University Profile
Yunnan Arts Institute (YNAI), founded in 1959, is the only comprehensive art university in Southwest China. It is authorized by the Academic Degree Committee of the China’s National Council to confer Master Degrees on students specializing in Dramatics, Musicology, Study of Art Design, Study of Art and Study of Fine Arts. YNAI consists of seven schools: the School of Music, School of Dance, School of Drama, School of Fine Arts, School of Art Design, School of Adult Education and Wen Hua School; together with two departments: the Department of Movie & Television and the Department of Art & Culture. The university also has an Attached Middle & High School.
The International Art and Culture Exchange Center (IACEC) for YNAI is responsible for recruiting, teaching, and administrating international students. IACEC has 4 staff members and 6 Chinese teachers, all of whom are holders of the Certificate for Teaching Chinese as a Second Language, and many more experienced full-time and part-time teachers teaching either art or Chinese courses. Since 1996 when YNAI was authorized to enroll international students, more than 500 students have studied either the Chinese Language, cultural courses or arts here.
International students, as well as students from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan are all welcome to apply to YNAI for either degree study, or non-degree study which can be either long-term or short-term. Students can also come with exchange programs or other academic activities.
Majors and Programs
Tuition Fees and Majors for B.A. Candidates (Degree Program)
Department/School |
Field of Study |
Year |
Fees (RMB) |
School of Music |
Music Performance(singing, Chinese folk musical instrument performing, keyboard instrument performing, stringed instrument performing, modern music) |
4 |
The B.A. Candidates should pay 20,000RMB as the tuition fee every academic year before enrolling. |
Music composition and Composition Theory |
4 |
Education of Musicology |
4 |
School of Fine Art |
Education of Fine Art Study |
4 |
Fine Art Study |
4 |
Painting |
4 |
Sculpture |
5 |
School of Art and Design |
Art Design (including: environmental design, visual arts, public art design) |
4 |
Study of Art Design |
4 |
Art Design (including: ethnic folk arts and design) |
4 |
Animation |
4 |
Photography (for commercial and advertisement) |
4 |
Drama School |
Acting |
4 |
Acting (Modeling and Design) |
4 |
Directing |
4 |
Literature of Drama, Film and TV |
4 |
Broadcasting and Anchoring |
4 |
Study of Theater |
4 |
Design for Drama, Film and TV |
4 |
Dance School |
Study of Dance |
4 |
Choreography |
4 |
Dance Performance |
4 |
Dance Education |
4 |
Department of Film and TV |
Broadcast and TV Directing |
4 |
Film and TV Photography |
4 |
Department of Art and Culture |
Management of Art and Culture Industry |
4 |
Tuition Fees and majors for M.A. Candidates (Degree Program)
Department/ School |
Subject |
Field of study |
Fees(RMB) |
Ethnic art Research Center |
Study of Art |
Research of art education |
The M.A. Candidates should pay 25,000RMB as the tuition fee every academic year before enrolling. |
Research of ethnic art |
Research of art theory |
Art administration |
Art of anthropology |
Ethnic music(included south-east Asia music) |
Music School |
Musicology |
Composition |
Composition theory of musicology |
Research of Yunnan ethnic musical theory |
Research of music education theory |
Musical culture |
Chinese and Foreign musical theory |
Vocal |
Music Performing |
Musical anthropology |
Foreign musical history |
Fine Art School |
Study of Fine Art |
Research of flower and bird painting in free style |
Research of Chinese figure painting |
Research of Chinese oil painting and landscape |
Research of illustration pictures |
Research of image painting |
Research of contemporary art history and theory |
Research of oil painting language |
Contemporary fresco design and research |
Research of modern watercolor |
Research of wood carving |
Art and Information Technology |
Art and Design School |
Study of Art Design |
Research of environmental design |
Research of visual arts |
Ethnic and folk art and design research |
Field of public art and design research |
Research of cartoon and digital media |
Drama School |
Study of Opera and Drama |
Research of Chinese stage play |
Research of Euro-American Drama History and Theory |
Research of drama anthropology |
Scenarist of television or film |
Playwright of drama |
The theory and practice of stage art language |
The theory and practice of drama director |
Audio-visual language |
Dance School |
Study of Dance |
Research of ethnic dance education |
Research of ethnic dance history |
Research of Dance Education and multiple-abilities training mode |
Choreographer |
Research of ethnic dance culture |
Non-degree Programs and Tuition Fees:
YNAI offers non-degree programs, which include long-term and short term Chinese language courses and art courses of all subjects.
