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From a single semester to multi-year program, students can create their own program alternatively from the core courses Sias University offers or even model their track around their home institution’s needs. Regardless of your current Chinese language level or study objectives in China, we will help you maximize your experience here and prepare you for a global profession.

School of International SIAS University Tel: 86-371-62608969 Email: [email protected] Letter from SIAS University (SIAS) Dear Students, Greetings from Sias University (SIAS), , China. Thanks for your interest in studying with us at Sias University. We are excited to connect with you through our International Student Programs. And we would like to invite you to come and learn Chinese language and culture along with many other available courses.

Founded in 1998, Sias University was approved by the State Council and licensed by the Provincial Education Commission to carry out higher institutional education. It is an accredited university in China. Sias University offers both degree and non-degree programs for overseas students. Degree programs cover all bachelor degrees offered in the University, while non-degree programs provide overseas students Chinese Language Training Programs in various forms.

The aim of Sias University is to develop diligent and innovative professionals to meet the urgent demands of trans-national corporations and enterprises. Combining both Chinese educational philosophies with a Western model of education, international students have access to alternative ways of thinking and learning in China. I sincerely hope you will join us and help us achieve our vision. If so, SIAS will equip you with the academic, linguistic, personal and inter-personal tools for success, not just in your home country but throughout the world. We looking forward you’re coming to study at Sias University.

Yours sincerely, School of International Education Sias University Tel: 86-371-62608969 Email: [email protected] Brief Introduction about SIAS University

Sias University was founded in 1998 and is the first solely American-owned University in Central

China. Affiliated with , as well as Fort Hays State University of , USA, it was developed and designed in response to the most current educational demands. It is the first full-time undergraduate university approved by the Degree Committee of the State Council in China to grant both Chinese and American Bachelor's Degrees. SIAS is also fully accredited by China's

Ministry of Education.

SIAS is located in Zhengzhou city, Henan province, which is the hometown of Chinese humanistic ancestor, the Yellow Emperor. It covers a floor area of 160 hectares, and owns a variety of teaching buildings that covers about 900,000 square meters. The school environment is composed by a combination of European style modern garden and Chinese classic garden, the teaching building group is a mix of European style and Chinese style buildings, and there are complete sports, music, and art teaching facilities and stadiums in the university, all of these facts have not only reflected

SIAS’ idea of running a school between China and the West, but also embodies it’s consciousness of time and space in the current international education environment and the thought of educating people in an all-round way on morality, intelligence, sport, music and art. Being in the campus, you will feel like being in an emotional conversation between the culture of East and west architecture and garden. East and west, ancient and modern, all of these have suddenly turned into stereo music.

The green hills and blue waters are forming into the international growth atmosphere for students.

In the aspect of programs, SIAS insists on the way of running a school for both professional and characteristic development. There are 15 colleges, 35 bachelor degree programs, 14 associate degree programs and 6 Sino-foreign cooperative programs; it has formed the coordinated development program system which is mainly consisted by 8 categories of , humanities and social programs. Since 2008, SIAS has started cultivating master degree for Chinese students in 7 programs.

Today SIAS has an enrollment of over 29,600 students and employs over 1,750 full-time faculty members, including more than 150 full-time foreign teachers. SIAS' ratio of foreign faculty to students ranks first in China. The college insists on the road of international cooperation in running school, it has started friendly exchange and cooperation with more than 150 universities from about

38 countries including the United States, Japan, and . By June 30, 2019, SIAS has accepted about 800 international students for its non-degree and degree programs, it has a wide range of student resource, those students are from over 26 countries and areas including United

States, France, Brazil, South Africa, Zambia, Iran, South Korea, Japan, Laos, Indonesia, Malaysia,

Mongolia, Russia and of China.

Chinese Language and Culture Program

Program Introduction

Chinese Language Studies Program is open to international students who love Chinese Language

and Chinese culture. Students learn Chinese at SIAS as full-time general visiting students.

Instruction is divided into elementary, intermediate, and advanced levels. Class size is

approximately fifteen students per class. Normally class hours are from Monday to Friday, four

academic hours per day, twenty hours per week. Besides Chinese language studies in the classroom, SIAS also offers program students a series of activities to experience Chinese culture and get a deeper understanding of China.

Upon completion of the program students will receive a program certificate and an official transcript. The program is normally one semester long, but students could apply for extending their study period to at most one year.

Curriculum

Comprehensive Reading, Oral Chinese, Chinese Listening, Chinese Characters, Reading, Writing,

Introduce to China, Traditional Chinese Painting, Calligraphy, Martial Arts, Chinese Folk Song

etc.

