Beijing Institute of Technology

Prospectus for International Students

 

 

Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT), one of the key universities in China, is characterized with sciences and engineering integrated and well-developed as an educational institution of engineering, sciences, management, humanities, economics, law and pedagogy. BIT is found among the first higher education institutions ever approved by the Chinese government for key universities and permitted to set up a graduate school.

 

BIT Consists of 13 Schools: School of Information Science and Technology, School of Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering, School of Life Science and Technology, School of Material Science, School of Chemical Engineering and Environment, School of Management and Economics, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, School of Sciences, School of Mechatronic Engineering, Design and Art School, School of Computer Sciences and Technology, Software School, School of Foreign Language; Graduate School, 4 branch schools (area) and 43 research institutes/centers.

 

BIT offers 55 Bachelor programs, 132 Master programs, 61 Doctoral programs and 14 post-doctoral stations. There are 3000 teachers and researchers working at BIT, including 4 Academician of China Academy of Sciences, 9 Academicians of China Academy of Engineering, over 1300 professors and associate professors, 230 supervisors for Ph.D. students. Total student enrollment is 38000.

 

International Student Education

BIT has developed International educational cooperation and student exchange programs in various forms and fields and set up intercollegiate relations with 80 overseas universities. BIT is open to international students either sent by CSC, foreign governments, school to school exchange or supported at personal expenses. Programs including: Bachelor Degree, Master’s Degree, Doctor’s Degree, Standard and Advanced Class of Refresher’s Courses, Researcher and Scholar Program, Chinese Language Study and Short-term Training programs. There are about 400 international students from 31 countries studying at BIT, 70% of them are studying for Bachelor, Master and Doctoral Degree. BIT also offers Ph.D. programs in English

 

Teaching of Chinese Language and Professional Training

BIT International Student Center offers 12 classes of 8 grades yearly on the Chinese language and culture plus short-term workshops for foreign universities on the Chinese language and cultural study and professional training which are diversified in form and contents to fit well into international student education. (Please see the last page for details)

 

International Student Services

BIT, staffed with a great number of world-known experts, scholars and outstanding teachers, offers a splendid campus and the 1st class facilities for teaching and scientific researches. The university was once appraised as “Excellent for Undergraduate Teaching” by the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China and found as one of the first Chinese universities ever setting up postgraduate schools for the training of higher quality personnel. In addition to the rich resources of talents with the teaching staff, BIT provides good living conditions and services. The International Student Center (ISC) is fully dedicated to the international student affairs, from student enrollment, teaching management, to logistics and services as well as to educational exchanges and cooperation for international students. 

 

Welcome to Study at Beijing Institute of Technology.

Categories and Qualifications of Foreign Students Eligible for Admission

Category	Qualification	Schooling	Apply before
Chinese Language	academic record equivalent to a Chinese high school graduate	1－2 yrs.	Jan.15  July 20
Bachelor	student who has passed the entrance exam. held by BIT , 6 grade of HSK	4 yrs.	June 10
Master’s candidate	undergraduate who has passed the entrance examination by BIT, 6 grade of HSK, recommending by two professors	2-3 yrs.	December
Doctorate candidate	Master’s holder who passed the examination by BIT, with recommendation by two professor, 6 grade of HSK	3- 4 yrs.	December

    Note: Chinese (Mandarin) is the principle teaching language. BIT also offers programs in English for advanced student, researcher and grouped students under special arrangement.

 

Procedure of Application

 

A. How to apply and when to apply?

Please contact to International Student Center (ISC), BIT for Application Forms and materials. Application Forms and relative documents must be submitted to ISC by registered mail.

 Bachelor candidates should apply before June 10.  Master’s and Doctoral Candidates should apply before December 10. Chinese Language students should apply between November and January for spring semester. The application between May and July is acceptable for autumn semester.

    The spring semester starts from beginning of March & autumn semester is from beginning of September.

B. Entrance Examination:

    For Bachelor Candidates is held on 14 to 15 of June. For Master’s and Doctoral Candidates are held in late of January by BIT. Chinese language students may take the examination after registration for classification of their own Chinese level so that they may choose a proper class level to study.

