CIP offers four-year rigorous and practical education through lectures, expert seminars, and team-based student projects in eight semesters.

• Students can finish the program in minimum 3 years with good study planning. The maximum study length is 6 years.

• Students with good Chinese language skills before the start of the program are qualified to apply for the exemption of Chinese language courses up to 28 credits.

• Qualified students will have opportunities to study as an exchange student in our partner universities in another country for a semester (except for the first year and last semester in the program).

• Students with valid HSK level 4 certificate and GPA above 3 are qualified to apply for minor in Chinese language in the first year of study.

Program Requirements

Students are required to meet following requirements to graduate:

• Complete about 160 credits, including required courses, elective courses, thesis, community service, graduate internship and other practicum in 3-6 years.

• Pass all the required courses and the GPA for all the required courses is above 1.7 GPA

• Submit graduation thesis and pass the thesis defense

• Attend minimum15 seminars and 15 immersion week activities

• Have minimum 90 hours of community service

• Have minimum 80 hours of social practice

• Have minimum 1 month of full time graduation internship in an organization in the last academic year, and the evaluation is above average

• Other practicum requirements

• Receive HSK level 4 certificate within 2 years before graduation (HSK is the official Chinese language proficiency test)

• No undue payment to the university

• No violation of Chinese law and regulation and no disciplinary action on file

Experiential Learning Education Philosophy

Theories are important, skills and capabilities to implement them are more important. By adapting a teaching philosophy of experiential learning, we, at CIP, incorporate practical activities with a theoretical foundation to support and solidify your knowledge. We strive to ensure that you have the opportunities to become one of the most valuable players in the business world by teaching you skills and knowledge of an exceptional standard.

• International Forum

One of the implementations is the monthly seminars named International Forum, where we invite speakers to share their experiences and knowledge about the business in contemporary global environment with you. It also provides students opportunities to interact with some of the successful and influential people in the business world.
Examples of past speakers include Vice Minister of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation of The Netherlands, French economist Michael Aglietta, managers from Top500 companies, such as General Motor, Fedex, Coca-Cola, and Schindler, and consul general of Shanghai from Canada, Spain, Brazil, and Israel.

• Immersion Week

You also have the opportunities to put your theoretical foundations into practices, learn useful skills for the future career, and gain first-hand experience during the immersion week in the middle of every semester. Field trips to companies in different industries, workshops on different practical skills, research projects, competitions, culture visits, and other formats of activities aim to let you have opportunities to prepare yourself for the cruel business world in the future.

Insights on China & Emergency Market

Many students come to China with a Chinese dream. The experiences of the graduates teach us that the keys to the success of Chinese dreams are to grasp basic Chinese language and understand Chinese culture, society and economy. In this case, we design the program to help you get insights into the Chinese market, increase your
Chinese market sensitivity, and grasp the opportunities in China by offering subjects, such as Chinese language, culture, philosophy, society, business codes, and business etiquette, all of which will be covered to your competitive advantages.

Global Learning Environment

We have students from around 140 countries with a good distribution in continents studying in the university, our dedicated faculty members are world citizens with a good mix of the eastern and western academics, who can bring you a wealth of knowledge and perspectives from different nations into the classroom, and we provide courses discussing different markets in addition to China.
What’s more, you are able to gain future international exposure with a semester studying in our partner universities in country such as USA, Spain, the Netherlands, Germany, or South Korea. Such a unique global learning environment will enhance your inter-culture skills, the skills demanded by every company today and help you build up a global network of friends.

1. Proof of adequate English proficiency

An applicant whose native language is not English must submit a score of IELTS, TOEFL, or equivalent. Minimum overall band of IELTS score of 5.5. Minimum score for TOFEL (IBT) is 72.

2. Supplement

Merit, testimonials, or other documents that you wish to be considered.major are preferred. The works need to be shot by DV with your oral English presentation of design concepts to reflect your understanding of professional knowledge.

3. A photocopy of valid ordinary passport

And currently valid visa if you are not in your home country.

4. Student ID Photo

A photo of the applicant.

You can download a template or sample from here.

5. Personal statement in English

It should be in essay format (more than 400 words), which may describe yourself, your interests, your future career plan and the reasons to choose DHU.

6. Copy of official secondary or post-secondary educational credentials and full transcripts

The documents must be in English or Chinese with official stamps of the high school or authorized educational institute. If they are not in Chinese or English, notarized translated copies must be submitted.

• Question: What is the cost of applying through ACASC?

Answer: ACASC charges a service fee of 50$ for using its online application portal. Applying through ACASC into Chinese universities attracts a service fee of $50.

• Question: Can I apply to the university directly?

Answer: Yes. ACASC gives the applicants, the chance to directly apply to their desired universities through our online application portal. We have synchronized our system to create a simple platform that connects universities and colleges in China to international students all around the world.

• Question: How can I track my application status?

Answer: To track the application status, please log in your ACASC personal account. Whenever there’s an update, you will be informed on your application status through ACASC system within a day as soon as we receive university’s notification. You will simultaneously receive ACASC auto-email about the application status. To directly inquire about your application status, feel free to send us an email to admission@acasc.cn and our team will keep you updated.

• Question: How to deal with a pending application?

Answer: When an application is pending a decision it means that your school has received it and no admissions decision has been made yet. The admissions office may have reviewed your application package or may not have.

The main cause of a pending application is usually incomplete application documents. As a result you will be requested by the school’s admission office to re-check and modify all submitted application documents or perhaps even add extra documents and then re-submit them.

To avoid further delays, carefully read the university’s comments, modify your application form on ACASC, and re-upload the required application documents. You can contact ACASC on admission@acasc.cnfor any help with regards to your pending application

• Question: How long does it take to process my application?

Answer: Processing time varies for different applications. For example to process a degree program application requires more time than a Chinese language application. Confirmation for Chinese language application by the admission office usually takes 2 to 4 weeks. However, time for degree programs application differs. For example fall semester application processing is after March, and it takes a period of 1 to 2 months. This also depends on your qualification and the number of applicants.