Academic Strength and Environment
Xiamen University was founded in 1921 by Tan Kah Kee, the well-known patriotic overseas Chinese leader. It was the first university in China founded by an overseas Chinese. At present it is the only key comprehensive university directly affiliated with the Education Ministry in any of the five special economic zones and is one of China’s higher-level universities designated for the state key construction of the "211 Project" and the "985 Project".
With its 18 schools containing 45 departments and a group of research institutes, Xiamen University has a high-standard staff of 2,213 teachers, with professors and associate professors.
The university now has a total enrollment of over 3, 3000 full-time students on campus, including 18,989 undergraduates, 10,591 master students, and 1,810 doctoral students. In 2005, Xiamen University passed National Undergraduate Teaching Assessment with a result of all excellence. Up until now, it has set up more than 80 research institute, which ensures its outstanding achievements in scientific research, especially in humanity, sociology, Taiwan research, South Asia research, economy, and accounting, etc. Xiamen University has established inter-university cooperative ties with over 100 institutions of higher education outside mainland China. In 2005, over 1600 long-term and short-term overseas students studied here.
With three campuses, Xiamen University covers a total area of 7868 mu, about 524.3 hectors. Situated at the foot of the green mountains, facing the blue sea and encircling Xiamen bay, it is believed to be the most beautiful university in main land China. At present, the university has students’ residential space of over 1,300,000 square meters, a library with 3,750,000 volumes. The scope and level of its high-speed campus information network ranks as one of the tops of all universities in China.
WZMC is listed in the WHO World Directory of Medical Schools and the graduates of MBBS program are eligible to take the Medical Licensing Examinations held by the medical councils in different countries such as MCI, USMLE, NMC, ECFMG etc.
Program Description
The programme aims to help international students to become qualified for medical professionals through 6-year training in medical school and hospitals. XMU launched the MBBS programme in 2006 and the number of graduates who have passed the Indian Medical License Examination comes first among comparable Chinese universities. Medical College Xiamen University conducted the MBBS program in 2006, nearly 30% of the first batch of international students passed the screening test held by the medical council of their motherland at the first attempt.
Core Courses
Anatomy, Biochemistry, Physiology, Pharmacology, Microbiology, Pathology, Pathophysiology, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics and gynecology, Pediatrics, ENT, Dermatology, Neurology, Emergency medicine, Forensic medicine, Radiology etc.
Fee Structure
Medical Insurance: 260RMB for half a year; 520RMB per year
Tuition Fee for English-taught undergraduate program: 26,000RMB/ year
Living cost: about 800-1,000RMB/ month
On-campus Accommodation: about 1,500RMB/ year
Registration Fee: 400RMB
Books Fee: about 400-700 RMB/ year
In total: about 29,360-30,120 RMB/year
Note: Fees are not refundable after you check in and register.
Internship
The internship will be arranged in the last year and the duration is one year (at least 48 weeks).
Scholarship
Xiamen University will provide Xiamen University Scholarship for New International Students (Only Tuition Fee Covered) and CSC Government Scholarship Program (Full Scholarship) for qualified international students.
Internship and Career
The internship will be arranged in the last year and the duration is one year (at least 48 weeks).
Medical College of Xiamen University consists of teaching organizations - basic medical department, clinical medical department, preventive medical department, Chinese medical department, pharmaceutical department and nursing department; scientific research organizations of biomedical engineering research center, anticancer research center, basic medical experimental and teaching center, Chinese Medicine research center of Xiamen University etc; five grade three plus affiliated hospitals, including Affiliated Sun Yat-sen Hospital, Affiliated Southeast Hospital, Affiliated Xiamen Ophthalmic Hospital etc; five teaching hospitals, including Xiamen 1st Hospital, Xiamen 2nd Hospital, Xiamen Chinese Medical Hospital, Xiamen Xianyue Hospital and Xiamen Maternity and Child Health Hospital; four teaching bases, including Xiamen Disease Prevention and Control Center, Xiamen Hygiene Supervision Institute, Xiamen Drug Examination Institute and Xiamen Starshark Drug Company.
Application Requirements and Materials
Application Materials
1. Passport photo
2. A photocopy of foreigner physical examination form (You can download a template or sample from here.)br />
3. Personal statement
4. A letter of recommendation in Chinese or English from applicants’ high school
5. A self-introduction video clip
6. English proficiency test certificate
7. Academic transcripts for high school study
8. High school diploma (a notarized copy in English or Chinese)
9. A statement of financial support (You can download a sample here.)
10. Photocopy of valid passport
11. Other supporting documents including merit certificates and internships certificates may be submitted as well.
Admission Requirements
1. Applicants must be non-Chinese citizens aged between 18 and 30, be in good health, and possess a valid passport.
2. Note: Residents of mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan who have emigrated to a foreign country and who are now applying to study in China as international students must have held a valid foreign passport for at least four years, and must have actually resided in a foreign country for at least two years in the past four years (as of April 30, 2015). (Nine months of residence in a foreign country may count as a full year. The dates of the entry and exit stamps in the passport will be followed in the determination of actual foreign residence.)
3. Applicants should have a high school diploma with a satisfactory academic performance.
How to Apply
CUCAS provides two kinds of application methods for international candidates to study English medium MBBS programs at China's universities. They can choose the quick and convenient online application system or the traditional offline application route-Apply via Email.
Online Application Procedures
To complete the online application process, you need to follow the four main sections below:
1. Click 'Apply Now' button on this page and login, if didn't have the account, register first.
2. Fill out the online application form with real and correct informaiton, including personal information, education background, language proficiency, etc.
If you're not sure how to fill out the form, please check if there are any instructions behind the blank.
3. Upload the required application materials
Please upload photocopies of required application materials according to the university's admissions criteria.
All the materials should be MS-Word (.doc), Adobe PDF (.pdf) documents, image files (.gif, .jpg), or compression files (.rar, .zip). Each file cannot exceed 8 MB (megabytes)
4. Make payment
CUCAS offers five types of payment methods. Please carefully select your preferred payment method and to make the payment.
Students who choose Western Union or Bank transfer as their payment method need to upload the payment receipt after you wire the money at the post office or bank.
5. Submit application
Please submit your application once the application fee is confirmed by CUCAS. To submit your application, please access My CUCAS-> My Applications by logging in CUCAS, click 'Continue' at 'Application Status' column, and go to the 'Submit Application' section. You will see a big 'Submit' button. Click the button and your application will be sent directly to the university.
Once you've submitted your application, please wait 2-4 weeks for the university to process your application. Once the university has made a decision, CUCAS will notify you by email. You can also track your application status by logging into your CUCAS account.
Offline Application Procedures
The steps for 'Apply via Email' are as follows:
1. Choose a MBBS program；
2. Click “Apply via Email” to download the fillable application form and documents;
3. Open forms in MS Word and fill in required information electronically, please make sure the information is accurate and correct to receive your JW 202 form;
4. Send us the completed form and other required application materials;
5. Pay the Application Fee and CUCAS Processing Fee, keep the receipt;
6. Send us the copy of receipt, and the school will process your application once receiving your bank receipt;
7. Check your application process via email periodically, and track with your admission status;
8. Wait for your admission notice from CUCAS within 5 workdays, and the JW 202 form will send to you in 2-6 weeks;
Email Address for MBBS Application: service@cucas.cn
