An applicant shall first of all obtain a recommendation from a relevant government agency in his/her home country addressed to the Economic and Commercial Counselor’s Office of the Chinese Embassy regarding his/her program application. With a recommendation obtained, the applicant shall then prepare the following materials and submit them to the Economic and Commercial Counselor’s Office of the Chinese Embassy for an inspection.

 

Documents		Requirements
1	Degree	An original copy needs to be prepared for each degree.
2	Official Transcripts	Transcripts must list all courses taken and all scores obtained.
3	Personal Statement	Personal statement must be written in English and be 600-800 words in length. It shall cover such essential elements as applicant’s academic background, work experience, achievements, study purpose and future career plans.
4	CV	CV should be in English.
5	Recommendation Letters	Two original recommendation letters are required: one by a superior in the institution where the applicant works; the other by a professor who knows the applicant well.
6	English Language Proficiency Test Results	Applicants who are not native English speakers or whose undergraduate education was not conducted in English shall provide TOEFL or IELTS test scores.
7	Physical Examination Form	The health form shall be issued within one month before the submission of application, showing that the applicant is in good physical condition, doesn’t carry any infectious disease which may have a serious impact on public health or fall into any of the health situations prohibited by China’s Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Laws and Regulations.
8	Passport	The passport must be a personal regular passport. All successful candidates must enter China and register with Peking University using the same passport as used for applying for the program.
9	Written Request to ECCO for a Recommendation Letter	The request should clearly state whether the applicant is willing to be considered for a similar program at other universities if the programs at ISSCAD are already full.
10	Non Crime Record Proof	Applicant shall obtain the proof from relative agency in his/her country.

 

 

• For emails and addresses of the Economic and Commercial Counselor’s Offices, please refer to http://www.china-aibo.cn.
• All the documents to be submitted should be in either Chinese or English. Otherwise, a notarized copy in Chinese or English is required.
• Applicants shall get back all the hard-copy materials from the Economic and Commercial Counselor’s Office of the Chinese Embassy. If admitted, they must take the documents to China and submit them to the Institute of South-South Cooperation and Development during registration in early September.

 

The Economic and Commercial Counselor's Office of the Chinese Embassy will issue a formal recommendation letter to the institute directly for an applicant who succesfully passes the qualification review. 

 

 

2) Application to Peking University

 

The applicant who successfully passes the qualification review with  the Economic and Commercial Counselor’s Office of the Chinese Embassy shall then proceed to apply at  http://www.studyatpku.com

 

Master program: Visit the Peking University online application system and register for an account. Select “Degree Programs Application” on the first page that appears, and click “Next” to enter the following page where master’s program applicants shall choose “Chinese Government Scholarship Candidates (Master’s Degree Program)”. To further identify the program, please pay attention to the information below:

 

Major: Public Administration

Research Field: National Development

Teaching Language: English

After filling in the required information and uploading an electronic photo, an application form will be created. Print out the form, insert a hand-written name and date, and then post a photo on it.

 

 

Doctoral Program: Visit the Peking University online application system and register for an account. Select “Degree Programs Application” on the first page that appears, and click “Next” to enter the following page where doctoral program applicants shall choose “Chinese Government Scholarship Candidates (Doctoral Program)”. To further identify the program, please pay attention to the information below:

Major: Theoretical economics

Research Field: National Development

Teaching Language: English

After filling in the required information and uploading an electronic photo, an application form will be created. Print out the form, insert a hand-written name and date, and then post a photo on it.

 

 

3) Application to Chinese Scholarship Council

 

Visit the online application system of the Chinese Scholarship Council at https://studyinchina.csc.edu.cn/#/login, and register for an account. Select the program “Chinese Government Scholarship”, fill in all the required information, and an application form will be created. Print out the form, insert a hand-written name and date, and then post a photo on it. To complete the form successfully, please note the

following information:

 

(1) The agency number of Peking University is 10001;

(2) Program Category: B

(3) For the master’s program, Discipline is “Management”, Major is “Public Administration”;

(4) For the Doctoral program, Discipline is “Economics”, Major is “Theoretical economics”.

 

 

4) Submitting Application Materials to the Institute of South-South Cooperation and Development

 

Applicants should submit all the application materials, including the PKU application form, CSC scholarship application form directly to the Institute of South-South Cooperation and Development of Peking University by emails before deadline. Here is the email address: admissions@isscad.pku.edu.cn.

• Applications who fail in qualification review with the Economic and Commercial Counselor's Office will not be proces
• If admitted, candidates should prepare two sets of hard-copy application materials and take them to the Institute of South-South Cooperation and Development upon registration. None of the materials submitted to the Institute of South-South Cooperation and Development will be returned.
• For documents such as degrees and transcripts, a photocopy with an official stamp on it issued by the institution where the applicant received his/her degrees is required. Please also note that all the original certificates must be presented for on-site verification at the Institute of South-South Cooperation and Development on the day of registration.

Below is a complete list of application materials to be submitted to the Institute of South-South Cooperation and Development:

 

	Documents	Original Copy	Photocopy
1	PKU Application Form	2
2	Chinese Government Scholarship Application Form	2
3	Degree Certificates (photocopy with an official stamp)	1	2
4	Official Transcripts (photocopy with an official stamp)	1	2
5	Personal Statement (Please include what topic you need to research for your thesis)	2
6	CV	2
7	Two Recommendation Letters (One by a superior and the other by a professor)	2	2
8	English Language Proficiency Test Result	1	1
9	Physical Examination Form	1	1
10	Passport Photocopy (Information Page)	1	2
11	Two-inch photos	5
12	Non Crime Record Proof	1

 

 

5) Application Deadline

 

The application deadline for both the master and doctoral programs is June 30, 2021.

 

 

6) Interview and Admissions

 

After the application deadline, the Admissions Committee of the Institute of South-South Cooperation and Development will make an initial round of material review and select qualified candidates for interviews. Based on candidates’ application materials and interview performance, the Admissions Committee of the Institute will make a comprehensive evaluation of each candidate and make a final decision whether the candidate is admitted or not. No explanation will be made regarding admission results. Admission letters will be sent out in July, 2021. They will include necessary documents for visa processing.