Duration

Fall Semester: September- January

Spring Semester: February - July

Qualification

The applicant is expected to study hard and will observe the Chinese and the regulations of

Sias University.

The application should have a high school diploma or have the equivalent educational

background of a high school diploma.

The applicant should be 18 to 25 years old. Undergraduate Program

Program Introduction

Students are required to complete the curriculum between 4 to 6 years and fulfill the designated number of credits. Successful graduates will receive a graduation certificate along with the bachelor’s degree, according to the regulation of the Degree Committee.

Major

专业 Major

1.  国际经济与贸易  International Economy And Trade

2.  工商管理  Business Administration

3. 金融学 Finance

4. 经济学 Economic

5. 经济统计学 Economic Statistics

6. 市场营销 Marketing

7. 会计学 Accounting

8. 财务管理 Financial Management

9. 人力资源管理 Human Resources Management

10. 物流管理 Logistics Management

11. 电子商务 Electronic Commerce 12. 旅游管理 Tourism Management

Measurement and control technology and 13. 监控技术与仪器 instrumentation

14. 电子信息工程 Electronic Information

15. 通信工程 Communication Engineering

16. 自动化 Automation

17. 计算机科学与技术 Computer And Technology

18. 电子信息工程 Electronic Information Engineering

19. 通信工程 Communication Engineering

20. 自动化 Automation

21. 计算机科学与技术 Computer Science And Technology

22. 软件工程 Software Engineering

Information Management And Information 23. 信息管理与信息系统 System

24. Artificial Intelligence 人工智能

25. 法学

26. 护理学 Nursing

27. 建筑学 Architecture

28. 体育教育 Electronic Information Engineering

29. 社会体育指导与管理 Guidance And Management Of Social Sports

30. 英语 English

31. 日语 Japanese 32. 汉语言文学 Chinese Language And Culture

33. 新闻学 Software Engineering

34. 广告学 Advertising

35. 视觉传达设计 Visual Communication Design

36. 环境设计 Environmental Design

37. 产品设计 Product Design

38. 音乐表演 Musical Performance

39. 学前教育 Preschool Education

 All courses are offered in English.

Duration

4-6years

Fall Semester: September- January

Spring Semester: February - July

Qualification

The applicant is expected to study hard and will observe the Chinese laws and the regulations of

Sias University.

The application should have a high school diploma or have the equivalent educational

background of a high school diploma.

The applicant should be 18 to 25 years old.

The applicant should have a good command of Chinese or get HSK level 4 certificates. Dual Degree Program

Program Introduction

Students are required to complete the curriculum between 4 to 6 years and fulfill the

designated number of credits. Successful graduates will receive a graduation certificate along

with the bachelor’s degree, according to the regulation of the Degree Committee. Students

will get two diplomas, one is from SIAS and another is from Fort Hays State University (USA).

Major

1 工商管理 Business Administration

2 国际经济与贸易 International Economy And Trade

3 金融学 Finance

4 信息管理与信息系统 Information Management And Information System

5 商务英语 Business English

6 护理学 Nursing

Duration

4-6 years

Fall Semester: September- January

Spring Semester: February - July Qualification

The applicant is expected to study hard and will observe the Chinese laws and the regulations of

Sias University.

The application should have a high school diploma or have the equivalent educational

background of a high school diploma.

The applicant should be 18 to 25 years old.

The applicant should have a good command of English and have the ability to take courses in

English.

All the applicants should pass the English Level Test at the beginning of the first semester of SIAS.

They can submit Chinese and English proficiency test certificate when submit application

materials as well. (HSK Level 4 / TOEFL IBT 60/ IELTS 5.5)

Exchange Student Program

Program Introduction

An overseas student wishing to study at SIAS for one semester/year but not for a degree may be admitted as a General Visiting Student (Exchange Student). Overseas universities with student exchange agreements with SIAS may select students of non-Chinese nationality for an exchange program at SIAS for a Chinese language course and specific undergraduate courses.

Duration

0.5-1 year

Fall Semester: September- January

Spring Semester: February - July Qualification

The applicant is expected to study hard and will observe the Chinese laws and the regulations of

Sias University.

Applicants must be non-Chinese citizens with a valid passport.

The applicant should be 18 to 25 years old.

The applicant should have completed at least one year of undergraduate study at their own

university.

Tour Study Program

Program Introduction

SIAS also offers a diversity of individualized Chinese language and culture training courses,

summer camps, and cultural tours for special enterprises, schools, organizations and so on.

