Qinghai Minzu University

University Introduction

Founded in 1949, Qinghai Minzu University is located beside the Huangshui River in Xining, Qinghai Province, in the heart of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the Roof of the World. The region has rich ethnic characteristics, with different cultures enriching one another and developing harmoniously. It is a comprehensive ethnic university with particular strengths in the humanities, educating students from various ethnic groups at undergraduate, master’s and doctoral levels. Tibetan studies, ethnology, Tibetan medicine and law are especially distinctive within the province and influential nationally. It covers 949.5 mu and has nearly 12000 students from 31 ethnic groups–including Han, Tibetan, Hui, Tu, Salar and Mongolian–from 29 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions.

Institutional Profile

Qinghai Minzu University is Qinghai’s main institution for international student education and an entrusted host institution for national government scholarship students. Drawing on its Chinese and ethnic language disciplines, it offers extensive Chinese- and Tibetan-language education, undergraduate and master’s degrees, and supervision of research in ethnology and anthropology. To date, it has educated more than 2000 long- and short-term students from over 30 countries, including the United States, Italy, Brazil, South Korea, Kazakhstan, Australia and Sudan, and from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. It has substantive partnerships with 25 overseas institutions, including TU Dresden in Germany, Nanzan University in Japan, Universiti Malaya in Malaysia, Fort Hays State University in the United States, Dong-eui University in South Korea, the International University of Africa in Sudan, and National Chin-Yi University of Technology and Vanung University in Taiwan.

Advantages of studying at Qinghai Minzu University

Xining has been a city of migration since ancient times. Mandarin is the main language of communication, making it an ideal location for international students to learn the language.

Qinghai borders ethnic regions including Xinjiang and Tibet, while Xining is a meeting place for Han, Tibetan, Mongolian and other communities. Different groups live together, minority cultures interact, and lifestyles and religious beliefs are diverse and inclusive, making it a preferred place to learn western China’s ethnic minority languages and experience local customs.

The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau’s unique landscape, abundant unspoiled tourism resources and diverse, mysterious religious cultures make it a paradise for plateau exploration and travel.

Qinghai lies in the middle belt of the ancient Silk Road and is actively participating in the Belt and Road Initiative. Alongside national and provincial government scholarships, the university offers its own Belt and Road Scholarship to encourage international students to study here.

Its strong ethnic character and harmonious study and life among Han, Tibetan, Hui, Tu, Salar, Mongolian and other faculty and students create a positive multicultural environment for international learners.

Distinctive programs such as Tibetan language and literature, ethnology (cultural anthropology), ethnic arts and crafts (thangka painting), Tibetan medicine and ethnic minority economics, together with research organizations such as the Institute of Ethnic Studies and Institute of Chinese and Tibetan Medicine, provide a strong setting for studying and researching ethnic cultures.

Xining offers convenient transport, varied food and low living costs. Residential neighborhoods surround the university, with inexpensive rents. Dedicated international student residences offer good accommodation.

Chengdong District, where the university is located, is a major Muslim residential area, with many mosques and Muslim restaurants and a strong Islamic cultural atmosphere, making it particularly suitable for students from Islamic countries to live and study.

About Qinghai

Qinghai, on the Roof of the World, is mysterious and appealing, like an uncarved jade whose roughness reveals hidden brilliance and whose calm reveals remarkable beauty. Located in the northeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, it covers 720000 square kilometers, with towering mountains, varied terrain, numerous rivers and lakes. The sources of the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers are here, as is China’s largest inland plateau saltwater lake, from which Qinghai takes its name. It has 43 ethnic minority groups, including Tibetan, Hui, Mongolian and Salar, and a population of more than 5.4 million. Whether traveling to Xinjiang, Tibet, Dunhuang or Lhasa, Qinghai is an essential destination along journeys into western China. Rich human and geographical resources make it a paradise for travelers and adventurers.

Xining is in the eastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and is Qinghai’s capital and political, economic, cultural, educational, scientific, transport and communications center. Its permanent population has reached 2.2280 million, with Han, Tibetan, Hui, Mongolian, Salar, Manchu, Tu and other communities. Major religions include Islam, Tibetan Buddhism, Chinese Buddhism, Taoism and Catholicism. At an average urban elevation of 2275 meters, with average summer temperatures of 17-19 degrees Celsius, it offers a pleasant climate and a summer retreat known as China’s Summer Capital.

We warmly welcome international students to study and exchange here!

Contact Details:

Address: School of International Education, Qinghai Minzu University, 3 Bayi Middle Road, Xining, Qinghai, China

Postal code: 810007

Telephone (fax): 0086-971-8869383, 8802722, 8800758

Fax: 0086-971-8869383, 8802722

Website: www.qhmu.edu.cn

Email: myieec@163.com, maochunhe@163.com