citizenship

According to the Document No. 12〔2020〕of the Ministry of Education of of the PRC (see Appendix 2), If the applicant's parents or one of the parents are Chinese or the applicant has emigrated from Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan and acquired foreign nationality for, they must be naturalized for 4 years or more and have more than 2 years of residence in foreign countries during the past 4 years. Actual residence in a foreign country for nine months out of a year may be counted as one year, based on entry and exit stamps.

---- Applicants who have given up their original Chinese citizenship and become foreign citizens should provide:

(1) Documents certifying the cancellation of Chinese citizenship.

(2) Documents certifying the acquirement of foreign citizenship.

(3) Exit and Entry Record on passport, from 30 April 2021 to 30 April 2025.

---- Applicants who have acquired foreign citizenship automatically at the time of birth in a foreign country, whose parents were both Chinese citizens, or one of the parents was a Chinese citizen should provide.

(1) Documents certifying acquiring foreign citizenship at the time of birth.

(2) Documents certifying parent's (with Chinese citizenship) permanent residence in foreign country before the birth of the applicant.

(3) Exit and Entry Record on passport, from 30 April 2021 to 30 April 2025.

If the applicant is concluded to have Chinese citizenship by the Chinese public security department after application, admission or enrollment, the applicant will be disqualified from application, admission or enrollment, or withdrawal from school will be required.