Lanzhou Jiaotong University (LJU), located in Lanzhou, the capital city of Gansu Province, is the third railway college of China. The history of LJU can be traced back to the Imperial Chinese Railway College in 1896. After years of development, LJU is a multidisciplinary, comprehensive university with a wide range of disciplines covered, comprising the engineering, technology, economy, management, arts, agronomy and science of laws. LJU offers a multitude of characteristic specialties in the fields of Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Automation and Electrical Engineering and Electronics and information Engineering. The university has trained a large number of excellent engineers for the infrastructure construction of the world. LJU currently has three campuses and over 30,000 full-time students, including over 22,000 undergraduate students, 5,450 postgraduate students. The university is the Demonstration Base for Study in China as well as the host university for Chinese Government Scholarship Program and Silk Road Scholarship Program of Gansu Province. The university has already cultivated over 1800 international students from 57 countries all over the world and international students alumni are distributed in more than 70 countries around the world .
1. Supporting Category
This scholarship only supports graduate students (Master and PhD).
2. Supporting Quota: 10
3. Supporting Academic programs: See the attached files for further information
Attachment 1: Master’s Degree Programs Offered by Lanzhou Jiaotong University
Attachment 2: Doctoral Degree Programs Offered by Lanzhou Jiaotong University (only programs of science and engineering are supported by this scholarship)
4. Educational Form: Full-time
5. Instruction Language: Chinese
6. Eligibility of Applicants
1) Each applicant should be a citizen of a country other than the People’s
Republic of China with a valid passport, in good health. Applicants who were
originally Chinese citizens and later joined foreign nationality should meet the
conditions set by the Document No.83 (2009) of Ministry of Education of the PRC.
2) The requirements for applicants’ degree and age are that:
Applicants for master’s programs should be a bachelor’s degree holder and no
more than 35;
Applicants for doctoral programs should be a master’s degree holder and no
more than 40.
Chinese level must reach the HSK 4.
Non-beneficiary of any other scholarship.
7. Scholarship Coverage
1) Tuition, accommodation fees and comprehensive medical insurance are exempted.
2) Stipend: Master: 3,000 CNY / month
Doctor: 3,500 CNY / month
8. Fees Students Need to Pay
1) Registration fee: 400 CNY;
2) Books: according to the actual situation.
9. Application Period: Oct. 1st,2022 to Mar. 1st , 2023 (Quota is limited, please
apply as soon as possible!)
10. Application Procedure
Step1: Login the website: http://studyinchina.csc.edu.cn/#/register and complete the online
application in English or in Chinese and print out The Application Form.
Program Category: B
Agency Number: 10732
Step2: Upload the scanned version of all the following documents:
1) The front page of passport within the validity period;
2) The visa page and exit-entry records in China (if there are);
3) Notarized highest diploma and official academic transcripts (Documents in languages other than Chinese or English must be attached with notarized Chinese or English translations);
4) HSK4 certificate with scores of 200 or above;
5) A photocopy of Foreigner Physical Examination Form, written in English, should be submitted. The form is available at: http://sie.lzjtu.edu.cn/ywlm/Programs/Programs.htm
The physical examination must cover all the items specified by the Foreigner Physical Examination Form. Incomplete records without the signature of the attending physician, official stamp of the hospital, or a sealed photograph of the applicant will be considered invalid. Please schedule your physical examination wisely, as the result is valid for only 6 months;
6) Two Chinese or English recommendation letters written by professors or associate professors;
7) A study or research plan in Chinese or in English with at least 1000 words;
8) Research Achievements: published papers, award certificates or any other document that can testify academic achievements and research capacity;
9) Certified documents of social activities;
10) Certificate of No Criminal Record.
Step3: Complete the online application.
Note: a. Application documents listed above will not be returned no matter whether the applicant is admitted or not;
b. Applicants are expected to submit a complete set of application documents. Incomplete application documents will not be reviewed.
c. Paper version of the above documents (all in duplicate) should be mailed to LJU by express.
11. Admission and Enrollment
1) A penal of experts from LJU will review complete application documents and select best candidates for interview. Applicants should pay close attention to the mailbox linked to the application system for specific date of interview. Successfully admitted candidates will receive The Admission Notice and JW201 Form. Normally these documents will be mailed directly to the applicant before July 31st.
2) Enrollment period usually starts from late August or early September. Specific dates of enrollment will be given on the applicant’s Admission Notice. All the admitted students should register in LJU within the registration period specified in The Admission Notice. The admission offer will be regarded invalid if students fail to do registration two weeks beyond the required enrollment time. Admitted students are required to bring double authenticated highest diploma and original academic transcripts at registration so that staff of LJU can reexamine eligibility of applicants. For those who are finally found to be ineligible, their admission will be cancelled on
the spot.
3) Applicants should submit valid HSK4 certificate (with scores of 200 or above)within the appointed period. Applicants whose HSK and HSKK certificates were not obtained from the test center of LJU should take the test again at LJU and reach the requirements within required period.
4）Students must finish their study in allotted time. A scholarship extension will
not be permitted.
12. Annual Review
1) Scholarship students will be reviewed in each academic year in accordance with The Annual Review Rules and Implementation Details for International Students of LJU. LJU will make the comprehensive assessment on students’ academic performance, academic attitude, attendance records, performance and rewards and punishments received.
2) Scholarship students will retain scholarship if they pass the annual review. Otherwise, with approval of Chinese Scholarship Council, scholarship will be terminated next academic year. If scholarship is stopped, students can continue their study at their own expenses.
13. Contact Information
Contact Person: Ms. Zhang
Address: Admission Office of International Students of LJU
Tel：+86-(0)931-4956-307
Fax：+86-(0)931-4956-720
mail：isoadmission@mail.lzjtu.cn
Website：http://sie.lzjtu.edu.cn/
Attachment 1 Master’s Degree Programs Offered by Lanzhou Jiaotong University.pdf
Attachment 2 Doctoral Degree Programs Offered by Lanzhou Jiaotong University (only programs of science and engineering are supported by this scholarship).pdf
