Jimei University Prospectus for Tan Kah Kee Scholarship in 2023

Overview
Jimei University (JMU), one of the key universities located in Xiamen City, Fujian Province, is a multi-disciplined university. It is jointly constructed by the Ministry of Transport，the Ministry of Natural Resources，the Fujian Provincial Government and the Xiamen Municipal Government. The university started with the Teacher's Department of Jimei School founded in 1918 by the famous patriotic overseas Chinese leader, Chen Jiageng (Tan Kah-Kee), and the Fisheries Department、Business Department of Jimei School founded in 1920. It has a history of 104 years. Its motto “Sincerity and Perseverance” is a precious spiritual heritage handed down by Tan Kah Kee, It has formed the characteristics and advantages of marine-oriented disciplines such as navigation and fishery, which has undergone a long and glorious history and enjoys great fame far and wide.
Academic Programs Bachelor’s Degree Program Duration: 4 Years

College	Major
Navigation Institute	Navigational Technology
	Transportation
	Logistic Management
School of Marine Engineering	Marine Engineering
	Ship Electrical and Electronic Engineering
	Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
	Electrical Engineering and Automation
	Marine Engineering (Ship machinery repair and construction)
Fisheries College	Animal Science
	Aquaculture
	Marine Fisheries Science and Technology
	Aquatic Animal Medicine
College of Ocean Food and Biological Engineering	Bioengineering
	Food Science and Engineering
	Food Quality and Safety
School of Physical Education	Physical Education
	Instruction and Management of Social Sports
	Sports Training
	Martial Art and Ethnic Traditional Sports
Finance and Economics College	International Economics and Trade
	Accounting
	Economics
	Public Finance
	Finance
	Digital Economy
Teacher’s College	Pre-school Education
	Primary Education
School of Business Administration	Business Administration
	Auditing
	Marketing
	Tourism Management
	Electronic Business
	Emergency Management
College of music	Musicology
	Music Performance
	Dance Performance
College of Arts and Design	Fine Art
	Visual Communication Design
	Animation
	Environmental Design
School of Ocean Information Engineering	Artificial Intelligence
	Electronic Information Engineering
	Telecommunication Engineering
	Microelectronics Science and Engineering
Computer Engineering College	Computer Science and Technology
	Software Engineering
	Intelligent Science and Technology
	Cyberspace Security
College of Marine equipment and Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Design, Manufacturing and Automation
	Mechatronic Engineering
	Energy and Power Engineering
	Building Environment and Energy Engineering
	Intelligent Manufacturing Engineering
School of Science	Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
	Data Science and Big Data Technology
	Optoelectronic Information Science and Engineering
	Applied Physics
School of Foreign Languages	English Language and Literature
	Japanese Language and Literature
	Translation
College of Marine Culture and Law	Law
	Social Work
	Chinese Language and Literature
	Literature Program in Theatre, Film and Television
College of Harbour and Coastal Engineering	Engineering Management
	Environmental Engineering
	Geographical Information Science
	Harbour, Waterway and Coastal Engineering

Master’s Degree Program Duration: 3 Years

College	Programs	Areas of Study
Navigation Institute	Transportation Engineering	Traffic Information Engineering and Control
		Transportation Safety and Environment
		Transportation Planning and Management
	Transportation	No Distinction between Research Directions
School of Marine Engineering	Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering	Design and Manufacture of Ships and Offshore Structures
		Marine Engineering
		Ship Electric Propulsion and its Control
		Energy Engineering of Ships and Marine Installations
	Mechanics	Mechanical Engineering
		Ship Engineering
	Energy &Power	Electrical Engineering
Fisheries College	Fisheries	Aquaculture
		Science of Fisheries Resources
	Biology	Hydrobiology
		Microbiology
		Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
	Fishery Development	Fisheries Management
		Aquaculture
		Conservation and Utilization of Fishery Resources
		Recreational Fishery
		Disease Prevention and Control of Aquatic Animals and Plants
College of Ocean Food and Biological Engineering	Biology	Microbiology
		Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
	Food Science and Engineering	Food Science
		Processing and Storage Engineering of Agricultural Products
		Processing and Storage Engineering of Aquatic Products
		Food Safety Inspection and Control
	Program for Biology and Medicine Master Degree	Biotechnology and Engineering
		Food Engineering
	Program for Food Processing and Safety	Fruit and Vegetable Product Processing
		Aquatic Product Processing
		Storage of Agricultural Products
		Technology in Food Safety Control
School of Physical Education	Science of Physical Culture and Sports	Humane and Sociological Science of Sports
		Kinesiology
		Theory of Sports Pedagogy and Training
		Science of Ethnic Traditional Sports
	Master of Physical Education and Sports	Teaching of Physical Teaching
		Sports Training
Finance and Economics College	Applied Economics	Regional Economics
		Public Finance
		Finance
		Industrial Economics
		International Trade
College of Arts and Design	Design Science	Environment Design
		Visual Communication and Media Design
	Master of Education in Subject Teaching(Fine Art)	No Distinction between Research Directions
	Art Design	Environment Design
		Visual Communication and Media Design
		Management of Cultural and Creative Industries
College of Marine Culture and Law	Master of Social Work	Urban and Rural Communities Service and Governance
		Health Care Social Work
		Justice and Social Work
	Chinese Language and Literature	Theory of Literature and Art
		Chinese Philology
		Ancient Chinese Literature
		Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature
		Comparative Literature and World Literature
	Subject Teaching (Chinese)	No Distinction between Research Directions