We offers richly colorful language practice activities, and by integrating cultural experiential

teaching with language teaching, gives students the authentic experience of Chinese culture.

Duration

We offers 4-week, 5-week, 12-week, and term-long Chinese language and culture training

courses all year round, and 4-week, 5-week, 6-week, and 8-week courses during the summer

vacation period. All courses are provided with two options, i.e. 20 hours/week training course

and 30 hours/week intensive course. Qualification

Applicants should be non-Chinese citizens with a valid passport and in good health.

Schedule

Chinese language and culture courses

Visit to famous city during weekend

About the fee Fees

Tuition Fee(Chinese Language and Culture Program) 14900RMB/Academic Year

Tuition Fee(Undergraduate Program) 19900RMB/Academic Year

Tuition Fee(Dual Degree Program) 45000RMB/Academic Year

Tuition Fee(Exchange Student Program ) Full Scholarship with MOU&MOA

Single Room 13440RMB/Academic Year

Two Beds Room 6720RMB/Academic Year

Four Beds Room 3360RMB/Academic Year

Six Beds Room 2000RMB/Academic Year

Books Fee 600-800RMB/Academic Year Insurance Fee 800RMB/ Year

Medical Check Fee 600RMB

Visa Fee 400-800RMB/Year

Deposit 200RMB

Application Fee 300RMB

Registration Fee 300RMB

If you have other questions, please contact 0371-62608969 or send the question to [email protected]

How to Apply

Please contact [email protected] to confirm your application process.

 Application Form

 Copy of the page with personal information in the passport (ordinary passport)

 Highest education diploma (notarized photocopy or original one) or certificate of expected

graduation date from the high school studying currently.

 Notarized Transcripts

 Photocopy of Foreigner Physical Examination Form & Blood Examination(unnecessary for

students joining online courses)  Certificate of Non-criminal Record(unnecessary for students joining online courses)

 HSK 4 and the result of TOEFL, IELTS, or English Proficiency Certificate for the applicant whose

educational language is not English.

 Certificate from the financial guarantor of applicant and bank statement.

 Power of attorney in China Authenticated by Chinese Embassy abroad or valid documents of

your legal guardians in China (only required for applicants under the age of 18() unnecessary for

students joining online courses)

 The language of documents should be in English or Chinese or attached with translations in

English or Chinese.

Mail all the required documents to SIAS international Student office: [email protected]

Application Process

Step 1: Please send application materials to our school email: [email protected] as soon as you have prepared all the materials.

Step 2: After the application fee is received, SIAS will have the following documents prepared within two weeks: Admission Notice, Visa Application Form for Study in China (JW202) and other admission materials. The above materials will be sent out by DHL or by S.F. Express.

Step 3: Admitted students should apply to the Chinese embassy/consulate for a Student Visa

(X1/X2 Visa) with Admission Notice, Visa Application Form for Study in China (JW202) and other visa application materials. X1 Visa is a valid visa for long-term studies over 180 days; X2 Visa is a valid visa for short-term studies less than 180 days.

Please visit http://cs.mfa.gov.cn/for more detailed information about visa in China.

Step 4: Admitted students should register with original Admission Notice and Visa Application Form for Study in China (JW202) at SIAS within the due time. Students who wish to register late must ask the International Student Admissions Office for permission. Late registration without consent will be postponed to the following academic semester/year for the intended study.

Taxi Note to Sias University

By Taxi Tipping is not a conventional item in Chinese social cultures. Please feel no pressure to do so or not after having been served.

From: International Airport Distance: About 28.8 KM To: The Campus of Sias University It will take you about 30 Minutes and 100 RMB to get SIAS.

From: Zhengzhou Dong Railway Station Distance: About 50.6 KM To: The Campus of Sias University It will take you about 60 Minutes and 200 RMB to get SIAS.

Tips: Legal taxis are standard managed, licensed and metered and looked just as the one in the following picture. Please remember to ask for the receipt after having been served. “Black Cab”: means unlicensed and unmetered, and you are not recommended to take those ones.

Useful Expression English: Hello Sir/Madam, please take me to Sias University. The address is No.168 Renmin Road East, Xinzheng city, Henan Province. If you have questions, please call my teacher No. 0371-62603006

Chinese: 司机师傅,您好,请带我去郑州西亚斯学院。 地址是:河南省新郑市人民路东段 168 号。 如果您有任何疑问,请和我的老师联系:0371-62608969