As to the Chinese language courses, experienced teachers can offer individualized teaching according to each student's need. Lessons are given in small class of no more than 10 students. If you want, a one-on-one program is always available for both the language and art courses. We can offer interpreters for art courses, too. The minimum time of study in a week for both long-term and short-term Chinese lessons is 8 class-hours, while 4 class-hours is the minimum requirement for art lessons.
There are all kinds of extracurricular activities in YNAI and they are very interesting. They vary from in-province culture tour and study, school visits to academic internship and language exchange programs, etc.
Tuitions
Courses |
Tuition |
One-on-one Chinese Language Course |
60RMB per class hour or 9000RMB per term per person (15weeks*15 class hours) |
Small Class Chinese Language Course |
30RMB per class hour per person (more than 3 persons, less than 1 term) or 4800RMB per term per person (15weeks*15 class hours) |
One-on-one Art Course |
100RMB per class hour |
Small Class Art Course |
50RMB per class hour per person (more than 3 persons) |
Art Course with Chinese students |
50RMB per class hour per person |
Campus Life
nternational Exchange
Since Yunnan Arts Institute founded, it has established academic interscholastic communication and collaboration with universities in more than 20 countries, such as the United Kingdom, the United States, Japan, South Korea, Swiss, Sweden, Russia, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, etc. Moreover, in order to create overseas opportunities to its artists, in 1998, Yunnan Arts Institute set up a workshop in the International Art City of Paris in France. Yunnan Arts Institute has successfully held the 5th Hua Wen Drama Festival, the 1st Kunming International Sculpture Festival, the 99’ Kunming International Art Festival, the 8th International Music Festival, China-Italy Wide Screen Film Festival, and some other international activities which have great influence on the world.
In recent years, the teachers and students of Yunnan Arts Institute have visited Japan, Russia, South Korea, the United States and France, and so on. They performed and held art exhibitions on invitation in the U.S., Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Myanmar, Italy, etc. All of these activities have promoted the communication and collaboration of Yunnan Arts Institute.
Since the International Art Exchange and Collaboration Center of Yunnan Arts Institute established, there are over 1000 people, including foreign experts, scholars, have visited Yunnan Arts Institute. Besides, the International Exchange and Collaboration Center of Yunnan Arts Institute selected nearly 30 faculties for various overseas study projects. These programs promoted the international education level and reputation of Yunnan Arts Institute.
Music School
The Music School consists of the Composition Department, Musicology Department, Wind and Stringed Instrument Department, Keyboard Department, Vocal Music Department, Ethnic Music Department, Music Education Department, Modern Music Department, a Research Base for Yunnan Ethnic Music, Center for Remote Music Education, Pianistic Art Center, Performance Center, Training Center, and an Education Assisting Workshop. It confers MAs on Composition and Theories on Composition Techniques, Music Stage Performance, and Musicology (in practice or in education)
Fine Arts School
The Fine Arts School was founded in 1959. It has BA’s programs for Chinese Painting, Oil Painting, Engraving, Artistic Photography, Modern Communication and Printing, Fine Art Education, Study of Fine Arts, five-year BA’s program on Sculpture, two-year non-degree program (which allows eligible candidates to apply for another two years’ study for a BA’s degree), three-year non-degree program for Computer Art, three-year non-degree program for Fine Art Education and a master’s program for Study of Fine Arts. Oil Painting and Engraving are listed as the provincial special research projects.
Art Design School
Art Design School offers three BA programs (for Art Design, Animation, and Study of Art Design), and three non-degree higher education programs (Advertisement and Commercial Design, Clay Sculpture, and Art Design Based on Computer). It also confers a master’s degree on Study of Art Design. Up to now there are 1,120 fulltime undergraduates both for degrees and non-degrees.
