A: There are various scholarships which Harbin Medical University offers for international students such as Chinese Government Scholarship (CGS), Confucius Institute Scholarship (CIS), Harbin Medical University President Scholarship etc.
Harbin Medical University
Harbin Medical University (HMU) is located in Harbin, a beautiful city well-known for its ice and snow and reputed as “Eastern Paris”. HMU has a scenic view on the campus dotted with ancient-style buildings, with a total area of 2.36 million square meters.
Harbin Medical University History
Harbin Medical University (HMU) is located in Harbin, a beautiful city well-known for its ice and
snow and reputed as “Eastern Paris”. HMU has a scenic view on the campus dotted with ancient-style
buildings, with a total area of 2.36 million square meters.
Harbin Medical University (HMU) was founded in 1926 and features a glorious history and tradition. It originated from the combination of former Harbin Medical University (its predecessor being Harbin Special Medical School founded by Dr. Wu Liande, a medical pioneer in China) and former 1st and 2nd branch schools of China Medical University in Xiangtan (its predecessor being China Red Army Health School founded in Raijin, Jiangxi, in 1931). During the 80 years, HMU has inherited Dr. Wu Liane's spirit “loving the motherland wholeheartedly and succeeding by self-made efforts”, carried forward China Red Army Health School’s tradition “firm political belief and excellent medical skills”, and upheld the motto “integrity from the rules and learning to promote medicine”. HMU’s strength has been increasing and become a medical school of huge capacity and distinct characteristics. HMU has now been one of the top medical schools in China. It is now a national base for basic sciences research and teaching talent development, and a key “Project 211” university in Heilongjiang Province.
The ranking order of Harbin Medical University is number 2 in China when the rankings of Medical universities recognised by Medical council of India are compared. Harbin Medical University is ranked 1213 out of 11,000 universities in the world by 4icu world university ranking and ranked 2234 out of 20,000 universities in the world by Webometrics world university ranking. Harbin Medical University is listed in the Medical Directories of WHO and IMED. It is recognised by Medical Council of India (MCI), Bangladesh, Jordan and other countries. Students from this university can obtain Medical license in USA, Canada, UK, Australia, etc after passing the concerned licensing examinations.
Harbin Medical University (HMU) has clearly defined medical programs. It is among the first group of medical universities running seven-year medical programs and has been working with Nankai University and Harbin Institute of Technology for joint teaching of seven-year program students. HMU cooperates with 5 foreign universities for joint medical programs. It has 4 first-grade doctorate degree programs including basic medical sciences, clinical medicine, public health and preventive medicine, and biology, 41 second-grade doctorate degree programs, and 49 second-grade master’s degree programs. There are 11 undergraduate programs including basic medical sciences, clinical medicine, preventive medicine, dentistry, anaesthesiology, medical imaging, nursing, pharmacy, biotechnology, public affairs management and medical law. Now HMU has 5 postdoctoral research programs in preventive medicine, clinical medicine, basic medical sciences, biology and pharmacy, 1 research program in clinical pharmacy and pharmacology, and the postdoctoral research program collaborated between HMU and Zhong long Enterprises. There are over 10,000 full-time students, among whom are over 3000 graduate students.
HMU has a reasonable discipline structure. There are 1 national key discipline, 32 provincial key disciplines, 1 incubation base of national key laboratories in biomedicine jointly established by the ministry and the province, 6 key laboratories of the ministry and the province, and 11 provincial key laboratories of higher education. Positions are available for national specially-invited professors and provincial specially-invited professors. Undergrade MBBS programme is of 5 years duration in English medium. Chinese medium course is also available. The following 3-year MD/MS & Ph.D. specialties are available in English Medium:
Harbin Medical University (HMU) boasts advanced clinical technology. The five medical schools (affiliated hospitals) are ranked at top level, of which 3 are listed among the “100 best hospitals” in China. There are over 5000 beds, 2 million outpatients and over 200 thousand inpatients per year. Allogeneic organ transplantation is a distinctive feature of HMU. Allogeneic spleen transplantation, allogeneic both hands transplantation and allogeneic single forearm transplantation have reached international level. The patient who received the allogeneic heart transplantation enjoys the best life quality in Asia. The combined treatment of large intestine cancer is well-known in China. There are 2905 beds in the other 4 non-affiliated clinical hospitals.
During the Tenth Five-Year Plan period, HMU was appraised as excellent respectively in the assessment on seven-year medical program by the Ministry of Education, the assessment on the National Base of Science at HMU by the National Natural Science Foundation, and the assessment on basic medical education by the Ministry of Education. HMU enjoys a good reputation in its educational quality. As the first medical school in China, HMU received the pilot accreditation on basic medical education referenced by WFME Global Standards, and has achieved all the 36 WFME basic standards, of which 25 have reached quality improvement standards. The foreign experts spoke highly of the medical education quality of the university. HMU has cooperative relations with over 40 colleges and universities in 12 countries or regions. Six specialized journal offices such as Chinese Journal of Endemiological, International Journal of Genetics and International Journal of Immunology are based at HMU. The campus network has been integrated into China Education and Research Network. HMU library has a collection of over 1.5 million books, 4707 journals and 330 thousand electronic journals and books, and can provide electronic literature search and internet information services.