C. Entry Visa and Registration :

With the BIT Admission Notice, JW202 Form (visa form), private passport and personal health examination report, prospective student may go to the Chinese embassy or consulate to apply for entry visa to China. Usually student will be issued an X status visa to study in China for more than six months or an F visa for less than six months. 

    Students should register at the International Student Center Office, Room 1144, Central Teaching Building and follow the registration schedule specified in BIT Admission Notice.

    To register, a student must submit the Admission Notice, JW202 Form, and a health examination report by original test result. To register in a regular study program, students need to have an X-type visa.           

 

D. Budget:

a, Tuition     Note: If Master or Doctoral study taught in English the tuition will be 30% higher than below.

Students Category	Person / per year	Application & Registration	Medical Insurance/year
Chinese Language Trainee	RMB16400	RMB410	RMB600
Bachelor Degree Candidate	RMB21320—22960	RMB410	RMB600
Master’s Degree Candidate	RMB27880--31160	RMB410	RMB600
Doctoral Degree Candidate	RMB31160--44200	RMB410	RMB600

b, Residence

International Student Residence

Room Type	Room condition	Rent	Note
Standard ( 2 single beds )	Air-condition, TV, phone, bathroom	RMB54 / bed / day	2 students share one room

 

    International Education Exchange Building

Room Type	Room condition	Rent	Note
Apartment with 3 single rooms	air-condition, phone, bathroom	RMB69 / room / day	3 students share one apartment, with living room, bathroom, TV

c, Food:  3 meals per day in students’ dining halls average RMB10--RMB24.

    d, Medical Insurance: RMB600/year       RMB400/ six months

For Application Materials & More Information Please Contact to:

International Student Center (Room 1144, Central Teaching Building),  Beijing Institute of Technology

No.5, Zhongguancun Nandajie,  Haidian District,  Beijing 100081,  P. R. China

Fax : 86-10-68914846  Tel: 68913294, 68911438, E-mail: enlinw@bit.edu.cn  Website: www.bit.edu.cn

Specialties of Receiving International Students (Parts)

 

Bachelor’s Degree （4 years）	Master’s Degree (2 to 2.5 yrs) General Scholar (1 or 2 yrs)	Doctoral Degree ( 3 yrs) Senior Scholar (1 yr)
Electromechanical Engineering	Fundamental Mathematics	Applied Mathematics
Safety Engineering	Probability and Statistics	Physical Chemistry
Automation	Applied Mathematics	Solid Mechanics
Electric Appliance Engineering & Automation	Operation Research and Cybernetics	Engineering Mechanics
Vehicle Engineering	Theoretical Physics	Condensed Physics
Traffic Engineering	Condensed Matter Physics	Mechanical Manufacturing and Automation
Thermal Power Engineering	Physical Chemistry	Mechatronic Engineering
Measuring Technology and Instruments	General Mechanics & Mechanics Fundamentals	Vehicle Engineering
Electronic Science and Technology	Solid Mechanics	Optical Engineering
Information Engineering	Fluid Mechanics	Instrument Science & Technology
Chemical Engineering and Technology	Engineering Mechanics	Material Science
Polymer Materials and Engineering	Mechanical Manufacturing and Automation	Power Machinery and Engineering
Pharmaceutics Engineering	Mechatronic Engineering	Physical Electronics
Biological Engineering	Mechanical Design and Theory	Information & Telecommunication Engineering
Environmental Engineering	Vehicle Engineering	Control Science and Engineering
Materials Science and Engineering	Optical Engineering	Computer Applied Technology
Applied Chemistry	Precision Instrument and Machinery	Computer Software and Theory
Mechanical Engineering and Automation	Measuring and Testing Technologies and Instruments	Applied Chemistry
Industry Engineering	Material physics and Chemistry	Bionics Technology
Computer Science and Technology	Material Science	Environmental Engineering
Software Engineering	Materials Processing Engineering	Management Science and Engineering
Information and Computing Science	Power Machinery and Engineering