📖 About the university

Capital Normal University Kede College is a private independent college in the Daxing district of Beijing, with a strong emphasis on the arts and media. It was established in 2004 as an undergraduate independent college affiliated with Capital Normal University and currently enrols more than five thousand students. The campus lies in Beijing's cultural and creative industries zone, close to Beijing Daxing International Airport. It offers around twenty-two undergraduate majors organised into schools of communication, visual arts, performing arts, economics and management, and education, along with a department of information engineering. Its best-known programmes are in radio and television editing, broadcasting, performing arts, new media and visual arts, reflecting an arts-oriented identity. The college also offers international pathways for graduate study and draws on the teaching resources of its parent normal university.

🎯 Fields of study

🏛️ Colleges & schools

🌆 About Beijing

Beijing is China's capital and the political, cultural, and educational heart of the country, home to its leading government institutions and many of its top universities. With a metropolitan population of around 21 million spread across sixteen districts, it is a vast city that blends imperial history with cutting-edge modernity. The climate is temperate and continental, bringing hot, humid summers and cold, dry, and often windy winters. Its landmarks are world-famous, including the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, the Temple of Heaven, and the Great Wall winding through the surrounding mountains. Local food ranges from crispy Peking roast duck to zhajiangmian noodles and street-side jianbing pancakes. Getting around is easy thanks to one of the world's largest metro systems, major international airports, and high-speed rail links to the entire country. For an international student, Beijing offers an unmatched concentration of universities, libraries, museums, and cultural life, though the pace is fast and living costs are among the highest in China.

💰 Fees & costs

💡 General estimates for international students in China; they vary by major and university, and the official figure is always on the university website.

🛂 Visa requirements by nationality

These are the general steps for the China student visa (X1/X2); details vary by the Chinese embassy in your country.