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Application Guide

Program Duration: 4 years.

Tuition: 20000RMB per year.

Application fee: 400RMB

Application deadline:

●Shanghai Government Scholarship (SGS): December 1st, 2024-April 30th, 2025

●Self-financed Applicants: December 1st, 2024-May 30th, 2025

Term starts each year in September (The exact date will be written on the Admission Letter). 

 

Eligibility

●High school graduate students, between the ages of 18 - 25 years, and in good health.

●Chinese citizens who apply to study abroad as an international student after they have immigrated to a foreign country must hold a valid foreign passport or nationality certificate for four years or more. Applicants should provide proof of residence abroad for more than two years.

 

Application Documents

Note: Only electronic application materials need to be uploaded in the application system during the application stage. If admitted, please be sure to bring the original paper version of the application materials for verification when you report to campus. If you are unable to submit, or the materials do not match, you will be disqualified from enrollment.

1. Application Form

Please apply via http://gjy.shmtu.edu.cn/login.

2. Self-introduction Video

The video should not exceed 5 minutes. The contents should cover your personality, hobbies, high school performance and rewards. If you apply for a Chinese-taught program, the video should be made in Chinese. If you apply for an English-taught program, the video should be made in English.

3. High School Diploma or Official Proof of Expected Graduation

The diploma/Proof must be in Chinese or English, with the official school stamp or by the embassy’ notarization.

4. Transcripts

Transcripts must be in Chinese or English, with the official school stamp or by the embassy’s notarization.

5. Language Credentials

●For Chinese-taught program: HSK 5 certificate.

    Exemption of Chinese Proficiency Certificate:

    (1) Native Chinese speakers;

    (2) Applicants whose previous high school program was taught in Chinese.

●For English-taught program: IELTS 6.0/ TOFEL 80/ Cambridge English B2 (or above) certificate dated within the recent two years.

    Exemption of English Proficiency Certificate:

    (1) Native English speakers;

    (2) Applicants whose high school program was taught in English;

    (3) Applicants who can provide other equivalent English proficiency certificates. The certificates must be reviewed and approved by SMU.

6. Study Statement

The statement should not be less than 800 words. The contents should cover study and work experience, academic qualification, research plan, and career goal after graduation.

7. Copy of Passport Bio-data

The passport page with your biographical data (name, date of birth, passport number, expiration date, place of issue, passport type information,and photo.The passport expires after September 2025. 

8. Medical Examination ReportMedical Examination Report.pdf

The physical examinations must cover all the items listed in the Foreigner Physical Examination Form. Incomplete records or those without the signature of the attending physician, the official stamp of the hospital, or a sealed photograph of the applicants are invalid. Please select the appropriate time to take a physical examination as the result is valid for only 6 months. 

9. Certificate of Non Criminal Conviction

The applicant shall submit a valid certificate of Non Criminal Record issued by the local public security authority, usually issued within 6  months prior to the submission date of the application. 

10.Statement of Financial SupportStatement of Financial Support.docx

11.Receipt of Application fee

please see HOW TO PAY for the transfer

Those who have not paid the application fee will not be reviewed. 

 

Application Procedure

●Self-financing programs

1. Self-sponsored applicants need to apply via http://gjy.shmtu.edu.cn/login.

2. All documents will be reviewed by SMU.

3. Applicants who pass the document review will receive a notice of preliminary interview.

4. Applicants who passed the preliminary interview will then be interviewed by the respective college they applied.

5. Students who pass the college interview will receive an admission letter.

●Scholarship programs

1. The applicant needs to submit the application in SMU application portal (http://gjy.shmtu.edu.cn/login).

2. After completing the online application, the applicant must download and sign the form.

3. All required documents will be reviewed by SMU.

4. Applicants who passed the document review will receive a notice of preliminary interview.

5. Applicants who passed the preliminary interview will then be interviewed by the respective college they applied.

6. Applicants will be notified of the results of their scholarship applications in late May.

 

Notes

●Shanghai Maritime University reserves the right to admit international students through a written test or an interview.

 

Contact us

E-mail: smuiec_iso@shmtu.edu.cn

Tel: 86 21 38284998/4997