Coronavirus and Study in China 2020: Influences, Facts, and Tips
Coronavirus and Study in China 2020: Influences, Facts, and Tips
Jan 29,2020

Coronavirus and Study in China 2020: Influences, Facts, and Tips

 

Dear Students:

You may already know that China right now is fighting the coronavirus in Wuhan(also known as "Wuhan Pneumonia"), and we know you have a lot of questions about study in China under such circumstances, so we create this article to give you the latest information and try to answer your questions. Hope this article could help you know more about the influences brought by Coronavirus and some facts.

Statistics About Coronavirus

Inside China

 

 
Region
Diagnosed (Person)
Died (Person)
Cured (Person)
Universities Accept Foreign Students
Hubei
68135
4512
63617
Zhejiang
1268
1
1267
Guangdong
1592
8
1581
Henan
1276
22
1254
Hunan
1019
4
1015
Anhui
991
6
985
Jiangxi
937
1
936
Chongqing
579
6
573
Jiangsu
653
0
652
Sichuan
564
3
558
Shandong
788
7
780
Shanghai
669
7
652
Beijing
593
9
581
Fujian
357
1
355
Guangxi
254
2
252
Shaanxi
308
3
305
Hebei
328
6
322
Yunnan
185
2
183
Heilongjiang
945
13
932
Hainan
169
6
162
Liaoning
149
2
147
Shanxi
198
0
198
Gansu
139
2
137
Tianjin
192
3
188
Guizhou
147
2
145
Jilin
155
2
128
Ningxia
75
0
75
Inner Mongolia
232
1
204
Xinjiang
76
3
73
Hongkong
1065
4
1030
/
Qinghai
18
0
18
/
Taiwan
441
7
415
/
Macao
45
0
45
/
Tibet
1
0
1
/
 

Other Countries

 

