The academic year of Guangzhou College of Technology and Business is divided into two semesters, that is, the autumn semester is usually from September to January of next year, and the spring semester is usually from March to July.
1. Academic Students
The undergraduate program lasts for 4 years that accepts applications from international students in four majors including Data Science and Big Data Technology, Software Engineering, Communication Engineering, and Cross-Border E-Commerce, with fall admission only.
Application period: February 15 to June 15 each year
2. Non-academic Students
The duration of schooling is from one semester to one academic year, and classes are available in both the spring and autumn semesters. All four majors that accept international students are open to non-academic students.
Application period for the fall semester: February 15 to June 15 each year
Application period for the spring semester: August 15 to November 15 every year
1. Non-Chinese citizens who are at least 18 years of age as of the date of application with physical and mental health and good conduct (if the applicants are under 18 years of age and their parents are not permanently residing in China, their parents must appoint a foreigner or a Chinese permanently residing in China as the applicant's guardian and provide relevant supporting materials).
2. Students must abide by Chinese laws and regulations, respect Chinese customs and traditions, and have excellent academic performance.
3. Degree Requirements
(1) Non-academic students should have a high school diploma or above at the time of admission.
(2) Applicants for a bachelor's degree should have the equivalent or above of graduating from high school.
1. Registration Application
According to their own declaration type, international students fill in the Application Form for International Students of Guangzhou College of Technology and Business and submit it before the application deadline.
2. Preparation of Application Materials
Applicant students are required to prepare application materials according to the following requirements.
(1) Chinese language advanced students (non-academic)
① Fill out and print the Application Form for International Students of Guangzhou College of Technology and Business, sign in person and paste a 2-inch photo.
② Medical examination report of foreigners
③ Proof of no criminal record
④ Biography (from elementary school to present)
⑤ Scanned copies of original high school diploma and transcripts. Fresh students can provide the original electronic version of the pre-graduation certificate issued by the high school attended or scanned copies of the original. (The original paper copy of the above materials must be presented at the time of check-in) Original or notarized document in Chinese or English. (Fresh high school graduates must submit their high school diplomas, original transcripts and translations after enrollment as specified by our School.)
⑥ Scanned copy of the original degree certificate and transcript of the highest degree. If applicants have not yet graduated from college, submit school certificate and transcripts. All materials must be in Chinese or English. If the original materials are in other languages, a notarized document in Chinese or English is required. (The original paper copy must be presented at the time of check-in)
⑦ A valid passport (passport valid for more than 6 months, including extension), and a copy of the personal information page with photo in the valid passport must be submitted; if applicants are already in mainland China, the current valid visa page or residence permit page, and the entry stamp page must be submitted also.
⑧ Applicants who are already studying in other universities in China must provide a letter of recommendation with contact information from the Office of International Students or college of the School they belong to. A transfer certificate and academic transcripts from the original school are also required.
⑨ 6 copies of 2-inch passport photos and 4 copies of 1-inch passport photo.
(2) Bachelor degree
① Fill out and print the Application Form for International Students of Guangzhou College of Technology and Business, sign in person and paste a 2-inch photo.
② Medical examination report of foreigners
③ Proof of no criminal record
④ Biography (from elementary school to present)
⑤ Personal introduction video
⑥ Scanned copies of original high school diploma and transcripts. Fresh students can provide the original electronic version of the pre-graduation certificate issued by the high school attended or scanned copies of the original. (The original paper copy of the above materials must be presented at the time of check-in) Original or notarized document must be in Chinese or English. (Fresh high school graduates must submit their high school diplomas, original transcripts and translations after enrollment as specified by our School.)
⑦ Copy of Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK) Level 4 (or above) certificate and transcript (original must be presented at the time of application) or a scanned copy of the original official language proficiency certificate of IELTS 5.5/TOEFL 70 or equivalent level of English for non-English speaking applicants. (Original must be presented at the time of application)
⑧ 4 copies of resent 2-inch frontal bareheaded photos and 4 copies of resent 1-inch frontal bareheaded photos.
⑨ Recommendation letters from two teachers of the course.
⑩ A valid passport (passport valid for more than 6 months, including extension), and a copy of the personal information page with photo in the valid passport must be submitted; if you are already in mainland of China, the current valid visa page or residence permit page, and the entry stamp page must be submitted also.
