Admission Requirements

1.Academic record equivalent to a Chinese senior high school graduate or above；

2.Capacity of language learning and communication in English; Students holding HSK are preferred；

3.Have interests in Chinese language and adequate understanding in Chinese culture, society and economy；

4.Good self-discipline and interpersonal skills for independent living and studying; Being in good health.

5.Financial support from family to cover living and traveling expenses of studying in China.

Academic Schedule 

Study Duration: 1 year, and 2 semesters a year;

Spring Semester: March to June (July to August for summer vocation, to be confirmed with school calendar.) 

Autumn Semester: September to December (January or February for winter vocation, to be confirmed with school calendar.) 

Teaching Arrangement

1.Mainly focuses on Chinese Language Study: Listening, Speaking, Comprehensive learning, Reading & Writing, Culture and so on.

2.HSK 4 is qualified for application of Associate Degree study.

Extra-curriculum Activities

1.  Student society: Calligraphy, Taiji, etc.

2.  Other activities: Mandarin Corner, Chinese Song Singing Course, Chinese Movie Appreciation, Chinese Culture Gala, Sports Events, New Year Party, etc.

3.  Social practice.

Application & Admission

Deadline for 2023 Autumn: 31st May, 2023

1. Application submission: on site or E-mail

■  Application submission on site: SVHC Overseas Student Application Form, Photocopy of Diploma or Certificate with school stamp, Photocopy of Transcript with school stamp, Photocopy of valid passport; 6 passport-sized photos.

■  Application submission by E-mail: the digital version of all the above-mentioned documents.

■  Please resubmit your electronic ID photo that meets the following requirements to this e-mail address within one week: 2-inch color bareheaded ID photo, white background without border,The head takes up 2/3 of the size of the photo. The size of the photo should be at least 320 by 240 pixels, the aspect ratio should be 4:3, 100-500KB, JPG format only.

Fees

Support Policies

1. Scholarship

（1）

 Scholarship assessment will be carried out each semester based on student number and specialty distribution.

（2）Excellent Graduate Award

Preparatory international students who pass HSK 4 and continue the study in Suzhou Vocational College can apply for Excellent Gradate Award.

2.Subsidy

(1)Tuition 

After check-in, students with financial difficulties may apply for tuition waiver, academic departments deliver documents to Students’ Affairs Department after examination and approval.

(2)Student-grant

6000 yuan/year (500 yuan/person/month)

Students offer application, academic departments deliver documents to Students’ Affairs Department after examination and approval, students offer application form every month according to the requirements.

3.Part-time work 

Students with financial difficulties may apply for the part-time jobs on campus, thus get paid through work to ease the family financial strain.