Universities
Chongqing Medical University (CQMU)
Chongqing Medical University (CQMU),founded in 1956, is a key university under the administration of Chongqing Municipal Government with an integrated educational system of Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctor’s and Postdoctoral programs in medicine as well as other related fields.
It is one of the 30 or so medical universities in China which are approved by Ministry of Education in China to enroll foreign students to study the English-medium MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery) program. It is also listed among the Chinese medical universities in WHO’s official website and is recognized by ECFMG (Educational Committee for Foreign Medical Graduates) in the United States.
Since 2001, it has been enrolling foreign students to study medicine. At present, 552 foreign students from 24 countries are pursuing their doctor dream in the university.
Organization
The university has 6 affiliated hospitals directly under its administration, which are all rated as “Upper First-class Hospital” in China. There are more than 8,000 beds in the hospitals. The annual outpatient visits reach 5.54 million and the annual inpatient visits 150,000. Besides, it has 27 teaching and clinical practicing hospitals, 18 colleges and departments. Other 2 affiliated hospitals are now under construction.
Program
The university offers 5 postdoctoral programs, 33 Doctor’s programs, 77 Master’s programs and 37 specialties for undergraduates. It has 4 state key disciplines and 43 municipal key disciplines. It also has 3 state key laboratories of Ministry of Education, one state key laboratory of Chongqing and Ministry of Science & Technology, one national engineering research center, 24 municipal key laboratories, 11 research institutes, 6 research centers and 22 research laboratories.
Staff
The university has 5,500 staff, of whom over 358 are professors and over 803 associate professors. There are 202 Ph.D. supervisors. Many of them enjoy the special government allowances or have been selected into some national programs, such as “Project for Millions of Talented People of New Century”, “Cheung Kong Scholar & Innovative Team Program”, “Project for New Century Excellent Talents in Universities” and “Project for Trans-century Talents” etc.
Students At present, a total of 23,556 students are studying in the university, including 537 Ph. D candidates and 3,210 Master candidates.
Campuses
CQMU has two campuses which cover an area of 3.13 million square meters. The main campus is located in the downtown area of Chongqing. Geographically, it is well situated in the city, within easy reach to restaurants, hospitals, shops, post offices, banks, launderettes, swimming pools and gyms. It is only about a 35-minute ride from the university to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport. Buses and monorails which lead to various parts of the city are just outside the university.
The new campus, open in 2007, is located in a quiet and beautiful area of the city, with shades of green trees and flowers in blossoms in all seasons. Students from various countries are warmly welcome to CQMU.
Research
CQMU has accomplished many research projects of various levels, including some state-level projects supported by National Key Technology Research and Development Program in the 6th to 9th Five-year Plan for National Economic and Social Development, Key Program of National Natural Science Foundation, National Basic Research Program (known as ‘973 Program’), National Hi-Tech Research and Development Program (known as ‘863 Program’) etc. Meanwhile it has undertaken some international cooperative research projects.
In 2009, 229 research papers were included in SCI, a year-on-year increase of 38%. The number of essays included in CSTPCD hit 2,570, ranking 24th among all the domestic universities and institutions and 5th in medical universities and institutions. There are 8 academic journals published to readers home and abroad.
Since 2008, CQMU has won National Prize for Progress in Science and Technology twice, National Award for Technological Invention once and municipal awards over 80 times.
The High-Intensity Focused Ultrasonic Therapy System (HIFU), which was initiated by CQMU, is the first large-scale medical equipment with completely independent intellectual property rights in China. It has been put into use in over 30 major hospitals in China and exported to about 10 foreign countries, such as the EU, Russia, Japan, Korea and Singapore.
International cooperation
CQMU has been actively conducting international exchanges and cooperation. So far, it has established relationships with more than 20 countries and regions in the world, such as the United States, Great Britain, Japan, Canada, France, Australia, Russia, the Netherlands, Finland, New Zealand, South Korea, Thailand, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and it has carried out academic exchanges and cooperation with institutes of higher education and scientific researches in these countries and regions.