Doctoral Degree Program Duration: 4 Years

College	Programs	Areas of study
Navigation College	Traffic and Transportation Engineering	Traffic Information Engineering and Control
		Transportation Safety and Environment
		Traffic Transportation Planning and Management
School of Marine Engineering	Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering	Marine Engineering
		Design and Construction Technology for Ship and Marine Structures
		Marine Energy-saving and New Energy Technology
		Marine Electronic / Electrical / Informatization Engineering
Fisheries College	Fisheries	Aquaculture
		Aquatic Genetics and Breeding
		Basic Biology for Aquaculture
		Aquatic Biomedicine
		Aquatic Animal Nutrition and Feed
College of Ocean Food and Biological Engineering	Fisheries	Processing of Aquatic Products

1. Brief introduction to Tan Kah Kee Scholarship Tan Kah Kee Scholarship was set up in 2017 to further implement the spirit of the letter from General Secretary Xi Jinping of the CPC Central Committee to Jimei Alumni Association, to better promote the monumental contributions of the famous patriotic overseas Chinese leader Mr. Tah Kah Kee, who is praised as “the Flag of the Oversea Chinese and the Glory of the Nation”, to inherit and to carry forward the Tah Kah Kee Spirit as well as to attract and encourage the outstanding overseas Chinese students and Chinese descendants to pursue their studies in Xiamen.
2. Scholarship funding quota 20 undergraduate students, 25 graduate students(together with Xiamen University,Huaqiao University,Xiamen University of Technology), 5 doctoral students(together with Xiamen University,Huaqiao University).The final funding quota will be adjusted by the Tan Kah Kee scholarship leading group according to the actual application.
3. Funding Criteria The scholarship covers such expenses as tuition, accommodation allowance, teaching materials, insurances, and living expenses. The granted amount should be determined by the degree levels and categories of the applicant. 3.1. Doctoral degree students: 70,000RMB/person/academic year, granted for 3 to 4 years. 3.2.Master’s degree students: 60,000RMB/person/academic year, granted for 2 or 3 years 3.3 Bachelor’s degree students:50,000RMB/person/academic year, granted for 4 or 5 years
4. Entry Requirements 4.1. Applicants should be descendants of the overseas Chinese and Chinese descendants from countries along the Maritime Silk Road who are in favor of the “One China” policy, friendly to China and in good health. 4.2. Applicants should abide by the laws and regulations of Chinese government and meet the admission requirements of the relevant school. 4.3. Educational background and age limits (as of September 1, 2023): 4.3.1.Bachelor's programs: hold a high school diploma or above and be under the age of 30; 4.3.2.Master's programs: hold a bachelor's degree or above and be under the age of 35; 4.3.3.Doctoral programs: hold a master's degree or above and be under the age of 40.
4.4. language proficiency requirements for degree programs Applicants for programs taught in Chinese should achieve International Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK) band 4 or above, and within the validity period. Applicants who have finished their highest diploma completely in Chinese are exempted from proof of Chinese Language Proficiency Test, but they must present a medium-of-instruction certificate.
4.5 In accordance with Article 5 of the Nationality Law of the People’s Republic of China, a person whose parents are both Chinese citizens and have both settled abroad, or one of whose parents is a Chinese citizen and has settled abroad, shall not have Chinese citizenship if he or she has acquired foreign citizenship at birth. If such a person applies to study in a bachelor’s degree program at JMU as an international student, in addition to meeting the University’s all other application requirements, he or she is required to have held a valid foreign passport for at least 4 years and have actually resided in a foreign country for at least 2 years in the past 4 years (as of April 30, 2023) (9 months of residence in a foreign country counts as a full year). The dates of the entry and exit stamps in the passport will be followed in the determination of the actual length of foreign residence. This requirement is also applicable to residents of the Chinese Mainland, Taiwan, Hong Kong or Macao who have emigrated to a foreign country and obtained foreign citizenship and are applying to study in a bachelor's degree program at JMU as international students.