Region
Diagnosed (Person)
Died (Person)
Cured (Person)
Universities Accept Foreign Students
Asia
Japan
16623
843
11415
/
Thailand
3042
57
2928
/
Singapore
31960
23
14876
/
South Korea
11206
267
10226
/
Malaysia
7417
115
5979
/
Vietnam
325
0
267
/
The United Arab Emirates
30307
248
15657
/
India
138845
4021
57721
/
Philippines
14319
873
3323
/
Nepal
682
4
105
/
Cambodia
124
0
122
/
Sri Lanka
1182
9
674
/
Oman
7770
37
1933
/
Iran
137724
7451
107713
/
Kuwait
21967
165
6621
/
Bahrain
9138
14
4587
/
Israel
16734
281
14307
/
Iraq
4632
163
2811
/
Lebanon
1119
26
688
/
Pakistan
56349
1167
17482
/
Afghanistan
11173
219
1097
/
Qatar
45465
26
10363
/
Armenia
7113
87
3145
/
Azerbaijan
4217
51
2741
/
Saudi Arabia
74795
399
45668
/
Jordan
708
9
457
/
Indonesia
22750
1391
5642
/
Maldives
1395
4
91
/
Palestine
608
5
346
/
Bhutan
27
0
0
/
Cyprus
935
26
504
/
Brunei
141
1
131
/
Bangladesh
35585
501
7334
/
Mongolia
141
0
24
/
Kazakhstan
8531
35
4214
/
Uzbekistan
3180
13
2565
/
Turkey
157814
4369
120015
/
Georgia
731
12
526
/
East Timor
24
0
0
/
Syria
86
4
41
/
Kyrgyzstan
1433
16
980
/
Laos
19
0
0
/
Burma
201
6
108
/
The Republic of Yemen
226
43
7
/
Tajikistan
2929
46
1223
/
Europe
Germany
178570
8257
161200
/
France
145279
28457
65199
/
Italy
230158
32877
141981
/
United Kingdom
261184
36914
344
/
Russia
353427
3633
118798
/
Finland
6599
308
4800
/
Spain
235400
26834
150376
/
Sweden
33843
4032
4971
/
Belgium
57342
9312
15297
/
Austria
16440
640
14951
/
Croatia
2244
99
2027
/
Greece
2878
171
1473
/
North Macedonia
1978
113
1422
/
Romania
18283
1193
11630
/
Estonia
1823
64
1275
/
Danmark
11387
563
9643
/
Norway
836
235
7999
/
Holland
45445
5830
291
/
Andorra
763
51
472
/
Switzerland
30654
1640
27945
/
Lithuania
1623
63
1049
/
Belarus
37144
204
14449
/
Monaco
98
3
3
/
Luxembourg
3992
110
3789
/
San Marino
672
42
2
/
Iceland
1804
10
1755
/
Ireland
24698
1608
21060
/
Czech
8972
317
6180
/
Latvia
1047
22
464
/
Ukraine
21245
623
7099
/
Liechtenstein
83
1
55
/
Portugal
30788
1330
6452
/
Poland
21631
1007
9276
/
Slovenia
1509
107
1335
/
Hungary
3756
491
1711
/
Malta
610
6
367
/
Serbia
12191
267
5857
/
Vatican
12
0
0
/
Slovakia
1509
28
1301
/
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2393
141
1556
/
Moldova
7093
256
3452
/
Albania
1004
32
714
/
Bulgaria
2433
130
727
/
Faroe Islands
187
0
0
/
Jersey
306
29
0
/
Gibraltar
155
1
0
/
Guernsey
252
13
0
/
Montenegro
324
9
315
/
Isle of Manisle
336
24
0
/
North America
America
1662375
98218
379157
/
Canada
85722
6545
44538
/
Mexico
68620
7394
47424
/
Dominica
14801
458
993
/
Costa Rica
918
10
0
/
Panama
10577
299
455
/
Cuba
1941
82
525
/
Martinique
197
14
0
/
Honduras
3743
174
0
/
Saint Martin
39
3
0
/
Jamaica
550
9
0
/
Trinidad and Tobago
116
8
0
/
Saint Barthelemy
6
0
0
/
Guatemala
3054
57
0
/
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
18
0
0
/
Antigua and Barbuda
25
3
0
/
Puerto Rico.
3189
127
0
/
Guadeloupe
156
13
0
/
Bahamas
100
11
0
/
Cayman Islands
129
2
0
/
Curacao
17
1
0
/
Barbados
92
7
0
/
United States Virgin Islands
69
6
0
/
Montserrat
11
1
0
/
Belize
18
2
0
/
Grenada
22
0
0
/
Bermuda
133
9
0
/
Aruba
101
3
0
/
Saint Lucia
18
0
0
/
Salvador
1915
35
0
/
Haiti
865
26
0
/
Nicaragua
25
8
0
/
Turks and Caicos Islands
12
1
0
/
The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
15
0
0
/
Anguilla
3
0
0
/
British Virgin Islands
8
1
0
/
Sint Maarten
78
15
0
/
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
1
0
0
/
Oceania
Australia
7118
102
6532
/
New Zealand
1154
21
1347
/
French Polynesia
89
0
0
/
Guam
161
5
0
/
New Caledonia
18
0
0
/
Fiji
18
0
0
/
Papua New Guinea
8
0
0
/
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
22
2
0
/
Africa
Egypt
17967
783
4900
/
Algeria
8503
609
4747
/
Nigeria
8068
233
2311
/
Senegal
3130
35
1515
/
Morocco
7495
200
4737
/
Tunisia
1051
48
917
/
Cameroon
4890
165
1865
/
South Africa
23615
481
11917
/
Togo
381
12
107
/
Burkina Faso
832
52
655
/
Ghana
6808
32
2070
/
Rwanda
327
0
178
/
Ethiopia
582
5
152
/
Ivory Coast
2376
30
1188
/
the Democratic Republic of the Congo
2297
67
337
/
Kenya
1286
52
402
/
Namibia
21
0
3
/
Seychelles
11
0
0
/
Gabon
1934
12
402
/
Equatorial Guinea
1043
12
165
/
Guinea
3275
20
1575
/
Mauritania
237
6
6
/
Swaziland
250
2
13
/
Sudan
3826
165
1865
/
Mayotte
1587
20
0
/
Tanzania
509
21
167
/
The Central African Republic
604
1
18
/
The Republic of Congo
487
16
137
/
Reunion
452
1
0
/
Gambia
25
1
2
/
Somalia
1594
61
204
/
Benin
339
3
62
/
Zimbabwe
56
4
5
/
Angola
69
4
17
/
Republic of Chad
675
60
0
/
Djibouti
2468
14
1079
/
Uganda
312
0
63
/
Eritrea
39
0
39
/
Mozambique
194
0
48
/
Mauritania
237
6
6
/
Cape Verde
380
3
44
/
Guinea-Bissau
1173
6
42
/
Liberia
265
26
85
/
Libya
75
3
35
/
Botswana
35
1
0
/
The Republic of Burundi
42
1
4
/
Sierra Leone
721
40
205
/
Sao Tome and Principe
269
11
4
/
The Republic of Zambia
920
7
302
/
South Sudan
655
8
6
/
Madagascar
527
2
131
/
Niger
945
61
734
/
Mauritius
334
10
322
/
Comoros
43
1
0
/
Malawi
83
4
27
/
Lesotho
2
0
0
/
Sorth America
Brazil
374898
23473
153833
/
Ecuador
37355
3203
3560
/
Chile
73997
761
29302
/
Argentina
12076
452
2920
/
Peru
119959
3456
49795
/
Columbia
21175
727
4431
/
Paraguay
862
11
198
/
Venezuela
1010
10
0
/
Uruguay
764
20
603
/
French Guiana
279
1
0
/
Bolivia
5915
240
159
/
Surinam
11
1
6
/
Guiana
127
10
27
/
Netherlands Caribbean
6
0
0
/
the Falkland Islands
13
0
0
/

