Yanshan University (YSU)

The origin of Yanshan University can be traced back to the Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) founded in 1920. In 1958, the Department of Heavy Machinery of HIT and its related specialties moved to the strategic industrial town of Fulaerji, Qiqihar in Northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province and was renamed the School of Heavy Machinery of HIT. In 1960, the school became independent as the Northeast Heavy Machinery Institute, and in 1978, it was accredited as one of the eighty-eight national key institutions of higher learning. Starting in 1985, it began to relocate southward to the historic seaside city of Qinhuangdao, in Hebei Province and completed the migration in 1997 when it was accredited by the former State Education Commission to adopt the present name of Yanshan University (YSU).

The YSU campus covers an area of 5,000 mu (or 330 hectares) with a total construction area of nearly one million m2. At present, the university has a faculty and staff of 2700, including 1,700 teachers, of which 326 are professors (including 113 doctoral advisors) and 422 are associate professors. The university has a student population of 37,000.

YSU has five postdoctoral research stations, six disciplines and 35 subdisciplines conferring doctoral degrees, 13 disciplines and 80 subdisciplines conferring master degrees, 15 masters of engineering programs, one Master of Public Administration (MPA) program, one Master of Business Administration (MBA) program, as well as 60 undergraduate programs. With such a wide range of programs, YSU has become a multiversity with emphasis laid on engineering studies and importance attached to liberal arts, sciences, economics, management, law and education.

YSU consists of eighteen colleges and one independent department. Yanshan University runs five national key disciplines, four key disciplines of national defense, and eleven provincial key disciplines, and twelve key provincial laboratories and engineering centers.

YSU is known for its world-renowned achievements in the development of whole-set heavy machinery and equipment, the theory and technology of parallel robots, the technology of fluid transmission and electro-hydraulic servo-systems, the technology and equipment of precision plasticity figuration, technology of thermal treatment of big forging, the technology of mega amorphous bodies, metastable materials and technology, the theory and technology of industrial automation etc.

YSU has won fifteen national scientific and technological awards in a row since 1996, including three first-class China State Science and Technology Progress Awards, eight second-class Awards, two third-class Awards, one State Technology Invention Award, and one second-class National Natural Sciences Award. The university has undertaken more than 230 national research projects, including those funded by the 973 Programs, the 863 Programs, as well as the National Natural Sciences Foundation and the National Social Sciences Foundation. In 1999, YSU established its high-tech park in the Qinhuangdao Economic and Technological Development Zone. The park was officially ratified by the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology and Ministry of Education as a national university science park in September 2003, thus becoming one of the 34 national university science parks of its kind.

The university also attaches great importance to international academic exchange and collaboration, and has conducted joint study and research programs with institutions from the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Norway, Germany, France, Italy, Ireland, Japan, Korea, etc.

Qinhuangdao City in which YSU is located is a coastal resort city just 260 km northeast of Beijing. As one of the Class A tourist destinations in China, Qinhuangdao attracts visitors from home and abroad with the beginning of the Great Wall (or Lao Longtou), the First Pass Under Heaven (the Shanhai Guan) on the Great Wall, the summer resort Beidahe Beach, the sandy Golden Beach at the Nandaihe area, the safari zoo, and other scenic spots which are all within easy access.

​Welcome to Yanshan University!

Non degree Long-term Chinese Language Programs

Class hrs/wk	Duration	Starting Date	Application Deadline	Tuition Fee
Chinese	1 Semester	2023-03-27	2023-01-15	RMB 7000 Per semester	Details

    master degree

Resources and Environment (Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering) (Professional Degree)	Sep 1 , 2023	Aug 20 , 2023	English	RMB 24,800 per year
Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering	Sep 1 , 2023	Aug 20 , 2023	English	RMB 24,800 per year
Power Machinery and Engineering	Sep 1 , 2023	Aug 20 , 2023	English	RMB 24,800 per year
Thermal Engineering	Sep 1 , 2023	Aug 20 , 2023	English	RMB 24,800 per year
Mechanical (Vehicle Engineering) (Professional Degree)	Sep 1 , 2023	Aug 20 , 2023	English	RMB 24,800 per year
Vehicle Engineering	Sep 1 , 2023	Aug 20 , 2023	English	RMB 24,800 per year
Environmental Science and Engineering (Engineering)	Sep 1 , 2023	Aug 20 , 2023	English	RMB 24,800 per year
Sports Training	Sep 1 , 2023	Aug 20 , 2023	Chinese	RMB 19,800 per year