HMU sticks to the educational ideology “basic medical education as the basis, discipline developments as the fundamental, graduate and long-term medical education as the priority.” To meet the health needs of the country and the region as well as economic development, HMU has become a base to cultivate creative medical students and produce high level research outcome. HMU aims to become a teaching and research-oriented medical school which is first-grade in China and well-known in the world. To fully make use of its advantages, HMU will make further contributions in achieving the objective of “rapid and all-around development” and in rejuvenating the old north-eastern industrial base.
| Institution Name | Harbin Medical University |
| Native Name | 哈尔滨医科大学 |
| Location | China |
| World Rank | 763 |
| National Rank | 73 |
Harbin Medical University is situated in Harbin, Heilongjiang, People’s Republic of China. The city Harbin is sitting in the northeast of Heilongjiang and comes in a humid continental climate zone with having an annual temperature of +4.86 degrees centigrade.
Harbin Medical University has almost 15 schools or departments. Some of the different disciplines are listed below -
Chinese Government Scholarship
International students studying in China are eligible for the Chinese Government Scholarship that
is being awarded by the Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC). This is awarded to the students applying
or studying in the universities affiliated to CSC. Every year the CSC online application system
starts from December to April. Every university under the CSC affiliation has a different
application deadline. It is mandatory to fill the online application form for students applying for
a Chinese Government Scholarship.
At present 289 universities, Chinese Universities are designated to offer a wide range of programs in science, engineering, fine arts, philosophy, economics, medicine, legal studies, agriculture, history, literature, and management under the CSC Scholarship scheme at all levels.
1. Bilateral Program
The program offers a full or partial scholarship to the students in accordance with the exchange of educational agreements between the Chinese governments and governments of other countries, institutions, or international organizations. The program supports undergraduate & graduate students, general scholars, and senior scholars.
Applicants must apply to the dispatching authorities for overseas studies in their home country.
2. Chinese University Program
Scholarship under this program is meant for designated Chinese universities and specific provincial offices in certain provincial regions aiming to recruit international students for graduate studies in China. This program supports undergraduates, postgraduate students, and doctoral students.
Applicants shall apply at the universities under this program to avail scholarships.
3. Great Wall Program
This scholarship program under UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) sponsors students and scholars from developing countries to carry out their studies and research in China. The program supports general and senior scholars. Applicants of this program must apply at the National Commissions for UNESCO in their home country.
4. EU Program
It is a full scholarship program encouraging international students from EU member countries to study and research in China. The program also focuses on promoting mutual understanding between China and EU member countries. The program supports undergraduate & graduate students, general scholars, and senior scholars.
Applicants under this category must apply at the Education and Culture, Mission of the P. R. China to the European Union
5. AUN Program
The AUN Program (ASEAN University Network) sponsors students, teachers, and scholars from ASEAN member countries to study and research in China. The program offers a full scholarship to the students thereby improving the academic exchange and mutual understanding between China and ASEAN member countries. It supports only the graduate students and the students can apply at AUN Secretariat.
6. PIF Program
This is a program under the full scholarship scheme to sponsor students from Pacific Island countries to study in China. The program supports undergraduates, graduates, general scholars, and senior scholars and an application for the same can be applied to the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Secretariat.
7. WHO Program
This program in association with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) sponsors international students to study and research in meteorology, hydrology, and water resources supervision and management in China. The program supports only graduates and undergraduates. Applicants must apply at the WMO.
Expertise and relevant team of professionals verify and selects the students who are granted pre-admission letters by the mid of June. By the end of June, these must apply for University Scholarship online. Once the applications are scrutinized, the students are awarded the scholarship in the month of September each year. The provincial department where the university is located takes responsibility for all applications. Each university in the province receives funds and aids from the Provincial Department of Education according to the number of students who have been awarded the scholarship. If the student does not abide by the rules & regulations of the university or the government, the university has the authority to report to the provincial department of education and his/her scholarship is deemed to be terminated with immediate effect. The university or college must submit a comprehensive report of students’ assessment to the provincial department that will help them determine the student’s eligibility for scholarship in the coming year. This report must be submitted in writing by the end of May.
A: There are various scholarships which Harbin Medical University offers for international students such as Chinese Government Scholarship (CGS), Confucius Institute Scholarship (CIS), Harbin Medical University President Scholarship etc.
A. Harbin Medical University offers MBBS program is in English.
A: Harbin Medical University require the TOEFL examination or the IELTS for all international applicants whose primary native language is not English and who attend a non-English speaking secondary school. Minimum scores recommended for TOEFL and IELTS are 80 and 6.0. Students also can take the Placement Test at Harbin Medical University with the passing score.
A: Generally, you can find hostel fee for the international students in the university having charges of 42000 INR per year.
A: Physical Examination Record with blood test results (Hepatitis B surface antigen, HIV, syphilis, and TB) within six months. Anyone with chronic disease or genetic disease is needed to notify International School. No criminal offense Certificate provided by local Police Department within six months.
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