Prospectus for International Students at TNU

I.    Introduction

Tianjin Normal University (hereinafter, “TNU”),a key comprehensive university founded in 1958, is the only normal university focusing on high-quality teachers’ fundamental education in Tianjin. The main campus covers a land area of 2,333,333㎡, including 514,000 ㎡of natural lakes and wetlands, and a building area of 860,000 ㎡. TNU campus possesses unique charm and ecological environment. Both our main campus and Balitai campus are located along the subway, with convenient transportation and adequate life service facilities.

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TNU is rich in teaching facilities and culture deposits. It now has 2 faculties and 20 colleges, offers 72 undergraduate programs, 8 doctorate programs of first-level disciplines, 1 professional doctoral degree program for education, 33 master programs of first-level disciplines, and 16 professional master’s degree programs, including 9 academic disciplines of economics, law, education, literature, history, science, engineering, management and art.

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TNU maintains openness in education. It has established cooperative ties with 177 famous universities, institutes and regional governments from 33 countries. Authorized by Chinese Ministry of Education, TNU is one of the first “demonstration base schools (a model example of a university that excels in international education)”, for international students’ study in China. Running four Confucius Institutes overseas, TNU has been awarded “Confucius Institute of the Year” for 10 times, achieved one highest honor in “Confucius Institute Foundation Award”, and rated as “Advanced Confucius Institutes’ Organizer” and “Model Confucius Institute”. TNU has more than 50 years of history in international students’ recruitment and education, accumulates rich experience in teaching management, and enjoys high prestige in international students’ education.

As a Host Institution, TNU accepts international students funded by Chinese Government Scholarship, International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship and Tianjin Government Scholarship.

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TNU offers International Standard key curriculum like Accounting (International Accounting). Based on multilateral cooperation with universities in the USA, the UK and Australia, TNU and its partner universities have achieved mutual recognition of credits and dual-degree awarding and enabled students to pursue a cross-border study in the multicultural background. This program--providing specialized courses, conducted in English, with extensive adaptability and international compatibility--enjoys great popularity among international students.

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TNU has abundant teaching resources. Most of our faculty members engaged in international students’ education possess one year or more overseas teaching experience and gain great popularity for their enthusiasm, integrity, patience, carefulness and excellent teaching skills. We hope that with our first-class education and service, we can build a bridge for multicultural communication and integration and make significant contributions to educational cooperation, cultural exchanges and lasting friendship between China and foreign countries.

Welcome international students from all over the world!

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II.    Programs

1.SHORT-TERM CHINESE LANGUAGE PROGRAM

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2.LONG-TERM PROGRAM

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3.FOUNDATION STUDIES PROGRAM

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4.DEGREE PROGRAM

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Payment for teaching materials will be charged according to actual cost.

New charging standards will be implemented once the competent authority adjusts the above cost standards.

 

Popular undergraduate programs: Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages, Chinese Language and Culture, Pedagogy, Applied Psychology, Business Administration, International Economics and Trade, Computer Science and Technology, Electronic Information Science and Technology, Intelligent Science and Technology, Dancology, Performance, Radio and Television Editing Programming, etc.

 

Popular postgraduate programs: Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages, Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, World History, Applied Psychology, Computer Science and Technology, Information and Communication Engineering, Journalism, International Politics, Communication, etc.

 

Popular doctoral programs: Modern Chinese Literature, Comparative Literature and World Literature, World History, Applied Psychology, Fundamental Psychology, Developmental and Educational Psychology, International Politics, etc.

 

For students with excellent performance, Tianjin Normal University will offer assistance in applying for different scholarships such as Chinese Government Scholarship, International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship, Tianjin Government Scholarship, etc.

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