| MBBS in English - Autumn Intake | English | 6 Years | 2023-11-07 | 2023-11-07 | RMB 30000 Per year |
| Clinical Medicine | Chinese | 6 Years | 2023-10-09 | 2023-07-15 | RMB 25000 Per year |
| Chinese Medicine | Chinese | 4 Years | 2023-09-28 | 2023-07-06 | RMB 25000 Per year |
| Medical Imageology | Chinese | 4 Years | 2023-09-28 | 2023-07-06 | RMB 25000 Per year |
| Nursing | Chinese | 4 Years | 2023-09-28 | 2023-07-06 | RMB 25000 Per year |
| Science of Chinese Pharmacology | Chinese | 4 Years | 2023-09-28 | 2023-07-06 | RMB 25000 Per year |
| Biotechnology | Chinese | 4 Years | 2023-09-28 | 2023-07-06 | RMB 25000 Per year |
| Clinical Discipline of Chinese & Western Integrative Medicine | Chinese | 4 Years | 2023-09-28 | 2023-07-06 | RMB 30000 Per year |
| Stomatology | Chinese | 4 Years | 2023-09-27 | 2023-07-06 | RMB 25000 Per year |
| Biomedical Engineering (Medical Devices) | Chinese | 4 Years | 2023-09-27 | 2023-07-06 | RMB 25000 Per year |
Program Description
The curriculum planning shall include the following three parts: (1) Chinese culture and natural science courses. In order to facilitate their learning and life in China and contact with patients in their medical practice, the Chinese language shall be a compulsory course during the whole undergraduate medical program in English for international students in China. (2) Basic medical sciences, behavioral science, humanities, social science and medical ethics, preventive medicine and clinical medicine. It is also required to pass the examinations of these courses respectively. (3) Internship. The institutions shall meticulously organize the reasonable arrangement of the internship. The duration of the internship is one year (at least 48 weeks). Main Courses:Over 55 compulsory courses and over 7 optional courses: Cytobiology, Human Anatomy, Human Micropics Morphology Experiment, parasitology, Experiment of Microbilogy & Immunology, Pathology, Pathophysiology, Pharmacology, Medical Genetics, Forensic Medicine, Hygienic Statistics, Community Medicine, Epidemiology, Occupational Health & Safety, Environment & Health, Food Hygiene, Nutrition & Diseases, Medical Psychology, Medical Ethics, Diagnostics Basic, Image Diagnosis, Acupuncture Therapy etc. For more curriculum details, please click here Internship:In the final academic year, MBBS students need to do the internship for one year (at least 48 weeks). They can choose to do it in China, their home country or any other country. Those who do their internship in other countries, other than in CQMU, only need to pay 20% of the tuition fee of that year. According to Nepalese Government, students from Nepal are not allowed to do internship back in Nepal. For more details, please visit the Internship and Career. Fee Structure:Bedding (Optional): RMB 500 (First year only) Damage Deposit: RMB 500 (First year only) Tuition: 25,000 RMB/year Accommodation: 4,800RMB/Year (Double room); 9,600 RMB/Year (Single room) Insurance Fee: 600 RMB/year Cost of Living: 700~1,000 RMB/MonthScholarships:Students in this program can apply for: Chongqing Municipal Government Mayor Scholarship. Degree Awarded:MBBS Degree: upon graduation, students need to pass the HSK 3 (New HSK 4) to get the diploma. On completing the requirements of the teaching program and passing the graduation examinations successfully, international medical undergraduates will be granted a graduation certificate and conferred a medical degree by CQMU, if they meet the degree regulations of the university. The English copy of the degree will state MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery). Master degree| Basic & Clinical Research on Alzheimer Disease | Sep 15 , 2023 | May 30 , 2023 | English | RMB 41,000 per year |
| Clinical Science of Stomatology | Sep 15 , 2023 | May 30 , 2023 | English | RMB 41,000 per year |
| Analysis of Tumor Data | Sep 15 , 2023 | May 30 , 2023 | English | RMB 41,000 per year |
| Microbiology | Sep 15 , 2023 | May 30 , 2023 | English | RMB 41,000 per year |
