|About Us|

National key university directly under the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China: National key construction universities of “First-class Universities and Disciplines of the World”

Distinctive characteristics and advantages of electronics and information disciplines: Information and Communication Engineering, Electronic Science and Technology, Computer Science and Technology, Control Science and Engineering, and Optical Engineering

Complete majors and degree systems: 66 undergraduate majors, 27 master's degree disciplines, 15 doctoral degree disciplines, 10 post-doctoral research mobile stations

Outstanding faculty team: 2,600 + full-time teachers, 700 + doctoral supervisors and 1,500 + master supervisors

"Xidian Phenomenon" for talent training: 320,000 + senior talents in electronic information, 26 alumni of academicians, and 70 + founders of well-known listed companies

|Durations and Majors|

Duration of bachelor degree programs: 4 years

English taught program:

Chinese taught program:

|Application Period|

The first batch:

January 15, 2024 - March 10, 2024

Admission results will be announced in: April 2024

The second batch:

March 10, 2024 - June 15, 2024

Admission results will be announced in: July 2024

Applicants for Chinese Government Scholarship are allowed to apply only in the first batch; Applicants for Huashan Scholarship of Xidian University are allowed to apply in two batches.

|Application Qualification|

1. Applicants should be non-Chinese; for those who were Chinese citizens and then became foreign nationals, Xidian University implements Notice of the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China on Regulating the Work of Accepting International Students in Chinese Colleges and Universities. Please visit http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/zhengceku/2020-06/10/content_5518369.htm.

2. Applicant should be in good physical and mental health (no infectious diseases, no physical or mental diseases affecting normal learning), abide by Chinese laws and regulations as well as school regulations and rules of Xidian University, and respect China's social morality and customs.

3. Aged 18 or older, high school graduates

4. Language proficiency

(1) Applicants for Chinese taught programs must have Chinese proficiency of HSK level 4 and 210 points or above, disqualified applicants can apply for the one year foundation program of Xidian University, and then pass the examination after learning, with the additional proof of Chinese proficiency unnecessary.

(2) Applicants for English taught programs must have English proficiency of IELTS 6.5 or above, or TOEFL 80 or above, or Duolingo 105 or above. Applicants whose pre-degree is taught in English will be exempted from providing English scores.

|Application and Admission Process|

Step 1 - Preparing application Documents

1.Original scanned copy of the high school graduation certificate.

Graduation certificates obtained overseas shall be notarized, with scanned copies of the notarial certificates submitted. Recent graduates shall be issued Pre-graduation Certificate (Annex 2) by their current school and shall, after being admitted, submit the originals of the graduation certificates and the scanned copies of the notarial certificates.

2.Scanned copies of the original transcripts for all courses at high school or internationally accepted standardized test scores (e.g., SAT/ACT/A-Level/AP/IB).

Recent graduates can provide existing transcripts and resubmit all transcripts upon admission.

3. Scanned copies of valid passport information pages (valid for more than two years).

4.Certificates of linguistic competence. （For Chinese taught program, upload Chinese language proficiency, For English taught program, upload English language proficiency.）

5.Personal statement or study plan.

More than 600 words in Chinese or English.

6. Applicants who have been in China shall submit scanned copies of passport visa pages, residence permit pages and performance certificates issued by current schools.

7.Physical Examination Records for Foreigners (Annex 3).

It should be valid within six months from the date of issuance.

8. Certificate of Non-Criminal Record.

It shall indicate the period of validity. If no period of validity, it shall be valid within 6 months from the date of issuance; Recent graduates in China can submit school performance certificates. If the certificate of no criminal record cannot be provided due to various special circumstances, please fill in Non-Criminal Commitment (Annex 4).

9. Self-funded applicant shall provide Economic Guarantee Letter (Annex 5).

10. Other supporting documents.

E.g. recommendation letter, certificates of awards, certificates of paper publication, etc.

11. Application fee (RMB 600 yuan) payment receipt.

The application shall be deemed invalid for unpaid application fee. Once the application fee is paid, it will not be refunded whether the student is admitted or not. For payment details, please see https://sie.xidian.edu.cn/info/1130/1065.htm.

* Notes:

1. All the above application documents shall be in Chinese or English, non-Chinese and non-English texts shall be accompanied by notarized English or Chinese translation.

2. Hard copy of application documents are not required. The admission teams of our University and departments have the right to require the applicants to provide the originals in writing of the application or the certification documents issued by designated certification authorities for further inspection.

3. The originals of all documents provided by the applicants shall be uploaded after color scanning by the scanners, and picture documents taken by mobile phones or cameras are not accepted, neither do copies.

4. The application will not be accepted for applicants with incomplete application documents.

5. Applicants must ensure that the filled application contents and the uploaded attachments are true and valid. Anyone who is dishonest will be disqualified from applying to Xidian University permanently.

Step 2 - Completing online application

1. "International student application system" is the only effective application platform. Applicants should log in to the system for registration, fill in application information and upload application documents. The application system link can be accessed by http://xdgjxs.xidian.edu.cn/internationalEducationStudent/2024/1 .

