Introduction
Southwest University was founded in 2005 through the merger
of Southwest Normal University and Southwest Agricultural University with an
original history dating back to 1906. Southwest University(SWU) has always been
living up to its motto. It consists of 600 hectares and an area of almost 1,500,000 square
meters. The university has been continuously innovating its programs and courses
and formed a characteristic educational system for international students. The
enrollment of international students began in the 1950s. As an open and modern
university, SWU now offers all programs to global applicants among which
more than 30 are English taught.
Faculty
Since Southwest University(SWU)
established, a great number of outstanding students have graduated with degrees
in all specialties. The notable alumni include Wu Mi, master of Chinese
Literature and philosophy, Hou Guangjiong, pioneer of China's soil disciplines, and Yuan
Longping, father of super hybrid rice. Students at Southwest University can take
courses in 12 disciplines out of 13 in the Chinese Higher Education System such as pedagogy, psychology, agronomy, and biology. The university is also home to many
advanced research facilities such as the National Key Laboratory of Silkworm
Genome Biology, the National Citrus Engineering Research Center, the National Key
Laboratory of Ecological Environment and so on. There are 2,800
full-time instructors, more than 1800 teachers, and associate professors, almost
300 Ph.D. supervisors, and more than 1200 graduate degree instructors. There
are more than 50,000 full-time undergraduate and postgraduate students and more
than 1,400 international students from
more than 70 different countries and regions. The university offers more than 10
best courses for all international students such as Survey of China, Chinese
History, Chinese Calligraphy, Chinese Painting, Chinese Paper-cutting, Chinese
Martial Arts, Chinese -Dancing. The university also provides modern teaching
facilities like multimedia classrooms,multi-function classrooms, and a special
classroom for Thai students.
Scholarship Details
International students
at Southwest University are also receiving recognition. The international
applicants can be supported by scholarships such as Chinese Government
Scholarship, Confucius Institute Scholarship, Chongqing Municipal Government
Mayor Scholarship, SWU President Scholarship, and Zhongshan Scholarship.The
International applicants can apply for any of the above-mentioned scholarships
.The award of all these scholarships varies depending on the scholarship that
applicants wish to apply for as the Chinese Government Scholarship will
provide full coverage on tuition fee, accommodation fee, living allowance, and
medical insurance fee. The applicants have to submit an online form with all
their documents. All documents must be either in Chinese or English and
notarized.
Admission Details
For admission to Southwest University, the Candidates should
be non-Chinese residents and must be in
good health, outstanding previous academic performance,
and bachelor's degree for the master program while a master's degree for a
doctoral program. The international
candidates must have to submit an online form with a scanned copy of
passport, their last degree, and transcript, passport size photo, English or
Chinese language proficiency proof, study plan, and two recommendation letters
.All documents must be either in Chinese or English and notarized.
