Hubei University of Science and Technology (HBUST) is located in Xianning City, a town that is considered to be the South Gate and Back Yard of Wuhan, the capital city of Hubei Province.

Transportations

HBUST is very convenient in terms of transportation. It takes 70 minutes to drive to Wuhan Airport. High speed transportations like Beijing-Guangzhou Railway, Wuhan-Guangzhou High-speed Railway, Beijing-Hongkong-Macao Freeway, Hangzhou-Ruili Freeway, Daqing-Guangzhou Freeway all run nearby. In addition, the Inter-city high-speed Railway shuttles between Xianning and Wuhan frequently.

History

HBUST has a history that can be traced back to 1937 when Puqi Normal School was first set up. Since then, She has gone through 83 years of changing and developing with different names at different times. She was granted the present name in 2012 after it was named Xianning University in 2002 when Xianning Normal College and Xianning Medical College merged into one.

School motto

HBUST prescribes Virtues, Knowledge, Action and Vision as its motto so as to cultivate her students into citizens with good virtues, rich knowledge, quickness in action and great vision.

Beautiful Campuses

HBUST has two campuses decorated with Bamboo forest, osmanthus trees, and weeping willows. Lanyue Lake, nestled in the heart of one of the Campuses, catches the reflections of trees and flowers with its silky water.

Schools, institutions, disciplines and courses

HBUST has 23 schools and research institutions offering undergraduate and post graduate courses /programs covering more than 10 disciplines. 3 courses are recognized as Specialized Courses at the national level, and 13 as Key Courses or Specialized Courses at the provincial level.

Students and Staff

HUBST has a body of more than 20,000 students and a staff of more than 1,800 professionals and workers. Among the professional faculties, 140 have professional titles of professors and 285 have doctor degrees. 3 Academicians of the Engineering Academy and 4“New Century Excellent Talents” are hired as permanent tenures.

General conditions for Admission

1.Those (aged between 17-25) applying for HBUST should be friendly to China and Chinese people, have a general understanding of the Chinese cultures as well as a certain proficiency of the Chinese language, and have no bad habits (such as drugs) or criminal records.

2. Applicants together with their guardians shall get a good understanding of the educational principles, cultivating objectives, majors of study, conditions for issuing certificates, school fees and relevant regulations of HBUST.

3.Relevant documents required for undergraduate applicants:

3.1 One photocopy of passport;

3.2High school graduation certificate or equivalent proof of high school diploma；(original and its translation)

3.3 Ultimate graduation school grades of high school level；(original and its translation)

3.4 Personal profile；

3.5 One photo named after the applicant’s passport number; the format of the applicant’s photo: 2 inch bare-headed ID photo, blank border white background, the head occupying 2/3 of the size of the photo; the photo size: no less than 320*240 pixels, the aspect ratio 4:3, 100-500KB, JPG format.

4． Applicants should have a good achievement of high school studies, should be honest and have a strong desire to study in HBUST with determination and capabilities to complete the study.

5. Applicants shall have the financial capacity to pay all the expenses (including tuition, accommodation, insurance, daily expenses) on schedule required by HBUST.

6.Applicants who have passed HSK4 can go to the Clinical Medicine Major study program directly. Otherwise they have to learn Chinese in the first year and pass HSK4 before they join the program.

Major and Scholarship for applicants

1. Applicants can have a short -term Chinese Language learning (for six months or one year);

2. Applicants who have passed HSK4 can also go to the Clinical Medicine Major study program directly (for five years).

3. Two different levels of scholarship for candidates: One is Hubei Provincial Government Scholarship which is RMB 50000 yuan for each candidate. That means every scholarship student shall be paid RMB10000 yuan every year; The other is university-level scholarship which is divided into three levels (The first prize is RMB 2500-3000yuan, the second prize is RMB 1500-2000yuan, and the third prize is RMB 1000-1500yuan.).

The Procedure and Treatment of disqualified Applicants

1.Applicant shall submit the application materials to HBUST and can be issued a “Letter of Admission” only if they are qualified according to the requirements set up by the Provincial Education Department.

2．Applicants can apply for entry visas on the basis of the Letter of Admission. The ones who can pass medical examination and interviews can be enrolled as foreign students of HBUST after the payment of fees.

3.If applicants are found to have infectious diseases or their abilities to complete schooling are detained, HBUST will deal with the cases differently, including disqualifying them.

4.Those who are not admitted shall immediately leave HBUST and return to their country. HBUST does not bear any related costs and losses.

Check in, Payment and Enrollment

1.Applicants are required to check in on time together with the Letter of Admission, the Medical Examination Form and study visa and other relevant documents required by HBUST.

2.Those who pass the physical examination and interview shall pay off all the fees for the first academic year within one week after the result of the examination and interview are clear, and then finish going through the procedures of enrollment and Residence Permit (RP).

3.Those who fail to enroll on time shall go through the suspension of enrollment (maximum 30 days). HBUST shall give warning to those who fail to register without any reasons. Those who fail to register for more than two weeks will be disqualified or expelled.

4.Those who fail to pay off the fees or enroll on time more than one week without special reasons will be disqualified.

Transfer to other Universities

HBUST does not normally encourage students to transfer to other universities or accept students transferred from other universities in China.

Contact Information

Telephone number: +86 -715-8108385

E-mail: internationalschool@hbust.edu.cn