Applicants must be non Chinese Foreign citizens in good health both physically and mentally with good academic background, observe Chinese laws as well as university rules and regulations, and respect Chinese customs.
Masters program: Applicants must have a bachelors degree or certification of equivalent education under the age of 30
The degree must be ready prior to the registration day
Applicants who apply for English-taught program must have minimum requirements for IELTS (Academic) total score 6, or TOEFL score 80.

1. Introduction

Power Engineering and Engineering Thermophysics of Nanjing University of Science and Technology (NUST) is a key discipline of Jiangsu province, and also a key construction brand discipline of NUST. Nanjing efficient heat transfer engineering technology center is affiliated to this discipline. “Thermal Energy and Power Engineering Central Lab” is a basic experimental teaching demonstration center of Jiangsu province.

The discipline consists of five secondary discipline master programs in Engineering Thermophysics, Thermal Engineering, Refrigeration & Cryogenic Engineering, Power Machinery & Engineering, and New Energy Science & Engineering.

2. Research Directions

(1) Engineering Thermophysics: Heat and mass transfer theory and enhancement technology; Advanced thermophysics test technology; Electronic equipment thermal control theory and technology; Multiphase reactive flow and combustion technology; Thermal equipment design theory and its dynamic characteristics; Energy saving technology in industrial process.

(2) Thermal Engineering: Combustion theory and pollutant control technology in the process of the electric energy production and heat energy utilization; Biofuel combustion chemistry and diagnostics technology; Clean efficient development and utilization of fossil fuels; Thermal process automatic control; Flame image processing and combustion control optimization; Thermal equipment system status monitoring and fault diagnosis system.

(3) Refrigeration and Cryogenic Engineering: Refrigeration, air conditioning and cryogenic engineering technology; Energy utilization and environmental control in refrigeration air conditioner; Air conditioner system energy saving and its automation; and Dynamic characteristics of refrigeration air conditioner.

(4) Power Machinery and Engineering: Internal combustion engine supercharge, structure and performance optimization, and reliability analysis; Power system and electronic control; Internal combustion engine combustion and emission control; Leaf blade machine pneumatic thermodynamics.

(4) New Energy Science and Engineering: Solar energy efficient photovoltaic conversion technology (solar cells, solar thermal photovoltaic, etc.); Solar energy full spectrum photoelectric-photothermal coupling utilization technology; Biomass conversion and energy utilization technology; Fan reliability and testing technology; Development and application of distributed energy and new energy for vehicles.

3. Duration of studies

Full time master students are expected to complete their studies and earn their degrees in 2.5 to 5 years, and they will be disqualified from the program after 5 years.

4. Credits requirements

Students are required to complete at least 28 degree credits from courses in Section 5 with a minimum of 26 coursework credits and 2 obligatory courses.

5. Curriculum

6. Thesis Topic and Proposal

A master student is supposed to choose his/her research direction under an advisor’s guidance. The student should actively study, research and survey in the chosen research direction. The student is expected to choose a research topic for the postgraduate thesis and confirm the significance of the topic in a thesis proposal. The thesis proposal should be submitted and defended at the beginning of the second year of study.

Detailed regulations and requirements on master's thesis can be found in the "NJUST Regulations about the Topic Selection, Research Proposal and Composition of Postgraduate Theses and Dissertations".

7. Publication

Before graduation, each master student should have at least one academic paper published or accepted for publication. Detailed requirements are documented in "NUST regulations on a postgraduate’s publications of their research work".

8. Degree Thesis Requirement

MA Degree thesis is one of the most important parts for graduate education, which provides students with training on academic research or specific technology application, enhances students’ abilities to innovate and to apply the knowledge to their research, and encourages them to discover, analyze and solve problems in their fields.

Detailed regulations and requirements on master's thesis are documented in the "NJUST Regulations about the Topic Selection, Research Proposal and Composition of Postgraduate Theses and Dissertations", and "NUST Style Sheet for Theses and Dissertations". For a joint effort with others, or a follow-up of previous work, the student should clearly specify his/her contribution to the thesis.