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Hohai University

Established in 1915, Hohai university wins its worldwide reputation for research and study of water conservancy. The history of Hohai University can be traced back to Hohai Civil Engineering School, which was founded by Zhang Jian, and it was the first institution focusing on research and education of water conservancy in China. Under the background of the national colleges and departments adjustment in 1952, East China Technical University of Water Resources was founded on the basis of water related disciplines of Nanjing University, Tongji University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Zhejiang University, which made it famous with excellent faculty and notable achievement. The school was renamed Hohai University in 1985, and Mr. Deng Xiaoping engrave the name of the University. Hohai University is situated in Nanjing, the capital city of ancient China. The University includes other 2 beautiful campuses, located in Changzhou and Jiangning, taking up an area of about 1,533,333 square meters. Hohai University is a great place to study with its beautiful scenery and tree-lined campus. Hohai University is a state key university under the direct administration of the Ministry of Education of China. Hohai university is an extensive university with research and study of water conservancy as its main focus, education of engineering subjects as its first priority, and coordinated development of many disciplines such as engineering, science, economics, management, liberal arts, and law. It is included among the group of universities to benefit from Project 211. The university offers 52 undergraduate majors, and awards first-level class master degrees in 34 disciplines, 2nd-level class master degrees in 185 disciplines. It also has 9 research bases for post-doctoral students, first-level class Ph.D degrees in 12 disciplines while 2nd-level class in 57. Among these, there is a first-level class key discipline–Hydrology, Hydraulic Engineering, designated by Chinese government and 7 are designated as 2nd–level class key disciplines. In addition, there are 4 disciplines recognized as first-level class key disciplines at the provincial level, and nine as 2nd–level class key disciplines. Hohai University has in total 10 laboratories, seven national engineering research centers above provincial and ministerial level. Among them, Hydrology, Hydraulic Engineering, and Civil Engineering related disciplines are among the top ones in China, it is especially true with the former. Hohai University has a current 19871 undergraduates. Hohai University is an extensive ties to other universities and research institutes, and it is one of the first universities in China qualified to award bachelor, master and doctor degrees to international students. It has also conducted exchanges or other kinds of collaborative activities with over 70 universities and research institutes from the United States, Holland, Australia, Japan, United Kingdom, France, Russia, Germany, and Hong Kong. 1000 international students from over 90 countries in Africa, Asia, America, Europe, and Oceania have completed their studies in Hohai University.

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30%
Scholarships
80%
Result Status
45%
Foreign Students
80%
Positive Reviews
85%
University Ranking
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What is the world ranking of this University?
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The Country rank of this University is 100 and the world rank is 955.
Does Chinese universities provide programs in English?
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YES, Chinese Universities provide programs in English. International Students can pursue their degrees in English taught in Chinese Universities
Do I need to take an IELTS or TOEFL exam before applying in this University?
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No, Students don’t need the IELTS or TOEFL certification for getting admitted to this University but for applying Chinese Government Scholarship (CSC) sometimes students are asked for the IELTS certificate.
What Documents do I need to apply for this University?
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The primary documents a student need for applying this University are Notary stamped scan copies of the last Academic degree certificate and testimonial, Passport, Police Clearance Certificate and Medical Certificate.
When my offer letter come after applying this University?
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Usually, It takes 4 to 8 weeks to come to an offer letter from any Chinese Universities after applying.
All Programs

Undergraduate Programs in English at Hohai University, China

ProgramDegreeTeaching MediumDurationTuition fee(RMB)Entrance Time
Human Resources ManagementBachelorEnglish4 Years30000.00 / YearSeptember
Financial ManagementBachelorEnglish4 Years30000.00 / YearSeptember
Marketing ManagementBachelorEnglish4 Years30000.00 / YearSeptember
Business AdministrationBachelorEnglish4 Years30000.00 / YearSeptember
Civil EngineeringBachelorEnglish4 Years30000.00 / YearSeptember
Harbor and Coastal EngineeringBachelorEnglish4 Years30000.00 / YearSeptember
Water Conservancy and Hydropower EngineeringBachelorEnglish4 Years30000.00 / YearSeptember
Hydrology and Water Resources EngineeringBachelorEnglish4 Years30000.00 / YearSeptember

