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South-Central Minzu University

中南民族大学 South-Central Minzu University

📍 Wuhan 🏛️ Public 📅 Founded 1951

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University Scholarship

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Scholarship type: University Scholarship

The university offers its own scholarships for international students (terms reviewed yearly).

📇 Contact information

🌐 Official websitewww.scuec.edu.cn

✉️ Application emailstudy@mail.scuec.edu.cn

📍 CityWuhan

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📖 About the university

South-Central Minzu University in Wuhan, founded in 1951, is a comprehensive university under the National Ethnic Affairs Commission serving China's many ethnic groups. Students come from all of China's officially recognised nationalities, giving the campus a uniquely diverse cultural life. It is strong in ethnology, ethnic languages and literature, and also in applied chemistry and biomedical engineering. The university runs an acclaimed museum of ethnic cultures of the south-central region. It welcomes international students interested in China's ethnic heritage and the Chinese language.

🔢 The university in numbers

From the university's Baidu Baike entry

Bachelor's majors

65 (as of 2026-03)

First-level disciplines granting master's degrees

First-level disciplines granting doctorates

🎯 Fields of study

The university's specialised study — the core section

EthnologyEthnic Language and LiteratureApplied Chemistry

🏛️ Colleges & schools

College of Ethnology and SociologyCollege of Chinese Language and LiteratureCollege of Biomedical EngineeringCollege of Chemistry and Materials ScienceCollege of Economics

🌆 About Wuhan

Wuhan is the capital of Hubei Province and a major hub of central China where the Han River meets the Yangtze.

💰 Fees & costs

Annual tuition

Typically ¥16,000 – ¥45,000 / year (intl. estimate)

Living costs

¥2,000 – ¥3,500 / month

Housing

¥800 – ¥2,000 / month (campus dorm, estimate)

Intake

September (main) · some programs in March

Application deadline

Usually March – June for the September intake

Chinese-language program

✓ Yes

Available scholarships

✓ Scholarship ←

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

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📸 University & city photos

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🌆 Photos of Wuhan

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