? In addition to the above materials, the applicant must provide transcripts and proof of enrollment from the university where he/she is studying.
? Applicants who are already studying in other universities in China must provide letters of recommendation with contact information from the Office of International Students or college of the School they belong to. A transfer certificate and academic transcripts from the original school are also required.
? If both or one of the parents is a Chinese citizen and settled in a foreign country, and he/she has foreign nationality at birth, he/she does not have Chinese nationality. The application as an international student requires a valid foreign passport or proof of nationality document for at least 4 years (inclusive) and a record of actual residence in a foreign country for at least 2 years within the last 4 years (until April 30 of the year of admission) (actual residence in a foreign country for 9 months in a year can be counted as one year, based on entry and exit stamps).
? Residents of the motherland of China (mainland), Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan who apply for admission to our School as international students at the undergraduate level after immigrating and acquiring foreign nationality should meet the requirements of Article 13.
3. Documents Submission
According to the requirements for application materials of international students, the application materials should be submitted to the College of International Education of Guangzhou College of Technology and Business, and the application materials can be submitted in one of the following ways:
(1) Applicant submits in person or entrusts others to submit;
(2) Mail it to the International Student Office of the College of International Education of Guangzhou College of Technology and Business (Sanshui Campus).
(3) After scanning, send it to admissions mailbox by email, use the application materials as the subject of the email, and send all application materials in one email.
(4) After receiving the complete application materials from the applicant, the College of International Education of Guangzhou College of Technology and Business will provide the applicant with a bank account number for the application fee transfer. (The application fee is RMB 600 yuan）
4. Review and Acceptance
Foreign students admitted to the Guangzhou College of Technology and Business will receive the Notice of Acceptance for International Students of Guangzhou College of Technology. The College of International Education is responsible for submitting the relevant materials of international students to the Department of Education of Guangdong Province and the Foreign Affairs Office of the People's Government of Guangdong Province for approval, and the students who pass the approval will receive the Visa Application Form for International Students Coming to China (Form JW202).
5. Visa Application and Enrollment
The accepted international students should apply for X1/X2/ visas to study in China with their ordinary passports, the Notice of Acceptance of International Students of Guangzhou College of Technology and Business, Visa Application Form for Foreign Students Coming to China (Form JW202) and other materials required for the visa at the embassy or consulate of the country where the foreign students are studying in China. If they study in China for more than 6 months, they need to apply for an "X1" visa. They need to go to the Foreign Students Office to convert the X1 visa to a study residence permit within 30 days after arriving in China. If the study duration is less than 6 months, they can apply for "X2" visa. Then they should report to the College of International Education of Guangzhou College of Technology and Business with the above materials within the date specified in the Acceptance Letter. For visa application and admission, please refer to the Admissions Guide for new students.
The major of Data Science and Big Data Technology cultivates the most popular talents urgently needed in the industry of big data, cloud computing, algorithm analysis, etc. at present. The major already has a basic teaching computer room and a Qingruan big data training platform, while it has established a student professional technology Fanxing studio, a big data teaching and scientific research innovation team, and Baidu Paddle Pilot Group of Guangzhou College of Technology and Business and other operating teams. In particular, the Baidu Paddle Pilot Group of Guangzhou College of Technology and Business is jointly established by Baidu AI Technology Ecology Department and the teaching and research department of Data Science and Big Data Technology. Using the platform of Baidu Paddle Pilot Group, students can be guided to the world's leading Baidu artificial intelligence framework and participate in the actual research and development of cutting-edge technologies and products. At the same time, the School and Dane Times Technology Group (listed on NASDAQ, stock code is TEDU) have launched a comprehensive and in-depth strategic cooperation in industry-university cooperation, collaborative education, and the creation of a dual-teacher faculty to jointly cultivate high-level application-oriented talents.
Training Objectives: This major cultivates the high-quality, applied professionals who connects international standards, has a good work ethic and humanistic qualities, masters basic knowledge and theory of data science and big data technology, masters the skills and methods of big data platform architecture design, data storage and management, data analysis and visualization, has the ability to design and run big data platform architectures, model and analyze data, solves industry application problems, adapts to the international competitive environment, and has a high degree of social responsibility, innovative spirit, practical ability and international perspective.
