📖 About the university

Jinan University (JNU) is a public research university headquartered in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, founded in 1906, and it is the oldest Chinese university established specifically to educate overseas Chinese students. It is a Project 211 university and part of the national Double First-Class initiative, and it has an especially international and Cantonese-diaspora character. JNU is especially known for journalism and communication, Chinese language education, economics, management, and medicine, and it has a long tradition of teaching Chinese language and culture to students from around the world. Its historic mission gives it an unusually diverse student body.

Based in the dynamic city of Guangzhou with additional campuses in the region, the university offers a cosmopolitan environment well connected to Hong Kong, Macau, and the wider Chinese diaspora. JNU maintains extensive international collaborations and hosts one of the larger international and overseas-Chinese student communities in the country. International applicants can study the Chinese language and prepare for the HSK, and the university offers a range of degree programs, including some taught in English. It is well suited to internationally minded students, particularly those interested in journalism and communication, Chinese studies, economics, or business.

🎯 Fields of study

🏛️ Colleges & schools

🌆 About Guangzhou

Guangzhou is the capital of Guangdong province and a historic trading port on the Pearl River, long serving as China's gateway to the world. With a metropolitan population of around 19 million, it is one of the country's largest and most commercially dynamic cities, home to a substantial international community. The climate is humid subtropical, bringing long, hot, humid summers and short, mild winters with little cold. Landmarks range from the soaring Canton Tower to the intricate Chen Clan Ancestral Hall, the colonial-era Shamian Island, and Yuexiu Park with its Five Rams statue. Guangzhou is the heartland of Cantonese cuisine, celebrated for delicate dim sum, wonton noodles, roast goose, and tea culture. An enormous metro system, Baiyun International Airport, and high-speed rail make it a major hub linking Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and the whole Pearl River Delta. For an international student, Guangzhou offers a cosmopolitan, business-oriented environment, warm weather, excellent food, and one of the largest foreign populations 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.