| Neurobiology（The pathogenesis of Alzheimer disease,epilepsy) | Sep 15 , 2023 | May 30 , 2023 | English | RMB 41,000 per year |
| Computational Life Sciences | Sep 15 , 2023 | May 30 , 2023 | English | RMB 41,000 per year |
| Applied Microbiology | Sep 15 , 2023 | May 30 , 2023 | English | RMB 41,000 per year |
| Bioinformatics | Sep 15 , 2023 | May 30 , 2023 | English | RMB 41,000 per year |
| Bioinformatics | Sep 15 , 2023 | May 30 , 2023 | English | RMB 41,000 per year |
| Internal Medicine | Sep 15 , 2023 | May 30 , 2023 | English | RMB 41,000 per year |
| Pathology and Pathophysiology | Sep 15 , 2023 | May 30 , 2023 | English | RMB 41,000 per year |
| Pulmonary Medicine | Sep 15 , 2023 | May 30 , 2023 | English | RMB 41,000 per year |
| Obstetrics | Sep 15 , 2023 | May 30 , 2023 | English | RMB 41,000 per year |
| Medical Molecular Microbiology(Interaction of Pathogen and Host) | Sep 15 , 2023 | May 30 , 2023 | English | RMB 41,000 per year |
| Metabolomics and Bioanalytical Chemistry | Sep 15 , 2023 | May 30 , 2023 | English | RMB 41,000 per year |
| Pharmacogenomics | Sep 15 , 2023 | May 30 , 2023 | English | RMB 41,000 per year |
| Pharmaceutical Analysis | Sep 15 , 2023 | May 30 , 2023 | English | RMB 41,000 per year |
| Molecular Pharmacology | Sep 15 , 2023 | May 30 , 2023 | English | RMB 41,000 per year |
| Geriatrics | Sep 15 , 2023 | May 30 , 2023 | English | RMB 41,000 per year |
| Neurology | Sep 15 , 2023 | May 30 , 2023 | English | RMB 41,000 per year |
| Molecular Tumor Biology | Sep 15 , 2023 | May 30 , 2023 | English | RMB 41,000 per year |
| Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics | Sep 15 , 2023 | May 30 , 2023 | English | RMB 41,000 per year |
| Obstetrics and Gynecology | Sep 15 , 2023 | May 30 , 2023 | English | RMB 41,000 per year |
| Orthodontics(Orthodontic treatment of periodontal disease and orthodontic tooth movement) | Sep 15 , 2023 | May 30 , 2023 | English | RMB 41,000 per year |
| Pathogen Biology(College of Basic Medicine) | Sep 15 , 2023 | May 30 , 2023 | English | RMB 41,000 per year |
| Anatomy,Histology and Embryology | Sep 15 , 2023 | May 30 , 2023 | English | RMB 41,000 per year |
| Study of the Cardiac Remodeling in Patients with Diabetes and Hypertension | Sep 15 , 2023 | May 30 , 2023 | English | RMB 41,000 per year |
| Orthodontics(Etiological study of Craniofcial malformation) | Sep 15 , 2023 | May 30 , 2023 | English | RMB 41,000 per year |
| Pathogen Biology(School of Pharmacy) | Sep 15 , 2023 | May 30 , 2023 | English | RMB 41,000 per year |
| Molecular Tumor Biology | Sep 15 , 2023 | May 30 , 2023 | English | RMB 50,000 per year |
| Study on the Mechanism of Tumor Invasion and Metastasis | Sep 15 , 2023 | May 30 , 2023 | English | RMB 50,000 per year |
| Anatomy, Histology and Embryology | Sep 15 , 2023 | May 30 , 2023 | English | RMB 50,000 per year |
| Geriatrics | Sep 15 , 2023 | May 30 , 2023 | English | RMB 50,000 per year |
| Basic & Clinical Research on Alzheimer Disease | Sep 15 , 2023 | May 30 , 2023 | English | RMB 50,000 per year |
| Neurology | Sep 15 , 2023 | May 30 , 2023 | English | RMB 50,000 per year |
| Neurobiology(The pathogenesis of Alzheimer disease,epilepsy) | Sep 15 , 2023 | May 30 , 2023 | English | RMB 50,000 per year |
| Pathology and Pathophysiology | Sep 15 , 2023 | May 30 , 2023 | English | RMB 50,000 per year |
CQMU has two campuses which cover an area of 3.13 million square meters: the main campus and the new campus. Both campuses have apartment for international students, the accommodation’s price is approximately RMB500-9600/Year.
- Dormitories are limited. Students are suggested to book accommodation after they have scheduled their study plan.
-To rent off the campus is allowed.
-Not 24 hours check-in service and reception service. If you arrive at night, you have to live outside school.
-Moving in before registration is not allowed.
-Registration should be done after checked in.
-Payment methods for tuition fee and other fees: Cash, International Remittance, UnionPay card.
