Are you ready to study for an MBBS degree in China? There are 44 approved Chinese medical schools offering an MBBS in English! Aside from these 44 universities, students will have to study for their MBBS degree in Chinese and receive a degree in Chinese – not in English.
Only 44 universities in China are qualified to teach the MBBS degrees in English and authorized to admit foreign students, according to the Chinese Ministry of Education (MoE). The MoE has also said teaching MBBS courses under a bilingual curriculum in English and Chinese is “strictly prohibited”. The MoE statement comes ahead of the 2019 admission season when thousands of students are expected to apply to medical colleges across China.
“Schools not listed (in the list of 44 universities) shall not recruit undergraduate students majoring in clinical medicine (teaching in English) to come to China, but only undergraduate students majoring in clinical medicine taught in Chinese,” the MoE statement said.
It added: “…the training standards (studying outside the list of 44 universities) shall not be lower than the standard for those of undergraduate students majoring in clinical medicine in China. ‘Bilingual Teaching’ teaching mode to recruit foreign students in MBBS is strictly prohibited,” the MoE statement said.
The complete list of 44 Chinese medical schools offering an MBBS in English to international students is below.
The number of medical students has been rising rapidly in China in the last couple of years. Authorities want to make sure international students are studying at the officially authorized universities. The Indian Embassy also announced that it has received queries from prospective students, and wants to emphasize that “Prospective students are advised to note carefully that only these 44 Chinese Universities are authorized to admit international students for an MBBS degree in English.”
Please also be aware that you also need to check if you can be approved in your home country. Learn more about how to apply for an MBBS in China here.
“Only 44 universities in China are qualified to teach MBBS degrees in English and are authorized to admit foreign students, warning that teaching MBBS courses under a bilingual curriculum in English and Chinese is “strictly prohibited”.
by Chinese Ministry of Education (MOE China). MOE Listed Medical Schools in China offering MBBS in English Total SeatsJilin University 80China Medical University 50Dalian Medical University 100Capital Medical University 50Tianjin Medical University 80Shandong University 40Fudan University 40Xinjiang Medical University 50Nanjing Medical University 60Jiangsu University 50Wenzhou Medical College 100Zhejiang University 110Wuhan University 30Huazhong University of Science and Technology 60Xi’an Jiaotong University 100Southern Medical University 80Jinan University 30Guangxi Medical University 60Sichuan University 50Chongqing Medical University 80Harbin Medical University 40Beihua University 40Jinzhou Medical University 20Qingdao University 30Hebei Medical University 40Ningxia Medical University 80Tongji University 40Shihezi University 80Southeast University 30Yangzhou University 30Nantong University 30Soochow University 30Ningbo University 50Fujian Medical University 60Anhui Medical University 50Xuzhou Medical University 40China Three Gorges University 20Zhengzhou University 20Guangzhou Medical University 60Shantou University 20Kunming Medical University 50North Sichuan Medical College 40Southwest Medical University 80Xiamen University 30 Book a Call with UsChinese universities are getting increasingly competitive for MBBS since COVID-19. China Admissions has helped many international students to get accepted into China’s top universities. If you would like to arrange a free call with our professional counselor, you can book a call with us here.
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