Rules on Foreign students' Enrollment in China's Colleges & Universities

Article 1These rules are formulated in accordance with the Education Law of thePeople's Republic of China, the Higher Education Law of the People's Republicof China and the Law of the People's Republic of China on Control of the Entryand Exit of Aliens, for the purpose of enhancing mutual understanding andfriendship between the Chinese people and people of all other countries,promoting international cooperation and communication among universities andcolleges, and strengthening standardized management on enrolling and trainingforeign students to study in China.

Article 2The higher education institutions as referred to inthese rules are those higher-learning bodies authorized by the Ministry ofEducation to offer full-time schooling for higher academic qualificationeducation. The foreign students as referred to in these rules are those foreigncitizens with foreign passport who are registered in China's higher educationinstitutions to receive academic qualification or non-academic qualificationeducations.

Article 3The work on enrolling and training foreign studentsshould follow the principle of "deepening reform, strengthening supervision,guaranteeing quality, and developing in a positive and reliable step."

Article 4The higher education institutions accepting foreignstudents should possess prerequisite teaching and living facilities, and reachcorresponding teaching and research level as well as management level.

Article 5The higher education institutions, when enrolling andtraining foreign students, should follow the country's foreign policies,safeguard national sovereignty, security, social and public benefits.

Chapter II Management system

Article 6The Ministry of Education manages the country's workon enrolling foreign students at Chinese Colleges and Universities in anall-around way, formulates the principles and policies on accepting foreignstudents, manages the "Chinese Government Scholarship" in accordancewith its administration scope, coordinates and guides the work on enrollingforeign students in all regions and all schools in China, and evaluates theforeign students management work in all regions and schools and their teachingquality.

The Ministry ofEducation entrusts the National Study-abroad Fund Management Committee to takecharge of the work on state-planned enrollment of foreign students and thedetailed management work.

Article 7Higher education institutions, when enrolling foreignstudents, should be subject to examination and approval by the administrativedepartment for education as well as same-level foreign affairs department andpublic security department under the people's government in each province,autonomous region and municipality, and submit it to the Ministry of Educationfor report. The enrollment of foreign students to enjoy the Chinese GovernmentScholarship should be examined and approved directly by the Ministry ofEducation.

Article 8The administrative department for education under thepeople's government in each province, autonomous region and municipality shallbe in charge of the coordination work on enrolling foreign students at highereducation institutions in its administrative region. The competent localauthorities, including foreign affairs department and public securitydepartment, shall assist the administrative department for education and highereducation institutions to handle well the management work on foreign students.

Article 9Higher education institutions shall take the detailedresponsibility for the recruitment, education, teaching and daily managementwork on foreign students. The universities and colleges should entrust apresident-level official to take charge of the work on foreign students in hisinstitution. The institution should formulate management system on foreignstudents in accordance with relevant rules, and establish competentadministrative agencies or entrust management personnel within the institutionto handle foreign students affairs.