Study Chinese in China

Go to the Chinese Embassy or Consulate in your home country to get your visa: short-term program student: L visa (tourist visa);  1 semester program student: F visa (visiting visa);  1 year or longer program student: X visa (student visa).  (Students who are to get an F visa or X visa at the Chinese Embassy or Consulate should bring with you the Admission Notice and JW202 Form, which we shall send you when we have recieved your Application Form.)

If you send us your application too late and do not have enough time to get an F or X visa before you leave your country, you may get an L visa (tourist visa) for the time being, and we shall help you to convert your L visa to F or X visa when you arrive at our university (however, you will need to pay the visa fee).

Z visa (working visa) holder whose spouse works in China may also apply to study at our university. 

    3. Physical examination

   For those who wish to stay in China for one year or more, a physical examination is required. You may either take the examination at a public hospital in your home country or at the Tianjin Administration for Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine here in China (those who fail to pass the examination shall leave China within a specified period of time).

4. Meeting you at the airport (harbor)

If you need airport (harbor) pick-up service upon your arrival, email us in advance the detailed information about your arriving date, time (Beijing time), name of the arriving airport (harbor), flight number, arriving airport termainal, etc. A transportation fee shall be charged.

If you come during the summer or winter vacation, email us the above-mentioned information before the vacation begins for us to have enough time to arrange everything earlier for you.

5. Registration, payment

Within 72 hours after your arriveal, come to register at the International Student Office of the College of International Education (CIE) at Tianjin University of Technology (TUT).  Bring with you your Admission Notice, JW202 Form, Physical Examination Record For Foreigners with relevant examination reports (if required) , and 5 photos (the same as your passport photo).

Tuition and other fees shall be paid at the time of registration.

6. Insurance

Long-term Chinese language program and degree program students are required to buy "Overall Medical Insurance for Foreign Students in China (Group Insurance)" when you come here for registration at the International Student Office:

18 to 45 years of age: RMB300 (about $43) /1 semester; RMB600 (about $85) /1 academic year

46 to 60 years of age: RMB600 (about $85) /1 semester; RMB1000 (about $143) /1 academic year

It is suggested that you also buy life and health insurance in your home country before you come to study in China.

7. Life on campus

Food:  There are a number of student canteens and restaurants on campus, offering a good variety of foods, costing about $1.5 - $4 per day at your own choice.

Accommodation:  If you wish to live at the International Student Dormitory of our university when your study here, you should specify what type of room you wish to reserve on your Application Form.