Harbin Normal University

Harbin Normal University (HRBNU) locates in the northeastern city of Harbin. With its unique style of architecture, Harbin has a reputation of “Eastern Paris”. HRBNU was founded in 1951. It is the center of higher teacher education, higher arts education, educational science and research and teacher training in Heilongjiang Province. The TCFL Teacher Training Center of Heilongjiang Province is here as well. It serves as the only training base of TCFL teachers in the province and is the only college authorized by MOE to take the tasks of registration and testing affairs of TCFL in Heilongjiang province. Also, HRBNU is a testing center of Mandarin Chinese and HSK authorized by Hanban. At present, HRBNU has an enrollment of more than 42,000 and has established cooperation relationship with over 40 universities from Russia, South Korea, Japan, the United States, Britain and other nations and regions. Since 1984, HRBNU has fostered more than 8,000 international students from South Korea, Japan, Russia, the United States, Canada as well as other countries. Now HRBNU enrolls over 800 long-term and short-term international students every year.

In the academic year of 2016-2017, Department of Education of Heilongjiang Province consigns HRBNU to enroll excellent students to study for Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctor’s Degree. International students may choose programs from the given form and their tuition in China will be paid by Heilongjiang province government. The details are as follows:

I. Qualification, Time Limit and Application Conditions of Scholarship

Scholarship for Undergraduate: Scholarship is provided to those who apply to attend undergraduate program with a time span of 4 years. Applicants are required to have a diploma comparable to a Chinese high school certificate with good records. The applicant should be younger than 25.

Scholarship for Postgraduate: Scholarship is provided to those who apply to attend postgraduate program with a time span of 3 years. The applicant should be with a Bachelor’s Degree with good records and recommended by 2 professors or 2 associate professors. Applicant will be admitted when passed the HRBNU enrollment test. The applicant should be younger than 35.

Scholarship for Doctorate: Scholarship is provided to those who apply to attend doctoral program with a time span of 3-4 years. The applicant should be with a Master’s Degree with good records and recommended by 2 professors or 2 associate professors. Applicant will be admitted when passed the HRBNU enrollment test. The applicant should be younger than 40.

II. Contents of Scholarship

Heilongjiang Provincial Government Scholarship will offer international students their fees and spending on registration, tuition, experiment, practice, textbooks and accommodation. The scholarship does not include international travel expenses and living cost in China. Students who require more practice or experiment than the teaching plan of university have to pay the extra cost of that themselves.

III. Application Materials

Applicants should give a truthful account and all the materials should be printed in duplicate. Please note that two extra copies of all materials are required.

1. Application Form for Heilongjiang Province Government Scholarship. Please finish the form in Chinese or in English.

2. Original notarized diploma and official transcript.

3. If the applicant is studying or working in an institution, a current student certification or on-duty certification is required. The notarized certificates must be in English or in Chinese.

4. Academic records and HSK certificate (or other materials can prove the level of Chinese language).

5. A study or research plan should be written in Chinese or in English.

6.Recommendations in Chinese or in English of two associate professors (or with titles above) are required for postgraduate and doctorate application.

7. Academic records of high school are needed for undergraduate application.

8. Original and copy of Foreigner Physical Examination Form

(To learn more information, please go to the link:

http://www.hljciq.gov.cn/wsfwdt/cjsfw/cjs/index.shtml ）

9. Passport copy (only photo page)

Applicants could send the application documents to International College of HRBNU before April 15, 2016.

IV. Contacts

Address: International Students Recruitment Office

International College

Harbin Normal University

50 Hexing Street, Nangang District

Harbin, China

150080