Postgraduate Programs in English at Hohai University, China

ProgramDegreeTeaching MediumDurationTuition fee(RMB)Entrance Time
Mechanical EngineeringMasterEnglish3 Years32000.00 / YearSeptember
Information and Communication EngineeringMasterEnglish3 Years32000.00 / YearSeptember
Theory of MarxismMasterEnglish3 Years32000.00 / YearSeptember
Resettlement Science and ManagementMasterEnglish3 Years32000.00 / YearSeptember
SociologyMasterEnglish3 Years32000.00 / YearSeptember
Public AdministrationMasterEnglish3 Years32000.00 / YearSeptember
Project ManagementMasterEnglish3 Years32000.00 / YearSeptember
International TradeMasterEnglish3 Years32000.00 / YearSeptember
Business AdministrationMasterEnglish3 Years32000.00 / YearSeptember
MBAMasterEnglish3 Years32000.00 / YearSeptember
Geological Resource and Geological EngineeringMasterEnglish3 Years32000.00 / YearSeptember
Geodesy and Surveying EngineeringMasterEnglish3 Years32000.00 / YearSeptember
Engineering MechanicsMasterEnglish3 Years32000.00 / YearSeptember
Information and Communication EngineeringMasterEnglish3 Years32000.00 / YearSeptember

Computer Science 

 

and Technology

MasterEnglish3 Years32000.00 / YearSeptember
Electrical EngineeringMasterEnglish3 Years32000.00 / YearSeptember
Environmental Science and EngineeringMasterEnglish3 Years32000.00 / YearSeptember
Civil EngineeringMasterEnglish3 Years32000.00 / YearSeptember
Harbor, Coastal and Offshore EngineeringMasterEnglish3 Years32000.00 / YearSeptember
Water Conservancy and Hydropower EngineeringMasterEnglish3 Years32000.00 / YearSeptember
Agricultural EngineeringMasterEnglish3 Years32000.00 / YearSeptember
Hydrology and Water ResourcesMasterEnglish3 Years32000.00 / YearSeptember

Doctoral Programs in English at Hohai University, China

ProgramDegreeTeaching MediumDurationTuition fee(RMB)Entrance Time
Theory of MarxismDoctorEnglish4 Years44000.00 / YearSeptember
Resettlement Science and ManagementDoctorEnglish4 Years44000.00 / YearSeptember
SociologyDoctorEnglish4 Years44000.00 / YearSeptember
Business AdministrationDoctorEnglish4 Years44000.00 / YearSeptember
Geological Resource and Geological EngineeringDoctorEnglish4 Years44000.00 / YearSeptember
Geodesy and Surveying EngineeringDoctorEnglish4 Years44000.00 / YearSeptember
Engineering MechanicsDoctorEnglish4 Years44000.00 / YearSeptember
Information and Communication EngineeringDoctorEnglish4 Years44000.00 / YearSeptember
Electrical EngineeringDoctorEnglish4 Years44000.00 / YearSeptember
Environmental Science and EngineeringDoctorEnglish4 Years44000.00 / YearSeptember
Civil EngineeringDoctorEnglish4 Years44000.00 / YearSeptember
Harbor, Coastal and Offshore EngineeringDoctorEnglish4 Years44000.00 / YearSeptember
Water Conservancy and Hydro power EngineeringDoctorEnglish4 Years44000.00 / YearSeptember
Agricultural EngineeringDoctorEnglish4 Years44000.00 / YearSeptember
Hydrology and Water ResourcesDoctorEnglish4 Years44000.00 / YearSeptember

The final information is subject to the University If there is any discrepancy!

Fees Details

Expenses in Hohai University

1. Tuition Fee:

  • Bachelor Degree: 30,000 RMB/ Year
  • Master Degree: 32,000 RMB/ Year
  • Doctoral Degree: 44,000 RMB/ Year

2. Service Fee:  50 USD

3. Insurance fee: 600 RMB/ Year

4. Dormitory Fee: 800- 2000 RMB/ Person/ Month (Depends on room size)

5. Food Cost: 150 USD

After you are admitted, we will inform you via email for your confirmation of acceptance. Afterward, we will issue the admission letter, JW201/202 Form for visa application. If you wish to live on campus, please complete the Housing Application form.

Prepare Your Departure:

Before your departure, be sure to take the following materials:

(1) The Admission Letter

(2) Passport (valid for at least 6 months).

(3) JW201/202 Form

(4) Official Foreigner Physical Examination Form and your blood test report.

Be aware that the orientation is mandatory for freshman students.

Admission Procedure

Apply for a course in a Chinese University is very easy.  Students just have to follow some steps to apply for their favorite course. In order to help students complete their online application, International students are recommended to follow the following simple instructions. International applicants must provide the following documents to apply:

1.  Application Form fills in Chinese or in English.

2. Passport & Passport Size Photo (Scan copy of the applicant’s )

3. Transcripts & Certificates  (Must be Notarized Copy )

For Bachelor Degree applicants, they need to only provide high school transcripts and certificates. And for Master Degree applicants, they need to  show their undergraduate transcripts and certificates.  Applicants for Doctorate Degree have to provide their both (undergraduate and graduate) transcripts and certificates.  To note this point that is, all the applicants degree (Bachelor,Masters and Doctorate)  transcripts and certificates should be notarized.

Note: Transcripts in languages other than Chinese or English must be attached with translations in Chinese or English.

