Application windows for degree and non-degree programs, application fee, tuition and accommodation costs, insurance, entry and language requirements, CSC agency code, and the dated scholarship notices published for the 2026 intake. · recorded source check: September 17, 2026
- Intake
- ZUEL's 2026 international student admission brochure sets the degree-program application window at 15 October to 1 July of the following year, with non-degree autumn intake from 1 March to 15 June and spring intake from 1 October to 15 December.
- Application fee
- The 报名费 (registration/application fee) at ZUEL is CNY 500, published in the fee table of the 2026 international student admission brochure.
- Scholarship
- ZUEL's institutional code for the Chinese Government Scholarship is 10520, stated in the official CSC High-Level Graduate Program notice and in the International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship notice. Source: https://ies.zuel.edu.cn/2025/1114/c12617a411019/page.htm
- Tuition
- The 2026 Chinese Government Scholarship High-Level Graduate Program at ZUEL had an application deadline of 27 February 2026, and provides free tuition, free on-campus accommodation, comprehensive medical insurance and a living stipend of CNY 3,000/month for master's and CNY 3,500/month for doctoral students. Source: https://ies.zuel.edu.cn/2025/1114/c12617a411019/page.htm
- Scholarship
- The International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship at ZUEL has 2026 deadlines of 15 April 2026 (July 2026 entry), 15 May 2026 (September 2026 entry), 15 September 2026 (December 2026 entry) and 31 October 2026 (March 2027 entry); applications opened 1 March 2026 and living stipend is CNY 2,500/month. Source: https://ies.zuel.edu.cn/2026/0317/c12617a424428/page.htm
- Application portal
- ZUEL states it has not commissioned any individual or agency to recruit students, and applicants should contact the university directly; the online application system is at iesmis.zuel.edu.cn and admissions email is admissions@zuel.edu.cn.
- Language requirement
- Chinese-taught applicants need HSK Level 4 for undergraduate and HSK Level 5 for postgraduate programs; English-taught applicants need TOEFL 80 or IELTS 6.0 or proof of a prior English-medium degree. Applicants must hold a passport valid beyond 1 March 2027.
- Tuition notes
- Per the official 2026 international student admission brochure fee table. Accommodation is published separately at CNY 400 per bed per month for a four-person room, CNY 750 for a double room and CNY 1,350 for a single room. Comprehensive medical insurance is required at CNY 800 per year per person.
- Ranking source and edition
- Its Finance subject placed 39th in ShanghaiRanking’s 2026 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS). Source: https://www.shanghairanking.com/universities/zhongnan-university-of-economics-and-law