Harbin Institute of Technology Some of Our Universities

Founded in 1920, Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), with science, engineering and research as its core, encompassing management and liberal arts, economy and law, is now developing into an open, multi-disciplinary and world-class university. In the latest US News 2016 engineering college rankings of the world, Harbin institute of technology ranking Number 7.

HIT is also one of the members of C9 League universities. C9 is an alliance of nine elite universities in mainland China, analogous to the AAU and the Ivy League in the United States, the U15 in Canada, the Russell Group in the UK, and the Go8 in Australia.

Basic Information

“One University, Three Campuses”

1. Branch Campus (Weihai)

• Full-time undergraduate students: 9,652
• Graduate students: 429
• Campus area: 896,016m2

2. Branch Campus (Shenzhen Graduate School)

• Master’s students: 1,656
• Doctoral students: 94
• Campus area: 1,628,000m2

3. Harbin Campus

• Full-time undergraduate students: 16,698
• Master’s students: 7,394
• Doctoral students: 4,249
• Campus area: 3,473,300m2

International Students: 1,584

Undergraduate programs: 79

Doctoral programs: 100

Post-doctoral research stations: 21

Professors: 943

Associate professors: 1,622

Faculty Honors

• Academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering: 33
  
• Chair professors invited by “Cheung Kong Scholar Award Program”: 43
  
• Nationally Accredited Young and Middle-aged Experts with Outstanding Contributions: 13
  
• National Outstanding Youth Award Winners: 22
  
• Long Term Contract Overseas Experts: 86
  
• Part-time overseas PhD Supervisors: 124
  

9 National Key Primary Disciplines

★Mechanics

★Mechanical Engineer

★Instrument Science and Technology

★Materials Science and Engineering

★Power Engineering and Engineering Thermophysics

★Control Science and Engineering

★Computer Science and Technology

★Civil Engineering

★Management Science and Technology

English-medium Programs for Bachelor's Degree

1. Civil Engineering:

Research direction: Construction Engineering, City Underground Space Engineering, Civil Engineering Materials

2. Chemical Engineering and Technology:

Research direction: Polymer Materials and Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Technology

3. Business Administration

Eligibility and Required Documentation 

Applicants must be foreign nationals in good health.

Applicants must have completed high school.

1. HIT Application for Admission to Degree Program 
2. Notarized copy of High School Certificate
3. Notarized undergraduate transcript (Chinese or English)
4. Recent HSK-4 or above (Chinese-medium Programs), or pass the Chinese Entrance Examination organized by university (Except Chinese Language and Literature major)
5. Copy of Passport
6. The students who apply the sophomore in School of Humanities and Social Science for major Chinese Language and Literature should have graduated from High School for one year and provide the Certification and Transcripts learnt at HIT at least one year.
7. English requirement for English-medium Programs: TOEFL 80, IELTS 5.5 or above, or pass the English Entrance Examination organized by university.
8. Recent Physical Exam Certificate.

Academic Calendar

Fall Semester: early September — mid January

Spring Semester: early February — mid July

Summer Semester: mid July — early August

Insurance fee: 800 RMB /year

Registration fee: 400 RMB

Housing fee: 600 RMB/month/bed (excluding electricity fee)  

Notice: Tuition fee should be paid within the first week of each new term, and won’t be refunded.

Why HIT