Software Engineering is one of the ace majors of the School, with the top enrollment of all undergraduate majors every year. The School has invested more than 8 million yuan to build the Software Engineering Experimental Training Center, which includes 8 professional laboratories and 1 studio, providing a place to carry out classroom practical teaching, open experimental training teaching and students' innovation and entrepreneurship. The School cooperated deeply with Beijing Qihu Technology Co., Ltd. to build a 360 network security university industry-education cooperation demonstration school, and invested more than 2 million yuan to build a situational awareness laboratory of 360 network security. Relying on the top technical strength of 360 security brain and security experts, complete systematic curriculum, perfect practical platform and rich teaching experience, the lab provides a professional platform for the talents of various industries including Internet, medical, transportation, education, finance, electric power, water conservancy and other key positions of state organs, public security system and military to improve their professional ability, technical innovation and technical exchange; it introduces high salary and high quality employment positions for the students of cooperative majors in universities, and improves the level of production, education and research in colleges and universities.
Training Objectives: This major cultivates the high-quality, applied compound talents who connect international standards, understand the technology and development trend of software engineering in China and abroad, have good information science, mathematical and statistical foundation, computer system knowledge and solid programming foundation, as well as basic knowledge and skills of information networks, master the basic principles and methods of computer software analysis and design, have comprehensive knowledge and basic ability in computer network security management, have the ability to design, analyze, develop, evaluate maintain and manage software development and network security system, and the ability to adapt to the international competitive environment with high innovation spirit, practical ability and international vision.
Communication Engineering is a key construction major of the School. Based on the TOPCARES-CDIO engineering education concept, the major has built a project-oriented integrated curriculum system, including a cascading integrated curriculum system of a series of practical teaching activities such as course projects, project practice, project training, project practical work, project practical training and graduation design. At the same time, it is combined with extra-curricular practical links such as interest groups, professional and technical societies, engineering practice education centers, professional workshops and off-campus enterprise practice bases to participate in the research and development of real enterprise projects and to exercise engineering ability and practical development ability.
Cultivation Objective: Cultivate the high-quality, application-oriented compound talents, who have the comprehensive development on morality, intelligence, physique, beauty and labor, have good scientific literacy and humanistic literacy, professionalism and social responsibility, have a strong sense of innovation and engineering practice ability, master the basic theories and design methods and communication principles of electronic technology, communication technology, computer technology and Intelligent Internet of Things, the basic principles and application methods of computer network communication and mobile Internet communication, have the ability to adapt to the international competitive environment, and have a high sense of social responsibility, innovative spirit, practical ability and international vision.
Cross-border E-commerce is an emerging profession under the background of rapid development of cross-border e-commerce industry in the global market, rapid growth of cross-border e-commerce import and export transaction scale, and extreme shortage of industry talents. Relying on the regional advantage of being close to the comprehensive test area of Guangzhou Baiyun Airport, the School has built a cross-border e-commerce talent training system that is compatible with the development of regional industries, and established strategic cooperative relations with Guangzhou Airport Comprehensive Protection Zone Investment and Operation Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Bayer Airport Cold Chain Logistics Center Co., Ltd. and other enterprises. It has built a cross-border E-commerce application-oriented talent training model that is "application-centered, demand-oriented, ability-oriented, and quality-based”, and has cultivated high-quality application-oriented talents in the cross-border e-commerce industry.
The course includes compulsory courses such as comprehensive Chinese, speaking and listening, and other elective courses for two semesters per academic year. Through basic Chinese language courses and cultural exchange activities, etc., the course will comprehensively develop students' language cognitive ability, professional learning ability, cultural communication ability and life adaptation ability, and equip them with various abilities required for living in China and entering professional studies within a limited period of time, so as to make cultural and language preparations for admission to professional courses or to work and live in China.
Training Objectives: Through long-term teaching of the Chinese language, international students can improve their Chinese communicative skills to varying degrees on the original basis, deepen their understanding of Chinese history, culture and current situation, meet the needs of the international community, and become proficient in the use of Chinese to be high-quality application-oriented talents.
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