4.6 Only after being officially recognized by the Division of Exit and Entry Administration of Public Security Bureau as foreign citizens, can foreign citizens of Chinese origin apply for Residence Permit in China and register their academic records as international students.
4.7.Awardees of other scholarships should not be granted Tan Kah Kee scholarship.
5. Application Period Applicants should apply to the Admission office of Jimei university before May 10^{th ,} 2023 . 6. Application Access Applicants should first apply online at http://applyonline.jmu.edu.cn
7. Application Materials 7.1. Application Form for Tan Kah Kee Scholarship with handwritten signature from the applicant.
7.2. A Letter of Reference from Overseas Chinese Associations or Overseas Chinese Celebrity of the Home Country to certify that the applicants are overseas Chinese and Chinese descendants. Students from Hongkong, Macau and Taiwai region should submit a Letter of Reference from Local Jimei Alumni Associations or Xiamen Jimei Alumni Associations to certify that the applicants are the descendants of Jimei alumni.
7.3. Foreigner Physical Examination Form.
7.4. For other documents or requirements needed, please refer to Jimei university admissions guide for international students in 2023.
Note: For materials to be downloaded, please visit the official website of the Admissions Office of our university（ http://zsb.jmu.edu.cn/xzzx.htm ）.The applicant shall be responsible for the authenticity and completeness of the submitted materials. If the application materials are not true or missing, our university will not accept. No matter whether applicants are accepted or not, the above application materials will not be returned.
Please submit the scanned copy of all documents in the registration system. If you have any questions, you can inquire by email or telephone: Email: zsbzs@jmu.edu.cn, Tel: 0086-592- 6181301 6183371
8. Scholarship Assessment The assessment of the scholarship will be carried out under the principle of ‘openness, fairness, justness and merit-based selection. Our university will take the applicant's academic performance, language level, academic ability, recommendation letter and comprehensive quality into consideration, and select merit scholarship candidates, and then submit the candidates list to Tan Kah Kee Scholarship Leading Group. After centralized review, the Group determines the final awardees. The results of the scholarship are expected to be determined and published on the websites of Jimei School Committee as well as our admissions website in mid-to-late July. The awardees will receive an official email notification from our university.
9. Tuition and charges for Accommodation 9.1. Tuition RMB ( Yuan ) / person/ year

Types of Student	Liberal Arts	Natural Science and Engineering	Arts / Physical Education
Undergraduates	14,000	15,400	21,000
Master Candidates	20,000	22,000	30,000
Ph. D. Candidates	22,000	25,000	33,000

9.2. Charges for Accommodation The dorm building for international student is in the main campus area with beautiful surroundings and easy access. The rooms are air-conditioned and equipped with furniture. There is a bathroom in every bedroom where hot water is available. RMB (Yuan)/ person/ year

Types of Room	Single Room	Twin Room	Quad Room
Charge	9,600	4,800	2,400

9.3. The enrollment fee is 500 yuan (charged at the time of enrollment) NOTE: Tuition and charges for accommodation are subject to change and are announced annually by the University.
10. 11. Contact Information Admission Office, JMU (Enrollment of International Student for Degree Programs) Tel: 0086-592-6181301, 6183371 Fax: 0086-592-6185889 E-mail: zsbzs@jmu.edu.cn Website: http://zsb.jmu.edu.cn Address: Admission Office, Jimei University, 185 Yinjiang Road, Jimei, Xiamen, Fujian, 361021, China

If the enrollment method in the general rules is inconsistent with the relevant rules of Xiamen Tan Kah Kee Education Foundation, the rules of Xiamen Tan Kah Kee Education Foundation shall be followed.