Dance School
The Dance School was founded in 1961, and now trains students for BA’s, three-year training programs, five-year BA degree programs, and five-year high school and non-degree higher education. The school is facilitated with ten teaching and academic sections: Ballet Training Section, Folk Dance Teaching Section, Chorography Section, History and Theory Teaching Section, Music Teaching Section, Adult Training Section, Teaching Research Center, Folk Dance Research Center, Creation & Research Center, and Dance Training Center. Up to now more than 500 students are registered in this School.
Drama School
The Drama School of Yunnan Arts Institute is responsible for the Study of Drama and Opera, which is one of the provincial special research projects in Yunnan. Its undergraduate programs include Drama Literature, Directing, Acting, Stage Design, Art of Broadcasting and Hosting, Modeling,Drama, Film and TV Design. The postgraduate programs consist of Drama and Opera Study, for which students may choose to specialize in Chinese and Foreign Drama History and Theory, Ethnic Drama, Aesthetic Study of Drama, Playwright, Directing Theory and Practice Teaching, Acting Theory and Practice Teaching.
Art & Culture Department
The Art and Culture Department was founded in September, 2002. It has BA’s programs for Public Affairs Management which trains students in Cultural and Art Management. Now there are 216 students in this department.
Film and Television Department
The Film and Television Department was founded in July, 2001. It has BA’s programs on Broadcast and Television Directing and Film and Television Photography. The Department also educates students in music editing under the program for Broadcast and Television Directing.
The Arts School Affiliated to Yunnan Arts College
Affiliated School of Art was established in 1959, it is a middle and high school of art which subordinating to Yunnan Education Bureau. There is a working staff for 95 persons, and 83 persons are teachers. And there are about 1000 students in the school at present. There are three departments: Music, Fine Art and Dance, and these departments offer the following programs: Vocal, Instrument Performance, Film and TV Performance, Art of Broadcasting and Hosting, Modern and Pop Music, Public Art and Culture, Painting, Art Design, Sculpture, Stage Art Design, Dance Performance for three years middle school, six years middle and high school, and five years college diploma. It has cultivated over 2000 excellent students for the national art universities since it has been established.
Continued Education and High Professional Education School
Continued Education and High Professional Education School was set up in 2002. The Continued Education School has 4 graduate departments, including Music, Fine Art, Art Design, and Dance, which provide 13 majors. The High Professional Education School has 5 majors with 3 years, including Performance Art, Computer Art Design, Advertisement Design and produce, Audiovisual Technology, Broadcasting and Hosting. There are 84 full-time and part-time teachers, and 1490 students in all study levels. It has excellent teacher resource and teaching equipment, which supply good study environment for the students, and has trained a large group of art and teaching talents for the society
Applicant Qualifications
Applicants for degree programs shall provide:
A satisfactory HSK report, both the original one and the copy.
Take part in the entrance examinations given by the school he or she applies for (The exams will be given when the students arrive in YNAI). Candidate will be enrolled for degree programs only when he/she passes the entrance examinations.
Applicants for degrees shall also provide the following documents:
a.A copy of your Graduation Certificate of your highest education and a Chinese or English translation, both of which should be signed by an authorized officer.
b.A School Report from a high school or a university sealed or signed by an authorized officer. If the report is not in Chinese or English, a notarized translation is required.
c.A Health Certificate for Foreigners (contact the COIAE for more information).
d.Pictures of your previous artworks or records, or videos are not required but recommended in your application.
e.A letter of recommendation by an expert in the specific field you apply for.
f.A study plan of all the academic years.
The COIAE will submit all your documents to Yunnan Provincial Bureau of Education for permission. We will inform you to register in once we receive the response.
Application Condition
Degree Program:
a. A satisfactory HSK report, both the original one and the copy.
b. Take part in the entrance examinations given by the school he or she applies for.
Non-Degree Program
Candidates can apply around the year, no special requirements.