2. Applicants shall accurately fill in their contact emails, mobile numbers and mailing addresses, School of International Education will send all application results and notices through the emails. During the admission period, applicants must reply to our emails in time, those who fail to reply to the emails in time or fail to submit supplementary documents within the specified time will be deemed to have given up.

Step 3 - Review and admission

1. Xidian University evaluates the comprehensive qualities of applicants through reviewing application documents, evaluating by academic schools and other steps. Anyone who perform good enough can be admitted.

2. Applicants shall pay attention to the review statuses from the application system and personal emails in time to supplement relevant information or documents according to the feedback.

3. Applicants, once admitted, are not allowed to change majors, learning periods and teaching languages.

Step 4 - Mailing the admission documents

After admission, Xidian University will mail Admission Notice and Visa Application for Study in China (JW201/JW202) to students themselves based on the filled addresses in the system at the time of application.

|Fees|

1. The above expenses are in RMB.

2. Accommodation applications shall be made on a first-come, first-served basis due to limited accommodation resources in the University. Students who fail to successfully book accommodation on campus need to independently contact accommodation off campus.

|Scholarship|

Xidian University offers the following scholarships for outstanding international undergraduate students:

(I) Chinese Government Scholarship

The scholarships usually support tuition, living expenses, accommodation fee and medical insurance and students must be subject to strict annual evaluation after obtaining the scholarships. Applicants can apply for the scholarships through either Type A or Type B, without the permit for repeated application through both types.

1. Type A- Bilateral Programs

Application majors: All majors are available. Please refer to Annex 1 for the list of majors.

Application process:

① Applicants shall consult relevant departments or Chinese embassies and consulates in their own countries about the application qualifications, requirements, process, documents, agency number and types of scholarship Sub-programs for Chinese Government Scholarship. See the website of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China (https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/web/) for contact information of Chinese embassies and consulates abroad.

② Applicants, before formally submitting applications, can contact and inform us of the intention to apply for scholarships and apply through our "International student application system", and qualified applicants shall be issued Pre-admission Notice by Xidian University.

③ After confirming the pre-admission qualifications of Xidian University, the applicants shall submit formal applications to the embassies and consulates abroad and log in to “Chinese Government Scholarship Information System” (http://www.csc.edu.cn/laihua ) to complete online scholarship application processes.

2.Type B- Silk Road Program

Application majors: Only the Chinese courses listed in Annex 1 are allowed.

Application process: Applicants apply directly to Xidian University.

① Applicants shall log in to the "Chinese Government Scholarship Information System" (http://www.csc.edu.cn/laihua ) to complete the online scholarship application process, please select Type B for "Study Program Type" and fill in 10701 for "Agency Number" for application.

② After completing the step above, please download Application Form for Chinese Government Scholarship.

③ Applicants shall, before the application deadline, log in to "International student application system" of Xidian University to register and submit the application, and upload the downloaded Application Form for Chinese Government Scholarship to the application system as one of the annexes.

    (II) Huashan Scholarship of Xidian University

First class scholarship: including tuition and living expenses (15,000 RMB/person/year)

Second class scholarship: including tuition

Third class scholarship: including 50% of tuition

Applicants must fill in Application Form for Huashan Scholarship of Xidian University (Annex 6) and upload the forms to the "International Student Application System" of Xidian University together with other application documents. The final scholarship classes shall be determined by Xidian University according to the comprehensive quality rankings of the applicants and the scholarship quota of the current year.

*Note: Huashan Scholarship should "reapply every year". Applicants need to reapply at the beginning of the fall semester of second academic year.

The final scholarship categories and classes shall be determined by Xidian University according to the comprehensive quality rankings of the applicants and the scholarship quota of the current year.

|Enrollment and Registration|

1. The admitted students must register with entry study (X1) visas. The University will not allow the registration for those with other types of visas. The specific requirements for applying for entry study (X1) visa documents shall be subject to the list of visa application requirements provided by Chinese embassies and consulates abroad.

2. The autumn registration time of Xidian university is usually from the end of August to the beginning of September, and the admitted students must register in strict accordance with the time, place and requirements specified in Admission Notice. Those who fail to handle registration procedures more than two weeks after the specified registration time will be disqualified from enrollment and scholarships.

3. Documents needed for registration include: ordinary passports of the students, admission notices, JW202/201, high school graduation certificate and notarized copies, transcripts, language proficiency certificate、physical examination record、no criminal record. The above documents must be the originals for inspection. Those who fail to provide such originals or whose originals are inconsistent with the scanned copies provided at the time of application will be disqualified from admission. Information recorded in the physical examination does not match the actual health condition of the applicant and will be disqualified from admission.

*Note: All the Annex in this admission guide can be downloaded from: https://sie.xidian.edu.cn/info/1124/1481.htm .

|Contact us|

Website: sie.xidian.edu.cn

Address: Room 306, Main office building, No. 266, Xinglong Section of Xifeng Road, Xi'an City, Shaanxi

Postcode: 710126

Tel: +86-29-81891653

Email: sie@xidian.edu.cn

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