4.  English Proficiency Certificate

In China, some universities does not asked IELTS but if you study in Chinese Taught for CSC scholarship, English Proficiency Certificate need to have ready. If you have IELTS already then you are lucky to study in China without delay.

5.  CV/Resume

Applicants must have to make their CV if you want to study abroad in your desired country. In your Resume or CV, there have to be your academic qualifications with results, personal details (name, date of birth, marital status, national Id or school Id, physical address, contact no, nationality, language, etc), reference from your institution’s faculty (his/her name, address and designation), personal achievement, etc. To know how to make a standard CV please click here the sample of The Resume.

6.  Study Plan or Research Proposal

Applicants for graduate studies need a study plan or research proposal in Chinese or in English (no less than 800 words). This document required only for Ms or PhD applicants.

7.  Recommendation Letter

Applicants for all graduate studies need two letters of recommendation from full professors or associate professors (in Chinese or English). Letters must be include professors’ phone number and email address. Here is the sample of Recommendation Letter

8.  Published Academic Papers or Other Academic Achievements (if  applicable).

9.  Foreign Physical Examination

Applicants are expected to keep the original copies filled in English. The medical examination must cover all the items listed in the Foreigner Physical Examination Form. Incomplete records or those without the signature of the attending physician, the official stamp of the hospital or a sealed photograph of the applicants are invalid. Medical examination results will be valid for 6 months. All applicants are kindly requested to take this factor into consideration as they plan to take the medical examination. Click here to collect Foreigner Physical Examination Form

10.  Bank Statement

Bank statements must show to any foreign country for the purpose of a visitor or a business or an immigrants. For the study purpose in foreign countries also need to show bank statement. So dear applicants, you will need to have ready your all documents. Sponsorship can be your parents or anyone whom are your blood related.

11.  Police Verification (No Criminal Record)

This is also need to have ready for the study purpose. It is important because foreign country does not allow criminal record. A Police Clearance Certificate is an official document approved  by the police or government agencies in order to prove that the applicant has no criminal offense against him/her like arrest, conviction. For this you need to provide your Police Clearance Certificate. A Police Certificate is also known as good citizen certificate. 

Scholarship Information

Scholarships in Hohai University, China for International Student

Jasmine Jiangsu Government Scholarship 

This scholarship will be provided to those excellent overseas students or scholars to undertake full time study in universities and colleges of Jiangsu. It will also include those non-degree program students and exchange students in accordance with educational exchange agreements and MOUs between the Jiangsu Provincial Government and the governments of other states, institutions, universities and international organizations.

 1. Qualification for applicants 

  • Applicants must be non-Chinese citizens.
  • Applicants for undergraduate studies are required to provide notarized copy of senior high school transcripts.
  • Applicants for master’s degree program must have a Bachelor’s degree and be under the age of 35.
  • Applicants for doctoral degree program must have a master’s degree and be under the age of 40.

 2. Application materials 

  • Application Form 
  • Scanned copy of the passport photo page. 
  • Highest diploma/ degree certificate (notarized scan copy). 
  • Academic transcripts with notarized scan copy. 

(Documents & Transcript in languages other than Chinese or English must be attached with notarized translations in Chinese or English.)

  • Two Recommendation letters(Ms/ PhD) 

Applicants for postgraduate studies must submit two letters of recommendation in Chinese or English from professors or associate professors with contact details of referees. 

Why choose us?

Established in 1915, Hohai University achieved its worldwide reputation for research and study of water conservancy. The history of Hohai University can be traced back to Hohai Civil Engineering School, which was established by ZhangJian, a famous industrialist and educator in China’s modern history, and it was the first institution focusing on research and education of water conservancy in China. 

Under the background of the nationwide reconstruction of universities in 1952, East China Technical University of Water Resources was founded on the basis of water related disciplines of Nanjing University, Tongji University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Zhejiang University, which made it famous with an excellent faculty and notable achievement. The school was renamed Hohai University in 1985, and Mr. Deng Xiaoping inscribed the name of the University.

Hohai university is located in Nanjing, the capital city of ancient China, it includes 2 other beautiful campuses such as Changzhou and Jiangning. The total area of this university is about 1,533,333 m2. Hohai University is a great place to study with its beautiful scenery and tree-lined campus. This University is a state key university under the direct administration of the Ministry of Education (MOE) of China.

The university is an extensive university with research and study of water conservancy as its main task, education of engineering subjects as its first priority, and coordinated development of many other disciplines such as economics, management, liberal arts, engineering, science, and law. It is also the group of universities to benefit from Project 211.

Hohai University’s target is to make a significant contribution towards a sustainable society of the 21st century by conducting groundbreaking scientific and technological research concerning water conservancy which is acknowledged as world-class academic achievement, by providing different stages of courses and by helping to convert knowledge into technological innovations and activities with both economic and social values.

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