I Chinese Government Scholarship Students
   Chinese Government Scholarship students will receive scholarships, tuition and living expenses and a medical insurance by Chinese government according to the granted categories of scholarships, and the rest fees are met by students themselves.
II Self-sponsored Students

1) Tuition fees

2) Application and Registration fees: ￥400

3) Food Expense:
Students may cook in public kitchens in foreign students’ dormitory, or dine in the foreign student canteen and other canteens on campus. The daily cost of meal is usually 20-45 Yuan per person.

4) Fees for Teaching Materials and internships Outside the Curriculum:

Fees for all teaching materials and internships outside the curriculum are met by students themselves. Usually the cost for teaching materials will be about ￥500 annually.

5) Traveling:

Office for Foreign students’ Affairs will arrange study tours if possible, and the costs are met by students themselves.
More information about Chinese Language Programs
Our University has teaching faculty with profound knowledge and rich experiences in the training of the Chinese Language. We offer effective training programs all the year round for those who wish to improve their Chinese Language proficiency for career or business purposes, or those who need the training of Chinese for further college studies in China.
Southwest University boasts well-equipped facilities for learning and living on campus. Eighteen course hours per week are ensured, and the number of students in each language class is kept under 15 so as to ensure enough opportunities for speaking and listening. In addition to the required courses such as Modern Chinese Language, Communication Skills, Listening and Speaking Skills, Selected Readings in Chinese Literature, Chinese Grammar, and Business Chinese, optional courses are also offered, such as Chinese History, A Survey of Chinese Culture, Traditional Chinese Painting, Chinese Calligraphy, Chinese Martial Arts, and Chinese Cooking. Study tours in China may also be arranged the whole year round.

Accommodation
All the international students may be accommodated at the International Students’ Dormitory. Each room or flat of the International Students’ Dormitory is furnished with a TV set, a telephone, a bathroom (shower or bath), an air-conditioner, and the access to the Internet. There are also public kitchens, laundries, reading rooms, a gym and a recreation room for activities and parties. On the campus there are banks where the traveler’s checks can be cashed and credit cards such as VISA, MASTER, JCB can be used. The post-office in the shopping center on campus can handle international postal service.
　  For long term students: (more than 124 nights, not including the fees for the electricity and water)
Double room: A shared room for two, ¥35 per day per person.
Single room: ¥70 per day.
Flat (2 bedrooms and a sitting room): Shared by two, ¥50 per day for each. Used by one, ¥100 per day.
(Water and electricity fees are not included in all the above-mentioned rooms)
For short term students: (less than 124 nights, not including the fees for the electricity and water)
Double room: A shared room for two, ¥45 per day per person.
Single room: ¥90 per day.
Flat (2 bedrooms and a sitting room): Shared by two, ¥60 per day for each. Used by one, ¥120 per day.
Students can also choose to live in other places on or outside the campus, but must apply to the International Students’ Office and register at the local Police Station. The cost is to be negotiated by the students with the landlords or landladies.
Graduation and Course-completion

1. Degree students

If the students consummate the required study terms and are qualified in their scores, they will receive graduation certificates. If they also meet the regulations of the Degree Committee, they will receive corresponding bachelors’, masters’, or doctoral degree. If they are not qualified in their scores, they will only receive course-completion certificates.

2. Students for Updating Studies and Non-Degree students

  If the students consummate the required study terms and are qualified in their scores, they will receive study certificates.

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