International Relations
Renmin University of China
Basic Information
Degree: Doctoral
Starting Date:
Please be subject to the starting date on admission letter you got, since the starting date may change.
Sep 1 , 2024
Duration: 4 Years
Teaching Language: Chinese
Tuition Fees: RMB 36,000 per Year
Application Deadline:
The deadline means the date of Beijing time. You are suggested to submit your application 3 or 5 days before the actual deadline so that you can have time for necessary changes on documents.
Apr 30 , 2024
Application Fee:
The application fee charged by the university, CUCAS only collect on their behalf.
USD 164 (Check Policy)
Service Fee:
For the service CUCAS provide to you. If you get a scholarship while applying as a self-financed applicant, you need to pay another scholarship service fee of 200 USD.
USD 286 (Check Policy)
Special Requirements
Program Description

Entry Requirements

The applicant should hold a valid ordinary passport and shall not have Chinese nationality. S/he shall be physically and mentally healthy.

S/he shall not be older than 45 years old in principle, and shall have acquired a degree equivalent to a China's master's degree in China.

Ph.D. applicants who have acquired a master's degree or one superior with the instruction language being Chinese at a university located in China, they can submit the original copy of the certificate of instruction language issued by the university, and do not need to submit the HSK and HSKK report.

An HSK Level 6 report is required. The total score shall be no lower
than 180 points, with each sub-category no lower than 60 points. In addition, an HSKK (Advanced level) report with the score no lower than 60 points is required. The reports shall be sent out by Chinese Testing International Co., Ltd. to RUC directly.3 Reports sent by the applicants will not be accepted. The reports are valid for 2 years. Expired reports are considered invalid.

Fee Structure

Tuition Fee
Doctoral RMB 36,000 pre year
RMB 144,000 in total (About $ 29,388)
Accommodation Fee
International Students Building No. 2
Double Room RMB 35 to RMB 40  (More Details)
International Students Building No. 3
Single Room RMB 90 to RMB 100  (More Details)
International Culture Exchange Centre
Single Room RMB 80 to RMB 100  (More Details)
International Student Residence No.1
Double Room RMB 0  (More Details)
Other Fees
Application Fee:
The application fee charged by the university, CUCAS only collect on their behalf.
RMB 800
Service Fee:
For the service CUCAS provide to you. If you get a scholarship while applying as a self-financed applicant, you need to pay another scholarship service fee of 200 USD.
USD 286 (Check Policy)
Living Expense RMB 1,500 to RMB 2,000

Application Materials

"*" means necessary documents that you must provide in your application.

*1. Application Form

Please upload your finished application form here.

*2. Study Plan

The study plan should include personal study and work experience, academic research achievements, research plans, career planning after graduation, etc.

*3. Certificate of Non-Criminal Record (Original or Notarized Copy)

(1) Applicants who are currently not in Chinese mainland should offer the certificate issued by the local public security department;
(2) Applicants who are currently in Chinese mainland should offer the certificate issued by entry and exit administration departments of China.

You can download a template or sample from here.

*4. English proficiency test certificate

*5. Two Recommendation Letters

Two recommendation letters are required, from two professors or associate professors written in Chinese or English using the letterhead with the university’s name at the top. The recommendation letters must contain the signature, name, position, work unit and contact informtion of the recommender. Applicants who have left the University for a long time and cannot get in touch with the university may submit two recommendation letters issued by the leaders in charge of the applicant’s work unit using the letterhead paper of the recommenders.

*6. Letter of Guarantee

The Letter of Guarantee should be signed by the applicant’s relative or the economic guarantor.

You can download a template or sample from here.

*7. Personal Statement

The personal statement provides an opportunity for you to present yourself and shall be written in English.

*8. Foreigner Physical Examination Form (Original)

The applicant should go to the local regular hospital for physical examination in strict accordance with the items specified in the Foreigner Physical Examination Form. A physical examination form missing items, photo, cross-page seal, signature of the doctor, or the seal of the hospital is considered invalid. If you could not provide the document due to the Covid-19 pandemic, please contact the university and explain your situations solely.

