1.Brief introduction
Qingdao Agricultural University (QAU), formerly known as Laiyang Agricultural University, is a regular provincial higher education institute among the first universities conferring bachelor degrees under the authority of the State Council. QAU was established in 1951, and has developed herself into a distinctive and multi-disciplinary university of well-coordinated sciences, engineering, agriculture, economics, humanities, and management.
QAU is located in Qingdao, covering an area of 200 hectares. There are 1,119 professional teachers among whom 124 are professors, 261 associate professors, and 213 have doctor degrees, 592 have master degrees. She has 21 colleges, 51 undergraduate programs, and 31 post-graduate programs. There are 9 provincial key disciplines, key laboratories, and engineering technology centers. Owning a collection of 1588,000 volumes of books and a gross worth of 140 million yuan’s equipments, QAU has excellent conditions of research and library, and takes on a great number of research projects from the state or provincial government and enterprises.
QAU is constantly strengthening exchange and cooperation with foreign institutes, and has established relations of academic and personnel exchanges and cooperation with more than 40 higher education institutes in more than 20 countries like the USA, Italy, South Korea, Japan, the Netherlands and so on.
2.application schedule
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Students’ Categories
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Study Duration
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Requirements
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Time of Checking-in
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Chinese
Language
Learners
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Short-term
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1Week-12Weeks
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Junior Middle School Graduates and Above
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Anytime
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Long-term
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More than half of one year
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Junior Middle School Graduates and Above
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Anytime
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Summer/Winter Vocation Tourism &Cultural Camp
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1Week-8Weeks
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Group Applicants Only
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Summer and Winter Vocation
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Degree Candidates
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Bachelors
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4Years
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Senior Middle School Graduates, HSK Band Three Owners(Science and Engineering Students),HSK Band Four Owners(Liberal Arts Students)
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Early March or Early September
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Masters
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3Years
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Bachelors, HSK Band Four Owners(Science and Engineering Students),HSK Band Six Owners(Liberal Arts Students)
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Early March or Early September
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3.majors
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Colleges
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Specialties
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College of Environmental Art
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Landscaping, Art Design, Painting
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College of Economics
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International Economy and Trade, E-Commerce, Marketing
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College of Management
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Economy Management of Agriculture and Forestry, Accounting, Financial Management, Logistics Management
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College of Information Science and Engineering
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Computer Science and Technology(Computer and Application), Science and Technology of Electronic Information
，Electronic Information Engineering，Communication Engineering
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College of Foreign Languages
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English(Business English),Japanese, Korean
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College of Humanities
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Public Undertakings Management, Chinese Language & Literature, Secretarial Science（Secretary& Public Relation）
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College of Communications
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Communication Science, Editing Science of Broadcasting and TV Programs, Animation(Computer-generated Animation),Advertising Science
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College of Science
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Information and Computation Science, Applied Chemistry, Material Chemistry
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College of Plant Science
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Agronomy, Plant Science and Technology, Seed Science and Engineering(Seed Production and Management),
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College of Resources and Environment
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Agricultural Resources and Environment, Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Land Resources Management
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College of Horticulture
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Horticulture, Facility Agriculture Science and Engineering
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College of Animal Science
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Animal Science, Animal Medication(Veterinary),Animal Diseases-prevention and Quarantine(Animal Breeding and Diseases prevention), Special Animal Breeding, Feeds and Animal Nutrition
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College of Machinery and Electricity
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Agricultural Mechanization and Automation, Machinery Design, Manufacture, Agricultural Electricalization and Automation, Electrical Engineering and Automation, Civil Engineering, Construction Environment and Appliances Engineering, Construction Decoration Engineering and Technology(Construction Decoration Material and Engineering)
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College of Plant Protection
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Plant Protect, Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Engineering
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College of Foodstuff Science and Engineering
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Foodstuff Science and Engineering ，Biological Engineering，Foodstuff Quality and Safety(Foodstuff Nutrition and Inspection)
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College of Aquatic Cultivation
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Science of Aquatic Cultivation, Ecology
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College of Life Science
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Life Science, Biotechnology
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4.costs
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Category
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Tuition（RMB）
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Registration fee(RMB)
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Accommodation Cost/Day
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Chinese Language Learners
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Short-term
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600/Week
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200
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Double-bed Room：70yuan/Room
Four-bed Room：90yuan/Room
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Long-term
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7000/Semister
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300
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Degree Students
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Bachelors
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15000/Year
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300
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Masters
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18000/Year
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300
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- Students have to take care of expenses of foods, textbooks, medication, insurances, etc.
- The above-mentioned fees are to be paid in RMB or US Dollars in cash under the officially declared conversion rate by the Bank of China on the payday. Fees are to be submitted on the required day of QAU, and fees cannot be refunded unless it is due to the school’s defaults.