Latest Update: May 26, 2020

Should I Study in China in 2020?

We totally understand the concerns of students and parents, after all, health is the most important thing for everyone. If you are worried about the virus and already chose to study in other countries, then we can totally understand, however, if you are concerned and hesitate about study in China in 2020, here are some facts:

1. WHO has not concluded that China virus is a global emergency yet.

2. The death rate of coronavirus is far more lower than SARS(A virus outbreak in China in 2003), and the scientists are making progress in China in finding the vaccinum.

3. In a lot of regions, the coronavirus is still under control, as you can see in the chart above. If you already got accepted or decided to study in China in those regions, you can still consider studying there.

We believe China will solve the coronavirus incident soon, and we believe China is still a worth considering destination choice for study for you in 2020.

Influences Brought by Coronavirus

The coronavirus has brought some influences to China, here are influences related to international students:

1. Wuhan and some other cities in Hubei province have shut public transport networks to contain the virus, so if you are a student studying in Wuhan, you may need to wait for those cities to recover public transport before you can go there to register for the new semester.

2. Chengdu University: For 2020 spring intake, the online courses started from Feb 24, 2020, if you did not reply before Feb 26, you would not be counted as spring intake students. While if you still want to study in China after Mar 26, 2020, you will be counted as autumn intake students.

3. Whan University: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later.

4. Beijing Language and Culture University: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date and starting date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later.

5. Beijing and a lot of other cities in China have decided to postpone the starting date of schools for 2020 Spring intake.

6. East China University of Science and Technology: For 2020 spring intake, students can not come to China or return to ECUST before offical date announced.

7. Beijing Chinese Language and Culture College: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date and starting date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later.

8. Liaoning Shihua University: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date and starting date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later. Please DO NOT buy tickets in adcance or go to university to register before you got the latest registration date.

9. Southwestern University of Finance and Economics: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date for now is still Feb 22(Might be changed by following notice).

10. Zhengzhou University: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later.

11. University of International Business and Economics: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later.

12. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later.

13. Xi an Jiaotong-Liverpool University: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed to Feb 22, and the starting date has been postponed to Feb 24.

14. Shenyang Urban Construction University: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date and starting date might be postponed and the exact date will be announced later. Please DO NOT go to university to register before you got the latest registration date.