  Doctoral degree

Vehicle Engineering	Sep 1 , 2023	Aug 20 , 2023	English	RMB 28,100 per year
Physics	Sep 1 , 2023	Aug 20 , 2023	English	RMB 28,100 per year
Public Management	Sep 1 , 2023	Aug 20 , 2023	English	RMB 28,100 per year
Business Administration	Sep 1 , 2023	Aug 20 , 2023	English	RMB 28,100 per year
Management Science and Engineering	Sep 1 , 2023	Aug 20 , 2023	English	RMB 28,100 per year
Optical Engineering	Sep 1 , 2023	Aug 20 , 2023	English	RMB 28,100 per year
Electrical Engineering	Sep 1 , 2023	Aug 20 , 2023	English	RMB 28,100 per year
Control Science and Engineering	Sep 1 , 2023	Aug 20 , 2023	English	RMB 28,100 per year
Instruments Science and Technology	Sep 1 , 2023	Aug 20 , 2023	English	RMB 28,100 per year
Material Physics and Chemistry	Sep 1 , 2023	Aug 20 , 2023	English	RMB 28,100 per year
Mechanical Manufacture and Automation	Sep 1 , 2023	Aug 20 , 2023	English	RMB 28,100 per year
Mechatronic Engineering	Sep 1 , 2023	Aug 20 , 2023	English	RMB 28,100 per year
Mechanical Design and Theory(School of Vehicle and Energy)	Sep 1 , 2023	Aug 20 , 2023	English	RMB 28,100 per year
Mechanical Design and Theory (School of Vehicle and Energy)	Sep 1 , 2023	Aug 20 , 2023	Chinese	RMB 23,100 per year
Vehicle Engineering	Sep 1 , 2023	Aug 20 , 2023	Chinese	RMB 23,100 per year
Chemical Engineering and Technology	Sep 1 , 2023	Aug 20 , 2023	Chinese	RMB 23,100 per year
Physics	Sep 1 , 2023	Aug 20 , 2023	Chinese	RMB 23,100 per year
Public Management	Sep 1 , 2023	Aug 20 , 2023	Chinese	RMB 23,100 per year
Mechanics (Engineering)	Sep 1 , 2023	Aug 20 , 2023	Chinese	RMB 23,100 per year
Optical Engineering	Sep 1 , 2023	Aug 20 , 2023	Chinese	RMB 23,100 per year
Business Administration	Sep 1 , 2023	Aug 20 , 2023	Chinese	RMB 23,100 per year
Management Science and Engineering	Sep 1 , 2023	Aug 20 , 2023	Chinese	RMB 23,100 per year
Electronic Science and Technology	Sep 1 , 2023	Aug 20 , 2023	Chinese	RMB 23,100 per year
Mechatronic Engineering	Sep 1 , 2023	Aug 20 , 2023	Chinese	RMB 23,100 per year
Computer Science and Technology	Sep 1 , 2023	Aug 20 , 2023	Chinese	RMB 23,100 per year
Electrical Engineering	Sep 1 , 2023	Aug 20 , 2023	Chinese	RMB 23,100 per year
Control Science and Engineering	Sep 1 , 2023	Aug 20 , 2023	Chinese	RMB 23,100 per year
Instruments Science and Technology	Sep 1 , 2023	Aug 20 , 2023	Chinese	RMB 23,100 per year
Material Physics and Chemistry	Sep 1 , 2023	Aug 20 , 2023	Chinese	RMB 23,100 per year
Mechanical Manufacture and Automation	Sep 1 , 2023	Aug 20 , 2023	Chinese	RMB 23,100 per year

Fees of Accommodation (in RMB)

Accommodation (For Long-term students only)	Type of Room	Facilities	Fees
	Single room in a suite	TV, central air conditioning, shared telephone line, shower, toilet, and kitchen (with refrigerator, microwave oven, gas facilities etc.), washing machine, internet access ★Remarks: The fees for cable TV, telephone, gas and internet are paid by the occupant.	40 /day/room
	Double room in a suite		50 /day/room
	Single room	TV, central air conditioning, telephone, shower, toilet, refrigerator, shared washroom, internet access. ★Remarks: The fees for cable TV, telephone and internet are paid by the occupant	60 /day/room
	Double room		60 /day/room
Room deposit	Refundable upon check-out.		1000

Dining students can choose a variety of food and dishes or local cuisine from the four cafeterias on campus, or from the fast food center on the first floor of the Yanda Hotel adjacent to the Foreign Apartments where our foreign teachers and students stay. The cost for food is estimated at 20 to 40 per day for one person. Transportation Lying on the western side of Hebei Avenue in Qinhudangdao City, Yanshan University enjoys easy and convenient city transportation to downtown Qinhuangdao, with Bus Services No. 6, No. 32 and No. 34 plying between busy business, shopping and entertainment areas. Taxi service is also readily available.  

According to the requirements of different schools, the application materials will be slightly different, and the specific information is subject to the consultant office Non Degree Course & Bachelor Degree 1. Photocopy of valid passport With photo, passport number &expiration date and name included. 2. Passport-sized photo A passport-sized photo taken recently of the applicant. 3. Graduation certificate of high school Graduation certificate should be in Chinese or English.If not, it should be translated into Chinese or English and be notarized. 4. Academic transcript of high school 5. English proficiency test certificate For example, IELTS or TOEFL, only for applicant whose native language is not English. Master Degree 1.A passport-sized photo 2.Copy of passport (the photo page) 3.Copy of your bachelor degree transcript (Notarized English translation if applicable ) 4.Copy of your bachelor degree certificate (Notarized English translation if applicable ) 5.English language proficiency certificate (non-English speaking countries) 6.non-criminal record or working proof (for non-fresh graduate) 7.study plan 8.two recommendation letters Doctoral Degree 1.  Photocopy of valid passport With photo, passport number &expiration date and name included. 2.  Passport-sized photo A passport-sized photo taken recently of the applicant. 3.  Master's degree diploma Graduation certificate should be in Chinese or English.If not, it should be translated into Chinese or English and be notarized. 4.   Transcript of postgraduate school 5.  Health certificate(optional) Photocopy of physical examination record. 6.   Two recommendation letters(optional) From professor,associate professor or equivalents. 7.  Certificate of English proficiency test IELTS or TOEFl will only be required if the applicant is not a native English speaker. 8.  Financial guarantee letter Photocopy of the signatured financial guarantee letter from his/her financial guarantor to prove their solvency.