You can download a template or sample from here.

9. Copies of published academic papers, awards or other research results may be attached if necessary.

The published academic papers shall be attached with a retrieval certificate, certificate of publication or other relevant publication proof materials.

*10. Copies of the front cover, front page and visa page of the passport.

The applicant must hold an ordinary passport. Other types of passport or ID documents are not allowed for application. The validity of the passport must be later than September 30, 2024. Otherwise, please change the passport in advance. Applicants must apply for registration and study in China with ordinary passports. The copy of the visa page refers to the copy of the visa page held in China (if any). Please do not change the passport and personal information after the online application. The change will affect the enrollment accordingly.

*11. Passport photo

Four recent 2-inch photos; (in white background )

*12. Transcript (Original or Notarized Copy)

The transcript must include all the courses of the final education period. The final GPA should be no less than 3.0/4.0. If the full score of the course is not 100, please provide the guide to transcript.

*13. Final Education Certificate

(1) Applicants who have graduated should submit the copy of final education certificate, with the original copy of the notarization of the final education certificate or the original copy of verification of the final education certificate by the Ministry of Education of China, the Ministry of Education of the applicant’s country, the applicant’s embassy in China, Chinese embassy in the applicant’s country or other institutions entrusted by the Ministries and Embassies mentioned above;
(2) If the applicant is currently a student at school, please submit the original or notarized copy of the certificate of expected graduation issued by his or her current university. The applicant shall apply for verification as required above in requirement (1) after they get the diploma to ensure their registration in September;

*14. Proof of economic capability (choose one of the following).

Bank deposit certificate of the applicant (fixed deposit with the deposit amount of more than RMB 30000 and the deposit time limit is after October 2022).
the guarantor’s on-the-job income certificate or bank deposit certificate (the on-the-job income certificate must be issued on the company”s letterhead paper or fixed deposit with a deposit amount of more than 30000 Yuan and the deposit time limit is after October 2022).

15. Applicants having acquired foreign nationality at birth with their parent(s) being Chinese citizen(s) at that time should submit

a) Proof of acquisition of foreign nationality at birth (notarized copy);
b) Copies of applicant’s parents’ identity documents at their birth;
c) Copies of applicant’s parents’ current identity documents.
Besides, other materials are required under the following circumstances: a) An applicant who was born overseas, and (i) whose parents were Chinese citizens having settled abroad when the applicant was born, or (ii) one of whose parents is a Chinese citizen having settled abroad when the applicant was born, the other being a foreigner at that time, should submit the copies of proof documents of settling abroad of the parent(s) who was/were Chinese (e.g., visas, exit and entry seals, permanent residence of foreign countries, etc.);
b) According to the Nationality Law of the People’s Republic of China, an applicant is considered to have Chinese nationality if s/he were born overseas with one or both of their parents being Chinese citizen(s) and having long settled in Chinese Mainland when the applicant was born. Such applicants should submit the notarized copy of renunciation of Chinese nationality;
c) An applicant who was born in Chinese Mainland, one or both of their parents being Chinese citizen(s) and having long settled in Chinese Mainland when the applicant was born should submit:
i. Notarized copy of certificate of renunciation of Chinese nationality, if the applicant has settled in Chinese Mainland since birth, meaning that s/he has Chinese nationality;
ii. Proof documents of settling abroad right after their birth, if the applicant has settled abroad since birth, meaning that s/he does not have Chinese nationality.

16. Other Supporting Documents

Applicants who were Chinese citizens (including those who resided in Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan) before immigrating to a foreign country and obtaining foreign nationality should submit
a) Foreign nationality certificate obtained before April 30th , 2018 (notarized copy);
b) In addition, applicants who were residents of and have settled in Chinese Mainland and have acquired foreign nationality should submit the certificate of renunciation of Chinese nationality and that of canceling the household registration (hukou) (notarized copies);
c) Applicants who were residents of Chinese Mainland and have acquired foreign nationality after settling abroad should submit the notarized copy of canceling the household registration (hukou) and copy of certificate of settling abroad.

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