15. Hangzhou Normal University: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later.

16. Huazhong University of Science and Technology: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later. All students are not allowed to register until the latest registration date is announced.

17. Shandong University: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later.

18. Zhejiang A & F University: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later.

19. Tianjin University: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later.Please DO NOT buy tickets in adcance or go to university to register before you got the latest registration date.

20. Beijing Foreign Studies University-International Business School: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed to the middle of March 2020 and the exact date will be announced later.

21. Zhejiang University of Technology: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later. For now what has been confirmed is that language students cannot register before April 6, 2020.

22. Changchun University of Science and Technology: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed to autumn intake and the exact date will be announced later .

23. Zhengzhou Sias University: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later. Please DO NOT buy tickets in adcance or go to university to register before you got the latest registration date.

24. Bohai University: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed to autumn intake.

25. Shenyang Institute of Engineering: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later. For now what has been confirmed is that international students cannot register before Mar 15, 2020, and the exact date will be announced later.

26. Shanghai International Studies University: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later. Online courses has started from Mar 2. 2020

27. University of Science and Technology Beijing: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later. Students can not come to China or UTSB in advance.

28. Xi an Jiaotong University: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed to autumn intake. The students who are admitted in Spring intake can choose to register in September, 2020, and the teachers will asist you to prepare for visa at that time.

29. Hunan Normal University: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later.

30. Donghua University: For 2020 spring intake, it has been cancelled. While the international students are welcomed to register in autumn intake.

31. Shenyang University: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later.

32. Shenzhen University: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later.

33. Yunnan Normal University: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later. Please DO NOT go to university to register before you got the latest registration date.

34. Shanghai Jiao Tong University: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later.

35. Zhejiang University of Finance & Economics: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later. For now what has been confirmed is that international students cannot register before Mar 2, 2020.

36. Tongji University: For 2020 spring intake, online teaching method start from Mar 2, 2020.

37. Beihang University : For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later.

38. Nankai University: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later, students can not come to school in advance.

39. Nanjing University of Science and Technology: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later. Students can check Wechat groups or emails to get the latest information.

40. Fujian Normal University: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later, and the dormitory will also be closed before the official registration date.

41. Zhejiang Normal University: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later. For students who already bought tickets, you can register as normal but you will need to fill a form before you can do the registration.

42. Zhejiang University of Science and Technology: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later.

43. Beijing Foreign Studies University: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later.

44. Tianjin Foreign Studies University: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later. Students who were already enrolled previously cannot return to school before the official date which will be announced later.

45. Jiangsu University: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date of Feb 25, 2020 has been postponed to Sep 8 to 10, 2020. And the students who have already in Zhenjiang City, the exact date of registration will be announced later.

46. Guangdong University of Foreign Studies : For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later. Please DO NOT go to university to register before you got the latest registration date. The online courses will start from Mar 23, 2020.

47. Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine: For 2020 spring intake, the online courses started from the middle of March, 2020, and the exact date will be announced later.

48. Xiamen University: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later.

49. Fudan University: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later. Online courses will be used.

49. Chongqing University: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later. Please DO NOT buy tickets in adcance or go to university to register before you got the latest registration date.

50. East China Normal University : For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later. Please DO NOT buy tickets in adcance or go to university to register before you got the latest registration date.

51. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later.

52. Zhejiang Gongshang University: For 2020 spring intake, it has been concelled.

53. Qingdao University: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later.

53. Shanghai Ocean University: For 2020 spring intake, Chinese Language courses and Bachelor courses have been concelled.

54.Guangxi Normal University: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and students can only register after Mar 1, 2020,the exact date will be announced later.

55.East China Normal University: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and students can only register after Feb 29, 2020,the exact date will be announced later.

56.South China Normal University: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later.

57.Donghua University: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and students can only register after Feb 29, 2020,the exact date will be announced later.

58.Shanghai Jiao Tong University: For 2020 spring intake, the online Chinese courses will start from Mar 30 to Jun 26, 2020, totally 192 hours. The schedule will be announced later.

59.Zhejiang University: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later. For now what has been confirmed for language students is that For students who plan to attend 2020 spring semester,there will be NO online courses. You can wait for the start of the new semester, or postpone to autumn semester or cancell registration.

60.Soochow University: For 2020 spring intake, online courses will be used.

61.University of International Business and Economics: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later.

62.Northeastern University: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later. For now what has been confirmed is that international students cannot register before Feb 24, 2020.

63.Dalian Medical University: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later. Online courses has started from Mar 16, 2020.

64.Shanghai University of Finance and Economics: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later.For now what has been confirmed is that international students cannot register before Feb 29, 2020.

65.Dalian University of Foreign Languages: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed to autumn semester, the exact date will be announced later, please wait for official notice and exact date from DUFL. Please DO NOT apply for visa in adcance or go to university to register before you got the latest registration date.

66.China Pharmaceutical University: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed to autumn intake.

67.Wuhan University: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later.

68.Guangdong University of Technology: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later.

69.Jinzhou Medical University: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later.

70.Ocean University of China: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later. Please DO NOT go to university to register before you got the latest registration date.

71.Shanxi University: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later. Please DO NOT go to university to register before you got the latest registration date.

72.Ningbo University: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later. Online courses has started from Mar 16, 2020.

73.Nanjing Normal University: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later.

74.Nanjing University: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later.

75.Ludong University: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later.

76.Hainan Tropical Ocean University: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later. Please DO NOT buy tickets in adcance or go to university to register before you got the latest registration date.

77.Jinan University: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later. Please DO NOT buy tickets in adcance or go to university to register before you got the latest registration date. Online courses has started from Mar 2, 2020.

78.Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later.

79.Shenyang University of Chemical Technology: For 2020 spring intake, the registration date has been postponed and the exact date will be announced later.

 

Please be noted that the registration date in almost all universities in China might be postponed for 2020 spring intake, please make sure you come to China and register only after you reconfirmed the latest registration date to avoid:
 

  • 1. Wasting money on flight tickets.
  • 2. Wasting time.
  • 3. Not be able to check-in the dormitory.

to confirm the registration date, you can contact CUCAS: Email: admission@cucas.cn, WeChat: Jack: 13581548152. Again, please DO NOT come to China earlier than expected or your study visa might be expired and waste a lot of time and money.

 

FAQs

Q1: Has the daily life of Chinese people been seriously influenced by the Coronavirus?
A1: Besides Hubei province, the daily life of people in other regions haven't been seriously influenced yet, people are just more cautious about protecting themselves from the virus than before.

Q2: How to protect me safe from the new coronavirus?
A2: Try your best to avoid going out and meet people, if necessary, make sure you wear a mask.

Q3: Will the new coronavirus influence policies of Chinese universities in 2020?
A3: For now, the change is that some universities have postponed the registration date and starting date for 2020 spring intake.

Q4: I heard that some Chinese universities are expelling international students?
A4: No, it is a rumor. As far as we are concerned, universities in China are just asking international students to cooperate with the Chinese government to reduce mobility temporarily to control the virus and avoid larger-scale infection.

Q5: How my daily life will be influenced by the virus outbreak?
A5: For now if you live in China, you may want to study in your apartment for most of the time. But we believe everything will be fine in a couple of months later.

Q6: Will the classes going as normal in universities in China?
A6: Yes. But as we have put above, a lot of universities have postponed the starting dates, so the new semester might start later than before. And maybe some universities will adapt to online education as well.

Q7: Can I go to public places in China during the weekend?
A7: Yes. The mobility of Chinese people will start from the middle of February 2020(Different cities might be slightly different), your daily life will be like normal before, the only difference is that some public places like subway will test your body temperature(China has a lot of advanced devices that can do it in a few seconds) before letting you enter.

CUCAS has always been dedicated to providing the best service to international students, our team will bring more and more new great features to make study in China easier for you!
Please feel free to contact us if you have questions: counselor@cucas.cn